Re: Freenetname customers ADSL trial

[Grimshaw Stuart <stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxx>]

Feel sorry for us northerners who, in the minds of the corporate
southerners
(no offence to normal southerners) still dont have electricity, and all
drive tractors and breed whippets...

I doubt we'll see ADSL here in Blackburn for a good few years either.

Stuart Grimshaw,
System Administrator,
Community, Leisure & Cultural Services Dept.
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
t:01254 587235	 stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxx
f:01254 660236	 stuart@xxxxxxx


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Winspear, James [SMTP:James.Winspear@xxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Wednesday, March 15, 2000 2:58 PM
> To:	'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject:	[ukha_d] Re: Freenetname customers ADSL trial
>
>   Bear in mind that, from my casual glance at the subject, this is
> FreeNetName simply acting as a Service Provider from BT.  Therefore,
the
> key
> to whether you can get this service, from a geographical and reach
> point-of-view, is down to BT exchange-based presence, and your copper
> quality and distance from the exchange.  Also, the service options
> available, I assume, will be that offered by BT (see their website).
>   The BT service, due to launch, April 1st, will be primarily using
> Alcatel
> (A1000 and USB options for those that know) and Fujitsu badged CPE
rather
> than Concentric.
>   This 'Trial' is really the full launch of BT service, as there's
been
> many
> years of the technology being deployed, and the first BT triallists
went
> on,
> in North-West London, in late September of 1998.
>   HTH
>   James
>   (living in rural Oxfordshire, and as the present local population is
> perceived to be rural, rather than the technology-based commuters we
> really
> are, am unlikely to get a mux in the local exchange for a year or two
> yet!).
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Timothy Morris [SMTP:message@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent:	Wednesday, March 15, 2000 1:04 PM
> > To:	Ukha_D@xxxxxxx
> > Subject:	[ukha_d] Freenetname customers ADSL trial
> >
> > For those that have an account with Freenetname, they are looking
for
> ADSL
> > testers from April. The service will be free for the period of
the test.
> > To
> > sign up go to the homepage and follow the links. It should be
good.
> > Freenetname are now owned by Concentric, who are a major player
in ADSL
> in
> > the US, and I know are keen to do the same in the UK.
> >
> > Tim.
> >
> >
> >
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