Home » News » Peripheral News » Ofcom Approves "Super-fast broadband in the UK" » Comments

Comments for Ofcom Approves "Super-fast broadband in the UK"

Comments

Please wait while we process your request

Please wait while we retrieve the user's information

Bio

Your bio is currently empty. Now is a great time to fill in your profile.

This profile is private.

This profile is only shared with friends.

This profile is under review.

We were unable to request friendship with this user.

We were unable to request friendship with this user. Are you logged in?

Your friendship request has been sent to this user.

We were unable to terminate friendship with this user.

We were unable to terminate friendship with this user. Are you logged in?

You are no longer friends with this user.

We were unable to ignore this user.

We were unable to ignore this user. Are you logged in?

This user is now ignored.

We were unable to stop ignoring this user.

We were unable to stop ignoring this user. Are you logged in?

This user is no longer ignored.

pluck_user_mp-abuse_too_long_err

Name withheld

mkaibear

3:39 PM on 3 March, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore mkaibear. Show Details Hide Details

You're missing a significant "w" in your link to wikipedia - should be /wiki/, not /iki/

Score:

Name withheld

Gordon394

3:53 PM on 3 March, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore Gordon394. Show Details Hide Details

Thanks mkaibear - link fixed.

Score:

Name withheld

Garfee

4:11 PM on 3 March, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore Garfee. Show Details Hide Details

I have a theory that, if the telcos laid fibre to a village or town in the sticks which only gets 0.5-2mbps speed internet (on a good day) they'd have a higher percentage of people taking up the service, than if they did it in inner city areas where you can already get 24mbps+ speeds.

Score:

Name withheld

basicasic

4:24 PM on 3 March, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore basicasic. Show Details Hide Details

BT should 'push on' and give the millions like me stuck with a crappy 0.5mbps something faster rather than give those with already quick speed even faster.

Score:

Name withheld

Simon

4:38 PM on 3 March, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore Simon. Show Details Hide Details

@Garfee Coming from a small town in Lincolnshire myself i would agree. My parents there get a 2MB line which is the max. The right telco laying some cable would clean up if they offered higher speeds than that.

Score:

Name withheld

Williamn

5:07 PM on 3 March, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore Williamn. Show Details Hide Details

@basicasic I feel for you. Have you tried 02's "broadband access" product?

@Gordon - Maybe 2mbps base coverage isn't such a bad thing after all!

Score:

Name withheld

Enigma

5:08 PM on 3 March, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore Enigma. Show Details Hide Details

Further to what I said last week ref “Virgin Upgrades 2Mbit Cable Customers to 10Mbit”:

“One way to improve this would be for BT (and other telcos who want access to Virgins fibre optic network) to say to the regulator(s)that why should they be obliged to allow other telcos to use their network while Virgin with even better and more modern network doesn't have to. After all both are private companies and it is decades since BT was privatised. Let the games begin and prices fall!”

On second thoughts BT may not want to let go of its telco customers given that it presently has a 'monopoly' by proxy and so it may be more of interest actually for Virgin to bring over the non-BT telcos?! Presently, BT has its telco customers bringing the customers onto its network. As things stand Virgin is competing against the combined marketing onslaught of BT and its telco customers. What is clear indy telcos and the consumer will benefit. After all Sky (and other's programmes) are broadcast on Virgin and vice versa.

Given this actually Sky (and Virgin?) may have missed a trick. They both clearly saw benefits in re-instating this arrangement despite Virgin costing Sky £millions by it reporting Sky's share in ITV to the competition regulators.

So while it may not be in the interests of BT it may be in the interests of Virgin, and certainly so for the indy telcos, for access to Virgin's network.

Score:

Name withheld

Energizer Bunny

5:35 PM on 3 March, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore Energizer Bunny. Show Details Hide Details

I do hope BT has the good sence to provide this service to the 50% of the country that is outside of Virgin's fibre optic network. No point in trying to plumb the same product to an already saturated user base when you've got half the country stuck on slug speed.

For those complaining about inner city areas getting the best service, I live in central London and can get up to about 1.5meg. Woo.

Score:

Name withheld

ThaDon

5:55 PM on 3 March, 2009

This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore ThaDon. Show Details Hide Details

@ Enigma:

I would definitely go with that option where indie telcos get access to Virgin's network! At present, such companies are offering better deals for ADSL users on BT's infrastructure, and us poor folk on Virgin's network don't have the option. I live far outside the magical exchange mile, and as such nobody can offer me more than a 2-meg ADSL connection. Virgin therefore has the monopoly on more-than-2meg connnections in my area, and their advertised/sold speeds versus real-life as tested on every tester imaginable are quite frankly nauseating.. I would welcome that option with open arms!

Score:

Please wait while we file your abuse report.

We're sorry. We were unable to report abuse at this time.

We limit the number of reactions an individual user can submit over a given period for quality reasons. You have currently reached that limit. Please try resubmitting your abuse report again later.

Comment is too long. Enter 500 characters or less.