Comments on: UK 8Mb Broadband Fiasco http://blog.twowolves.co.uk/2006/10/05/uk-8mb-broadband-fiasco/ Toujours Le Meme Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:00:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rob http://blog.twowolves.co.uk/2006/10/05/uk-8mb-broadband-fiasco/#comment-2661 Rob Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:19:54 +0000 http://blog.twowolves.co.uk/2006/10/05/271/#comment-2661 I don't think all ISPs seem to tell the customer the same story. I think the comment: "your line is still being upgraded" is simply an excuse because they are passing the blame rather than dealing with the issue. I recently read a page on an ISP web site that gave some good comments about acheiving <a href="residential-broadband.eclipse.net.uk/broadband-faq/" title="broadband faq" rel="nofollow">8mb broadband speeds</a>. I found it far more believable than the kind of excuses some ISPs seem to give. I don’t think all ISPs seem to tell the customer the same story. I think the comment: “your line is still being upgraded” is simply an excuse because they are passing the blame rather than dealing with the issue.

I recently read a page on an ISP web site that gave some good comments about acheiving 8mb broadband speeds. I found it far more believable than the kind of excuses some ISPs seem to give.

]]> By: Wolfie http://blog.twowolves.co.uk/2006/10/05/uk-8mb-broadband-fiasco/#comment-2654 Wolfie Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:39:42 +0000 http://blog.twowolves.co.uk/2006/10/05/271/#comment-2654 According to my research these cases are far from isolated. The DSL upgrade has been a fiasco and its sure to hurt Britain's ability to do business in the future. I wonder what happened to all those promises the government made two years ago to ensure that we would not be pushed to the back in the technology infrastructure stakes? Broken like everything else I'll wager. According to my research these cases are far from isolated. The DSL upgrade has been a fiasco and its sure to hurt Britain’s ability to do business in the future. I wonder what happened to all those promises the government made two years ago to ensure that we would not be pushed to the back in the technology infrastructure stakes? Broken like everything else I’ll wager.

]]> By: Aaron http://blog.twowolves.co.uk/2006/10/05/uk-8mb-broadband-fiasco/#comment-2652 Aaron Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:37:01 +0000 http://blog.twowolves.co.uk/2006/10/05/271/#comment-2652 That "depending on your BT line" bit alone should be enough to raise suspicions for most people. I probably wouldn't pay extra to upgrade my service because of all the factors involved, but when it's supposedly a free upgrade, I'd be <em>very</em> tempted! It's bloody odd that the line and speed should vary in quite the way which it has in that situation though, and one can only assume this to be an isolated incident related to the user's local exchange. That “depending on your BT line” bit alone should be enough to raise suspicions for most people. I probably wouldn’t pay extra to upgrade my service because of all the factors involved, but when it’s supposedly a free upgrade, I’d be very tempted!
It’s bloody odd that the line and speed should vary in quite the way which it has in that situation though, and one can only assume this to be an isolated incident related to the user’s local exchange.

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