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On Sat, 2009-06-27 at 17:45 +0100, Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Sat, 27 Jun 2009, kevin wrote: > > > On Sat, 2009-06-27 at 16:48 +0100, Gordon Henderson wrote: > >> On Sat, 27 Jun 2009, kevin wrote: > >> > >>> Hi All > >>> > >>> Does any one Know if the Orange (or any other of the USB Dongles) would > >>> be a reasonable bet to replace my expensive (I feel) BT Business > >>> Broadband. > >>> > >>> In Minions we get 1/2 speed Duplex on the Phone line which is 500 k and > >>> 250 k respectively. Marginally faster than a good Modem. > >>> > >>> For this I get charged £103 per Qtr. I also have to pay the (Business) > >>> rent on the BT Line which is around £45 per qtr. As I have another Line > >>> in, which the PO pays for I don't need the BT Line really. > >>> > >>> So looking at Orange they suggest Minions Has %80 2g Coverage (whatever > >>> that is) and no 3G or 3G+ Would I be wise trying it? I also have not > >>> seen anywhere on the Orange site any mention of Linux at all. > >> > >> 2G is GPRS - 56Kbps at best. Avoid at all cost IMO. > >> > >> However, you're paying over the odds for your phone line and broadband - > >> the issue is that BT "have you over a barrel". They probably won't let you > >> drop to a residential tarrif as they'll claim you're a business... > >> > >> Changing the line from business to residential might be hard, but the best > >> price there wil lbe about £12.50 a month, or £37.50 a quarter. > > > Yes Ive looked at releasing the Business Line and then to get another > > Residential, BT wants a New Install Fee. There was one "Spare" line > > Coming to the House but BT pinched it for the Village Phone Box! ( which > > nobody can use as it doesn't take coin and they havn't put in a card > > reader yet. > > Yes - PITA. > > However, I had to rush off earlier, but I've just noticed your phone > number & post code... > > I've put them into Entanets own checker and the Sam Knows checker and they > reckon you ought to be getting about 1.5Mb/sec, rather than your fixed > 500Kb/sec. > > However there are other factors to consider, but even so... > > As an indication of services, Enta is a tad more expensive than some, but > their "Business 15" package - which has a data cap of 15GB a month, and > elevated data over the BTW network would cost you £19.75 + VAT, their > "Family 30" (30GB) is £18.95 inc vat. (There is no cap at off-peak times) > > Could you "sneak" broadband onto the PO line? (if it's not already > enabled). Then you could port your BT number into a VoIP platform to keep > the number and save the line rental... > > Gordon The Po uses BT broadband ( for the Office Services so no) We are some 5 1/2 miles with some very iffy cabling in this area. Some properties have no BB at all! Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) reprieved (possibly!) Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html