Re: Bloody BT!

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

They can do HH to ADSL now Paul.  When ever we did work we had to jump
through all sorts of hoops and ended up installing a new analogue line
because they couldn't convert the Biz H.  But, like I say, they can now.

I'm using and sharing the USB modem here fine but that's on Win2K box...can
you upgrade to that?

M.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Bloody BT!


> Thing is, I *can* get it, but do I really want to?
>
> I've got ISDN (HH), and AFAIK there's still no direct update from this
to
> DSL... (of course that may not be true now, as I know they have been
working
> on this, but I haven't heard anything for quite a while).
>
> Also, I guess they're going to try & stick me for a £150 upgrade
fee to
> change to DSL, (even though I pre-registered 2 years ago to avoid
this),
as
> when they offered me the DSL upgrade about a year ago, I turned it
down
for
> several reasons.
>
> ...One of which is that they were (and still are?) offering ONLY a USB
modem
> on the "home" service, (and I want an ethernet one). This
would totally
**CK
> up my network infrastructure, as my Proxy server is currently running
on
NT4
> (so no USB support..)
>
> ...Another of which is that I will lose my additional phone numbers,
one
of
> which is currently used as my home FAX number, so once again I would
be
> losing functionality.
>
> All in all, apart from being potentially faster (and even that's not
> guaranteed because of the contention ratios), DSL is, point for point,
in
> every way an inferior offering to HH/ISDN...
>
> Oh, and did I mention it would also be more expensive, because my HH
charge
> includes £15/month inclusive calls, which I'll lose by
"upgrading" to
DSL...
>
>
> Paul G.
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Bloody BT!
> >Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 10:55:47 +0100
> >
> >Thing is, I would, of course, swicth to broadband in a *second* if
they
> >would get their fingers out and install it anywhere other than in
run-down
> >housing schemes full of junkies....
> >
> >Whoever planned BT's rollout on ADSL in Scotland is a complete
fool. As I
> >have commented previously, three of the areas so far enabled are
Govan,
> >Easterhouse and Halfway, which between them have enough disposable
income
> >to
> >buy half a bottle of buckfast tonic wine a night...
> >
> >Ian.
> >
>
>
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