Broadband Speed

jimbo

jimbo

Retired Mod
My Satellite Setup
Sky HD, TM6800HD, Manhattan Plaza ST550 and TM1500 CI+. 1.0m dish and 36v motor, Panasonic DVD HDD recorder and Panasonic video/DVD recorder. Sony G800 HD TV stand/surround system + Sony KDL40W2000. Infinity USB, Elvis, CAS1, CAS2.
My Location
Greater London
Just received an email from Blueyonder (Telewest) concerning their intention to upgrade my 3Mbps to 4Mbps by Jan 2005 for no extra cost. The service will be unlimited and upload speed will also be increased from 256Kbps to 384Kbps.

Woooohoooo.
 
Crumbs Jimbo, there'll be no stopping you then. :)
 
you jammy blighter, i am struggling to get any more than 512k round ere (chorley) coz im over 6k from the exchange apparently!
 
jimbo said:
Just received an email from Blueyonder (Telewest) concerning their intention to upgrade my 3Mbps to 4Mbps by Jan 2005 for no extra cost. The service will be unlimited and upload speed will also be increased from 256Kbps to 384Kbps.

Woooohoooo.
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How much do you pay jimbo?
 
Thats right... rub it in...
I had to fork out hundreds just to get a poxy 128k ISDN connection (paired 64K lines)
from Bastid Telecom, last Quarters bill was £320 all becuase I live in the countryside...
and I still have to wait ages for web pages to open...
Roll on Broadband in March next year !!!
 
Never really looked into it Stick, I believe there are download limits with most of the sat internet companies of about 1 gig a month, any suggestions or is best to wait 4-5 months for BB ?
 
Rod Hulls Aerial said:
Never really looked into it Stick, I believe there are download limits with most of the sat internet companies of about 1 gig a month, any suggestions or is best to wait 4-5 months for BB ?
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You get unlimited download cap @ Irishbroadband.ie via Satellite @ around €35 per mt.
I know you cant get that one where you are but have a look around your area. You have to be within 6k of an mast though. Couldnt wait myself spent a fortune with Eircom with ISDN line and then got it taken out when i got my bill. Have utv broadband now, double the eircom cap and
free for 4 mts. Then €30 a month from then on, not bad.
 
john_graydon said:
You have to be within 6k of an mast though.
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:confused: What's that all about then? I thought the page requests etc. went via your standard phone line at 56K? Why does it matter where you are?

Also, I assume that with sat. broadband, there is no long-term contract?
 
Rod Hulls Aerial said:
Never really looked into it Stick, I believe there are download limits with most of the sat internet companies of about 1 gig a month, any suggestions or is best to wait 4-5 months for BB ?
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Don't really know m8, but at the price you quote, it's gotta be worth investigating!
 
BGonaSTICK said:
:confused: What's that all about then? I thought the page requests etc. went via your standard phone line at 56K? Why does it matter where you are?

Also, I assume that with sat. broadband, there is no long-term contract?
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Its only if you get broadband without a phone line, you have to be within 6k of the feeder mast. Works great I believe.
 
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