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RE: 2Mbps ADSL for 39.99 a month (in london)


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  • Subject: RE: 2Mbps ADSL for 39.99 a month (in london)
  • From: "Chris Bond" <chris@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:17:19 -0000
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LOL - I cant get it either :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mouser [mailto:rmouser@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 13 December 2002 3:13 PM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: RE: [ukha_d] 2Mbps ADSL for 39.99 a month (in london)

Chris posts like that are likely to make you a target for contract
killing by us country folk!

Many thanks

Rob Mouser
rmouser@xxxxxxx rob@xxxxxxx

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Bond [mailto:chris@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 December 2002 15:07
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > Subject: [ukha_d] 2Mbps ADSL for 39.99 a month (in london)
>
> Taken from adslguide.org.uk:
>
> Bulldog Communications has pulled a big surprise out of its Christmas<= BR> > Hamper. They have released details on a 2Mbps ADSL product called
> PrimeTime 2000 that is targeted at Home users. Price wise it looks set=
> to wipe the floor with both BT Wholesale, NTL and Telewest offerings,<= BR> > just =A339.99 per month and =A399 for activation (pricing courtesy of = The
> Register).
>
> Primetime 2000 will initially be available to users in Central London,=
> since it relies on the LLU exchanges that Bulldog have running in
> London. This means a potential market of 400,000 consumers initially.<= BR> To
> give some further incentive the activation is currently reduced to =A3= 49
> until the end of January 2003. At this time we have no details on how<= BR> to
> apply for this new service but once we get some information we will pass
> it on.
>
> Technically the service appears very attractive, outside of peak hours=
a
> speed of 2Mbps is provided on the downstream and in peak hours this will
> reduce to 512kbps. The upstream is a generous 400kbps, therefore
> exceeding any of the BT Wholesale ADSL products. The off peak times are
> all weekend, 6pm to 8am each weekday and all day on Bank Holidays.
>
> The release of this product is a much needed boost to the future of LLU
> and shows what can be done by companies who target a specific need. > Bulldog normally provide services to business users, so outside
business
> hours their network is likely to have plenty of spare capacity, which<= BR> > explains the variable speed nature of the service.
>
> The challenge now for Bulldog is to get plenty of users connected to the
> service, and use this customer base to add further exchanges to their<= BR> > LLU plans. At last we can start to see competition appearing in the LLU
> market and most shockingly it is in the consumer arena.
>
> It will be interesting to see what response if any BT Wholesale have,<= BR> > this news increases the pressure for a broadening of their product
> portfolio and must raise questions of if Bulldog can do it for this > price, why cant BT Wholesale!
>
>
>
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