Story: Broadband Britain's milestones shattered
Posted by: Mike Wilson (Thursday 20 May 2004, 11:19 AM)
BT 6km range is a myth.
I live about 3km from my enabled exchange and still cannot receive broadband. BT tests show that "I live too far from the exchange..." "..but I live much less than 6km from the exchange..." "Ah, but you don't know that the cable does not run in a straight line. The distance is not as the crow flies.." I agree, but I know where the cable runs - along the main road, as in most towns. Essentially, the cable is of inadequate quality for ADSL, but BT couldn't care less. Their contractual requirement is only for voice quality.
The really annoying thing is that I can see an NTL terminal box from my window, but this part of the street is not cabled. Roll on WiMax.
Full Talkback thread
Story: Broadband Britain's milestones shattered
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I am one of the 10% who still cannot get broadband... Adrian Ward -
I live in Featherstone near the city of Wolverhamp... Mike Garner
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I can only hope the upcoming Milton Keynes trial t... Phil Sefton
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THE TRUE FIGURE IS NOT 90%
If the cable from the e... David Glover
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BT 6km range is a myth.
I live about 3km from my e... Mike Wilson -
There may be widespread coverage of Broadband in t... David Dundas
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IMHO I think BT must be short for Butt which is wh... Anonymous
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I live in Shareshill, which is about a mile up the... Chris Walker
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I like the headline facts but what's the detail?... Robert Young
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Satellite broadband is available as an alternative... Tristan Simmons
