Re: [Hampshire] Domestic ADSL ISPs

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Author: Lisi
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Domestic ADSL ISPs
On Saturday 08 October 2011 19:29:17 Martin N wrote:
> Lo,
>
> At 16:51 07/10/2011, you wrote:
> >On Thursday 06 October 2011 15:29:41 Martin N wrote:
> > > This is my exchange in westhoughton lancashire
> > >
> > > http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/LCWES
> > >
> > > There seems to be only a few LLU looking at that list which are:
> > >
> > > LLU operator presence:
> > >
> > > AOL:
> > > Enabled
> > > O2 / Be:
> > > Enabled
> > > C&W / Bulldog:
> > > Enabled as of 13/06/2006
> >
> >Be a little wary of Samknows, and check any data that you actually
> >mind about.
> >
> >I have just checked my exchange, out of interest. The results were pure
> >fiction, and exceed even my wildest dreams. Even had us able to have
> > Virgin cable superfast!! And did not mention the ones I know for a fact
> > we can get.
> >
> >Actual conversations with ISPs/BT: "When may our exchange be local loop
> >unbundled?" "Don't know. There are no plans at present". "When may we
> > hope to get cable?" "Don't know. We have no plans at present." My ISP
> > the day before yesterday: "You're not even 21Cn enabled!"
> >
> >The government says that the whole country will have superfast broadband
> > by 2015. So I have hopes for 31-12-2015. ;-)
> >
> >But the information on Samknows was total rubbish.
>
> Thanks for the information.
>
> The only way for me to check would be to ring Be then?


That would obviously tell you whether BE does it! Samknows must get some
things right, or its reputation would have gone before it.

Lisi

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