Re: [LUG] ADSL again

["Mark Stephens" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brilliant, thanks for that, at least I know I am now close enough, just got
to wait for the exchange to be enabled, should be end of May :)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Rodda" <simonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 8:30 PM
Subject: [LUG] ADSL again


> OK, so BT's satellite ADSL offering is expensive, as they all are: about
> £900 for installation, and 60/month. The uplink rate is 152kbit/s - BUT
for
> some versions (the one it sells wholesale via 3rd parties) it uses a
dial-up
> return channel, either ISDN or PSTN (ouch!!). As the 'other' Simon said:
no
> good for interactive stuff, and depending on the coding algorithm used,
the
> round-trip delay can be upto 700mS.
>
> Finally, here's a little thing I discovered: dial 17070 from your (BT
line)
> fone. then select options 3, 1, 2. The exchange will ring you back with
the
> distance of your installation from the exchange in Km. It won't tell you
if
> you can have ADSL; only the distance :-)
>
> Simon
>
>
>
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