BT Infinity free 2X speed upgrade

UK ISP BT have announced free upgrade on their FTTC package. Double your existing down + up speeds. Story in The Register -

BT fattens fibre customer pipes for free - with a contract extension ? The Register

just ordered mine online with ETA 1 week.

I'm happy for you, it would be nice though if they put a bit more effort into getting the original deal to people who cannot get it.

I would love to just be able to get it.

According to their availability map, my part of Peterborough is nowhere to be seen, although some parts have got it.

sorry guys - was not bragging.

just information for existing FTTC customers.

seavixen32 said:

I would love to just be able to get it.

According to their availability map, my part of Peterborough is nowhere to be seen, although some parts have got it.

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My local exchange is still down as no current plans

Openreach - Superfast fibre broadband - Where and when

I realise that Jed, but I just wish BT as a national enterprise would treat all parts of the country as equals.

Fast internet is a necessity these days, not just a plaything, and if BT haven't got the wherewithwal to do the job, the government should step in and get someone else to do it.

They're on about spending £32bn on a new high-speed rail link from London to Birmingham when a high-speed national fibre-optic network would do far more for the economy.

As the old saying goes, you have to speculate to accumulate.

according to the openreach engineer that fitted my FTTP, Bt has the ability to roll out even faster speeds up to 1000MB , they hold it back until virgin claim a faster speed then BT just have to open their tap a little more and so on.
the 1000MB speeds are being toyed with as a time share so several people would share the 1000mb speed for so many days and then it would go to the next person and so on until it comes back round to the original customer. not sure i like the idea of that , i would be happy with a permanent 500mb speed

3D Jed said:

UK ISP BT have announced free upgrade on their FTTC package. Double your existing down + up speeds. Story in The Register -

BT fattens fibre customer pipes for free - with a contract extension ? The Register

just ordered mine online with ETA 1 week.

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Hi there

What's the point if they "Cap you"and slow you down.

And -- BT have probably the WORST call centre system / customer service in the entire Universe.

I HATE these rediculous "Indian" Call centres (sorry guys if you actually come from that country -- Good cricket and excellent food -- but "Call centres from there -- IT'S a HORRIBLE experience" and the peope on the phones only read from scripts -- so you can never get any SENSIBLE answers -- assuming you can ever get out of "Naviagtion Hell").

Much as the SCOTS seem to hate the ENGLISH -- even foreigners calling say from London -- SKY seems to do a lot better with this stuff and with the Instant Chat line they have from their Livingstone scottish ceentre - it's also going in the right direction.

Indian Call centres aren't long for this planet anymore

Guys in Bangalhore --I'd start looking for other jobs if I were you -- the time for these "Disaster centres " is now UP.

Loads of people in the uk are paying extra for companies that advertise "No Indian Call centres"" or "UK Only call centres".

Don't get me wrong here -- India has a great future -- it's universities etc are great -- but its HORRENDOUS call centre stuff --"Game over guys".

Cheers
jimbo

jimbo45 - BT only slow down torrents

all other traffic is unlimited on Infinity Option 2

3D Jed said:

jimbo45 - BT only slow down torrents

all other traffic is unlimited on Infinity Option 2

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And pray me -- How do they know what a "Torrent" is.

People these days go via private VPN's or whatever to avoid being logged on some CIA or whatever database.

Cheers
jimbo

jimbo45 - install PeerBlock and see all the people logging your torrents. I used to be a torrent dude but stopped when 'the man' was 'at my door'.

Paid-for VPN's have credit card details that can be traced.

The sad fact is that file-sharing is over.

3D Jed said:

jimbo45 - install PeerBlock and see all the people logging your torrents. I used to be a torrent dude but stopped when 'the man' was 'at my door'.

Paid-for VPN's have credit card details that can be traced.

The sad fact is that file-sharing is over.

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Even in the UK when I use "The 'Oid" from ME with a private VPN from Iceland (still thankfully Outside the E.U and with the coming referendum will probably STILL have a 70% NO vote) download speeds even with B.T are like 1.7 Mb / sec.

Icelandic law is quite strong -- ISP's CANNOT give ANY details whatsoever to ANY agency unlerss you haven't paid the bill -- and we don't tend to have in our country a need for services like "CIA / Mossad" etc.

Moslems also have a little problem here too --I'm not aginst ANY religion -- but during ramadan when they can only break their fast after sundown -- how do they handle Icelands 23 hours (or even 24 hours over the arctic circle) summer daylight for establishing their fasts !!. So even middle eastern countries like Saudi Arabia / Egypt etc can't use their security services effectively to keep their own citizens in order.

BTW we LIKE Saudi Tourists (all 2 of then last year !!!! Kept the pub going believe it or not !!! and they went home happy. !!).

BTW Without the VPN it slows to 2.5 kbs /sec !!!).

Go Figure ???


perhaps we should go back to using THESE again !!.


Cheers
jimbo

Moslems also have a little problem here too --I'm not aginst ANY religion -- but during ramadan when they can only break their fast after sundown -- how do they handle Icelands 23 hours (or even 24 hours over the arctic circle) summer daylight for establishing their fasts !

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Im sure Muslims avoid Iceland , like most sensible folk

boohbah said:

Moslems also have a little problem here too --I'm not aginst ANY religion -- but during ramadan when they can only break their fast after sundown -- how do they handle Icelands 23 hours (or even 24 hours over the arctic circle) summer daylight for establishing their fasts !

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Im sure Muslims avoid Iceland , like most sensible folk

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Ever been there -- I'm sure it's better than Milton Keynes, Basingstoke (Boringstoke), Luton. Bradford, Birmingham or Burnley (or scores more of places with loads of boarded up shops or just kilometres long main streets with just VILE STINKY TACKY takeaways on BOTH sides of the street with loads of rubbish and RATS at ANY time of day or Night at any time of the year. !!

Can't complain about the "Footie" in England however -- great stuff. !!

I'm even addicted to 20/20 Cricket -- have a good English mate who loves "The Barmy Army" !!.

Cheers
jimbo

Iceland was in the news over here today. Apparently, discussions are taking place betwen the Icelandic and UK governments to see if the UK's future power needs can be helped by using geo-thermal power from Iceland's volcanic terrain.

Not sure exactly how it's going to be done, but there's talk of some sort of pipeline network on the seabed so whether it'll be a heat transfer to drive steam turbine generators is anybody's guess.

As a matter of interest Jimbo, when are the Icelandic banks going to pay us back for all the money our banks lost after the banking collapse in Iceland? Just thought I'd ask. :devil:

P.S. Just found this link: http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16207200

Call me too sensitive if you like to but I do not like the undertone of your last few posts in this thread, Jimbo. Please read Forum Rules, §1.

To make my stand clear: One of the main reasons I like the Seven Forums, as well as its sisters Vista Forums and Eight Forums, is the equality. We represent all corners of this beautiful planet, all ethnic, cultural, linguistic, whatever background. My Number One Virtual Friend gets bread to his table from working in a call center in India, 2 out of maybe 5 of my real life best friends are Muslims, I am a godfather of a beautiful girl whose skin is blacker than a turned off LCD screen.

We are school kids, university students, workers, unemployed, retired, managers, consults, IT pros and noobs, anything you can think of, between 13 and about 100 years of age. And we are absolutely, 100% equal here. Not even the slightest hint of judgement against an individual or a group solely based on his / her / their background should ever be posted here.

Dear friends all over the globe, I like you. Regardless who you are and where you come from. Those few exceptions I do not like, it is not because of where you come from or your background. It is because you have done, said or posted something I do not like.

Never modest, always sincere,

Kari

A pertinent point that is well-articulated Kari, I agree with your sentiments 100%.

I'm sure Jimbo meant no harm, but I think we'd all do well to remember that the power of the pen (or keyboard as the case may be) is mightier than the power of the sword.

On my daily walk I see and hear children of all faiths, nationality and colour playing together in the school playgrounds with not a bad word among them and I often wonder where we go wrong by the time they are adults.

On my daily walk I see and hear children of all faiths, nationality and colour playing together in the school playgrounds with not a bad word among them and I often wonder where we go wrong by the time they are adults.

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i think society is changing for the better and children are better educated to racism and bullying, once the dinosaurs have gone we will be left with nations of people with more understanding and less bigotry ,
i for one like vile stinky tacky takeaways particularly indian and chinese takeaways .

Im sure Muslims avoid Iceland , like most sensible folk

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i was just being judgmental, its contagous!
im sure iceland is a beautiful country , if you like igloos and blubber. joke!

I live in central London and my Exchange will upgrade to FTTC in December 2013. So sucks for me hard.

raliy2k said:

I live in central London and my Exchange will upgrade to FTTC in December 2013. So sucks for me hard.

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if you are going on the BT site that tells you when your area will be connected, its not accurate, my area in cornwall said dec 2013.. im currently using FTTP as i post :shock: