Re: Country bumpkin seeks fast internet connection

[Geoff H <yahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's in cases like your where 3G (if it's an option) is a winner. If
3g
had nationwide coverage it would be brilliant. However, as with any
other business, you go where there are people (and money).

I've got a 3G modem with Three and it's been very useful, but there are
parts of the country where it drops down to GPRS. I doubt we will ever
see 100% coverage.

Geoff

Simon Coates wrote:
> Geoff,
>
> We're right on the end of the exchange - about 4 miles distance.  Line
attenuation is 60dB and SNR is 10 to 12dB.
> So I suppose I'm lucky to get anything.  Before the exchange forced to
speed it used to regulary drop to around 30k !!!
>
> Regards
>
> Simon
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Geoff H
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: 11 April 2008 09:35
>   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Country bumpkin seeks fast internet connection
>
>
>   Poor line speeds are not just the preserve of people living in the
>   countryside.
>
>   My mother lives in the middle of a suburb and can only achieve a 1Mb
>   connection.
>
>   Geoff
>
>   Simon Coates wrote:
>   > If you can get 1M then you're lucky - best I can get is 450k
and that's with a forced connection by special arrangement with the
exchange.
>   > If you get satellite then expect really bad ping.
>   > You might get BT's 21CN sooner than you think.
>   >
>   > Regards
>   >
>   > Another country bumpkin.
>   >
>   > ----- Original Message -----
>   > From: biggles299
>   > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   > Sent: 10 April 2008 21:03
>   > Subject: [ukha_d] Country bumpkin seeks fast internet
connection
>   >
>   >
>   > OI lives out in the country and have right proper problems
getting fast internet connection.
>   >
>   > The best I can get from the exchange is 1Mb on a good day.
Seems someone thought
>   > baleing twine would be better than copper or fibre. The
exchange is allegedly 8MB enabled
>   > (no LLU) but because it is almost 2miles from the village
centre I have yet to see better than
>   > 4Mb anywhere. We are a further mile outside the village hence
our lousy connection.
>   > We don't have mains gas or sewerage so the chances of cable
reaching us sometime before
>   > the next millenium are pretty slim
>   >
>   > My question is can anybody comment on what the TRUE performance
of Satellite internet
>   > connection is, not just download speed for large files but
latency, ping times etc. Does it still
>   > require a phone line or broadband connection.
>   > Is there a hybrid system that uses both broadband and Satellite
to give you good response
>   > for smaller file stuff but a good download speed when you want
it?
>   >
>   > Thanks
>   > Charles
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >
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