Comments on: Only broadband in the village! http://www.trefor.net/2009/11/30/only-broadband-in-the-village/ Insider comments from the world of communications Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:50:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: FibreGuy http://www.trefor.net/2009/11/30/only-broadband-in-the-village/comment-page-1/#comment-1530 FibreGuy Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:42:40 +0000 http://staging.trefor.net/?p=1882#comment-1530 Rake's Progress (couldn't resist!) Rake’s Progress (couldn’t resist!)

]]> By: Andy http://www.trefor.net/2009/11/30/only-broadband-in-the-village/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 Andy Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:34:18 +0000 http://staging.trefor.net/?p=1882#comment-1527 You know the company isn't going to pay for that :p what would be good is getting a leased line out to the sticks sit on a radius server with wireless access, then any user has an access point and relay, job done fast and manageable broadband. You know the company isn’t going to pay for that :p what would be good is getting a leased line out to the sticks sit on a radius server with wireless access, then any user has an access point and relay, job done fast and manageable broadband.

]]> By: tref http://www.trefor.net/2009/11/30/only-broadband-in-the-village/comment-page-1/#comment-1526 tref Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:48:25 +0000 http://staging.trefor.net/?p=1882#comment-1526 The BT CTO needs to have a quality access because he is always keeping an eye on the BT network. You can't rely on broadband for that. That's first rule of being CTO. Thought everyone knew that. I'm still waiting for someone to come and install mine though :-) The BT CTO needs to have a quality access because he is always keeping an eye on the BT network. You can’t rely on broadband for that. That’s first rule of being CTO. Thought everyone knew that. I’m still waiting for someone to come and install mine though :-)

]]> By: Lindsey Annison http://www.trefor.net/2009/11/30/only-broadband-in-the-village/comment-page-1/#comment-1525 Lindsey Annison Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:42:35 +0000 http://staging.trefor.net/?p=1882#comment-1525 If the CTO managed to get fibre to his own house whilst at BT, what has gone wrong that the Chairman has to put up with substandard copper these days??! Have BT had it? Or do they just not get it? Or is time cyberdoyle's idea gets its moment? CD - your stage, your idea - explain the tree saving, get it notion you have.....;O) If the CTO managed to get fibre to his own house whilst at BT, what has gone wrong that the Chairman has to put up with substandard copper these days??! Have BT had it? Or do they just not get it? Or is time cyberdoyle’s idea gets its moment?

CD – your stage, your idea – explain the tree saving, get it notion you have…..;O)

]]> By: cyberdoyle http://www.trefor.net/2009/11/30/only-broadband-in-the-village/comment-page-1/#comment-1524 cyberdoyle Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:24:09 +0000 http://staging.trefor.net/?p=1882#comment-1524 I am sure it never even entered his mind... sharing. Opening up access to rurals! heaven forbid. where's the profit in that? I am sure it never even entered his mind… sharing. Opening up access to rurals! heaven forbid. where’s the profit in that?

]]> By: tref http://www.trefor.net/2009/11/30/only-broadband-in-the-village/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 tref Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:54:07 +0000 http://staging.trefor.net/?p=1882#comment-1523 I know but I liked the idea - it was probably not something he had in mind ;-) I know but I liked the idea – it was probably not something he had in mind ;-)

]]> By: Andy http://www.trefor.net/2009/11/30/only-broadband-in-the-village/comment-page-1/#comment-1522 Andy Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:35:27 +0000 http://staging.trefor.net/?p=1882#comment-1522 BET, this was being banded about by bt 3years ago. The main issues are line concentrators, dacs and the obscene amount of aluminium on the rural networks. I cannot really see him putting up with a trial connection, he prob has It as fail over for a leased line. BET, this was being banded about by bt 3years ago. The main issues are line concentrators, dacs and the obscene amount of aluminium on the rural networks. I cannot really see him putting up with a trial connection, he prob has It as fail over for a leased line.

]]> By: cyberdoyle http://www.trefor.net/2009/11/30/only-broadband-in-the-village/comment-page-1/#comment-1520 cyberdoyle Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:27:33 +0000 http://staging.trefor.net/?p=1882#comment-1520 sorry, forgot the reason i started to comment on this post! He wouldn't be any good feeding his connection to the rest of the village, the limited supply through a BET feed will be lucky to let him use Iplayer let alone feed anyone else from it. When his line gets back to the exchange I wonder if it is coupled to a normal 400:1 shared connection or whether he is the proud owner of a leased line? To trial it properly it should be on the same card as everyone else... otherwise he won't get a feel for what ordinary people have to 'contend' with every day. finished ranting now. the end. sorry, forgot the reason i started to comment on this post!
He wouldn’t be any good feeding his connection to the rest of the village, the limited supply through a BET feed will be lucky to let him use Iplayer let alone feed anyone else from it. When his line gets back to the exchange I wonder if it is coupled to a normal 400:1 shared connection or whether he is the proud owner of a leased line? To trial it properly it should be on the same card as everyone else… otherwise he won’t get a feel for what ordinary people have to ‘contend’ with every day.
finished ranting now.
the end.

]]> By: cyberdoyle http://www.trefor.net/2009/11/30/only-broadband-in-the-village/comment-page-1/#comment-1519 cyberdoyle Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:23:25 +0000 http://staging.trefor.net/?p=1882#comment-1519 http://media140.org/?p=252 quite a lot of informed comment about BET on this link. http://media140.org/?p=252 quite a lot of informed comment about BET on this link.

]]> By: cyberdoyle http://www.trefor.net/2009/11/30/only-broadband-in-the-village/comment-page-1/#comment-1518 cyberdoyle Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:20:41 +0000 http://staging.trefor.net/?p=1882#comment-1518 It is BET technology being tested it said in the article I read this morning. "At the moment we are trialling broadband enabling technology (BET) at 10 locations in the UK. We can confirm Sir Michael Rake is trialling BET at his home. The pilot is very small and involves a handful of users at this stage." http://tinyurl.com/ylczk6e So at least the chair of our biggest telco is subjected to the crap first. Wonder if he is impressed by having to pay for two telephone lines to receive 'up to 2 meg'. Am also wondering if in the week when the BT site offering BET to the 'notspots' - (you know the areas that can't get broadband) goes live all of a sudden BT get nationwide coverage of the BET solution. And wondering how many poor suckers sign up for it. It is BET technology being tested it said in the article I read this morning.
“At the moment we are trialling broadband enabling technology (BET) at 10 locations in the UK. We can confirm Sir Michael Rake is trialling BET at his home. The pilot is very small and involves a handful of users at this stage.”
http://tinyurl.com/ylczk6e
So at least the chair of our biggest telco is subjected to the crap first. Wonder if he is impressed by having to pay for two telephone lines to receive ‘up to 2 meg’. Am also wondering if in the week when the BT site offering BET to the ‘notspots’ – (you know the areas that can’t get broadband) goes live all of a sudden BT get nationwide coverage of the BET solution. And wondering how many poor suckers sign up for it.

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