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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
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Location: London
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:17 am
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Location: Nottingham
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I think my exchange is going to be upgraded by BT in March 2010. I think thats going to be around 20MB. Oh dear.
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saspro
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:53 pm
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Location: location, location
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I want it.
20MB isn't fast enough (although the stupid fair use policy defeats the point of it).
At 200MB if you could sownload that fast you could hit the 350MB "hidden cap" in just under 2 seconds. WHat fun.
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AlunD
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:12 am
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Location: Wiltshire
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Hmmppphhhh I'm lucky to get 2.1 normally 1.6  
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Agrajag
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:02 am
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These headline speeds are all very well but I'd much rather they got rid of the download throttling before they start pushing for faster headline speeds. Mind you, I suppose "everyone getting the service they've paid for, all day every day" isn't as eye catching as "super-dooper 200mb downloads".
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saspro
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+1 I'd be much happier with 20MB all the time
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: Nottingham
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Checked the facts as I started to think about the 20MB thing (already available on some ADSL2 exchanges now) and what I was getting confused with is the planned upgrade to ADSL2+ 24MB http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2008/04/17/b ... -to-start/Better than the so called 'upto' 8MB I'm getting anyway! _________________Twitter Blogflickr
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Amnesia10
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Agreed I would prefer a consistent service regardless of time of day. I have turn things off at 4 pm as it is just to stop breaching the download caps between those times.
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AlunD
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Location: Wiltshire
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Same here reliable speeds rather than theoretically achievable very high-speed would be more preferable to me.
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DaftFunk
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Joined: Wed May 06, 2009 3:39 pm
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Location: Peterborough
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It's pretty much pointless for me, as I would never go near Virgin (ntl) as their customer support is beyond crap. IMO
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RedFlames
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:04 pm
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Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
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I thought you hit the download cap just by turning your modem on?
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gavomatic57
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:30 pm
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Location: Cardiff, Wales
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 Welcome to "Comically slow broadband from BT"!
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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Agreed with the caps. Unless the entire infrastructure is overhauled to deal with higher-speeds, 200MB is pointless. Let's deal with getting a minimum of 2Mbps at all times before going further.
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AlunD
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Location: Wiltshire
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 And another awful BT one 
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm
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Location: IoW
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Still on "upto" 8megs here. Although I do get over 6megs most of the time. I think my exchange is due to be upgraded in 2010 - to accommodate upto 16megs. So, by the time we get it, it'll be obselete. Yay! Spreadie
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