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Post by DixonHill on Mar 4, 2006 10:19:22 GMT -5
 BT is to increase its broadband speeds by up to four times from 31 March. The firm said 78% of its users would be able to access at least four megabits per second (4Mbps), compared with the maximum of two available now. Almost half would get 6Mbps and those close to their local exchange would be able to access 8Mbps. Some rival providers already offer up to 24Mbps, but their services are restricted mainly to clusters of users in big cities. BT said more than 5,300 exchanges serving more than 99.6% of UK homes and businesses were being upgraded to support the higher speeds. As well as making web browsing and e-mailing quicker, higher speeds mean people can do more with their net connection, such as watching video, listening to audio, and playing online games.
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Post by $ilvers on Mar 4, 2006 14:40:34 GMT -5
good to hear - but i guess this wont sound as good when their prices come out..... that is if they are charging a lot more for it....
another prob i see with some high speed nets, is that they are often capped to only a few gig... i wonder how they will cope with this....
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Post by mape on Mar 4, 2006 23:44:05 GMT -5
you guys are lucky. Canada is total shit when it comes to stuff like that. Our cell phone technology is way behind other countries, we're way behind in digital tv stuff, and broadband is ridiculously overpriced. What's worse is that people just accept all the shit they get and are willing to pay stupid prices for worthless shit.
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Post by Dominic on Mar 5, 2006 6:01:23 GMT -5
im paying £30 a month for BT broadband, is this normal?
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Post by $ilvers on Mar 5, 2006 6:51:48 GMT -5
im paying £30 a month for BT broadband, is this normal? doesnt sound too overpriced - think our business bb from tiscali is about £30 for 256k and no capping... but with faster speeds from other peeps, aslong as no capping, this would be changing anytime soon... |
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Post by DixonHill on Mar 5, 2006 7:38:06 GMT -5
im paying £30 a month for BT broadband, is this normal? i'm paying £27. they upgraded a while back to 2mbps, and the price stayed the same. |
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Post by Dominic on Mar 5, 2006 8:16:41 GMT -5
yea same here
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Post by Dominic on Apr 21, 2006 6:22:23 GMT -5
im still waiting, anyone else?
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Post by DixonHill on Apr 22, 2006 8:02:01 GMT -5
im still waiting, anyone else? forgot all about this. still waiting, too. |
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Post by aob86 on Apr 24, 2006 18:29:34 GMT -5
blueyonder just did something similar, i had 4mb and now i have 10mb for the same price as before £35
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Post by melki on Apr 25, 2006 5:15:03 GMT -5
We pay £18 per month for 8mb
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Post by wankinginthebushes on Apr 26, 2006 4:38:47 GMT -5
mum and dad have just got a new deal. 8mb bb and phone line which is free calls to uk anytime and free phone calles to most of the EU for £20
pretty good deal!!
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Post by melki on Apr 26, 2006 10:23:28 GMT -5
mum and dad have just got a new deal. 8mb bb and phone line which is free calls to uk anytime and free phone calles to most of the EU for £20 pretty good deal!! That is good, who is that with? |
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Post by eva on Apr 26, 2006 12:47:27 GMT -5
broadband is extremely expensive here  |
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Post by Wireless on Apr 26, 2006 17:52:01 GMT -5
mum and dad have just got a new deal. 8mb bb and phone line which is free calls to uk anytime and free phone calles to most of the EU for £20 pretty good deal!! What company is this?  |
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Post by wankinginthebushes on Apr 27, 2006 3:15:52 GMT -5
i THINK it was carphone warehouse. Ill find out and let ya know.
There was a massive advert in the paper, all the other companys were shitting it cos its so cheap.
getting 8mb obviously depends where you live too, the live in a really small town so the best they can get is 1mb
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