In reply to a post by ionic:

Their fiarly new Home::1 package has a 6 month mimimum term and does away with the units-based usage allowances http://aa.net.uk/broadband-home1-info.html#more

Thanks. Sent them an email.

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

No. The only reason you think that is because you mistakenly believe your line is somehow unique. It isn't - it's just like everyone else's.

What a bizarre, unhelpful statement. The fact it's like everyone else's is precisely why I want to improve it.

You thought the line was piggybacked on your neighbours. However, the estimate given by by BT matches what you received. Is this not so?

No, he is being honest. Get it installed, and then if there are issues, then you'll get an engineer come fix it.

I understand FTTC is coming to Torcross this year.

I would be staggered if that was the case! No worries if you'd rather not say, but how reliable is that info?

Id say, preppared to be staggared

Very good news! I suppose the challenge will then be to get a cabinet in the local villages which Torcross serves. The immediate surrounding area will all benefit, but Slapton, for example, is some way from the exchange and (I suppose) would need rather a long line of fibre. Which is the whole problem with rural broadband!

Great news. Any lead times? And is this thanks to the Connecting Devon and Somerset initiative? PM me if you'd rather not talk publicly. Or not at all. No prob. Grateful for the heads-up either way.

Will

Slapton, for example, is some way from the exchange and (I suppose) would need rather a long line of fibre. Which is the whole problem with rural broadband!

The problem isn't long fibre runs from the FTTC cabinet to the headend exchange but rather long D-sides from the PCP to the end user. Those reasonable close to an FTTC enabled PCP can expect good speeds. Those that will have problems are those rural properties a long way from their cab even if the cab has FTTC available.

The problem isn't long fibre runs from the FTTC cabinet to the headend exchange but rather long D-sides from the PCP to the end user. Those reasonable close to an FTTC enabled PCP can expect good speeds. Those that will have problems are those rural properties a long way from their cab even if the cab has FTTC available.

Yep - understood. I think the problem for rural places like Slapton is knowing whether or not they even have a cabinet. A lot of these places have direct lines from the exchange (unless I'm mistaken which I probably am!). The DSLchecker says my mother is connected to cabinet 2, but there's no way of knowing whether that cab is in Slapton or Torcross. Will have a look when I next go there.

Edited by deiwise (Tue 07-Jan-14 14:59:24)