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On Sun, 2009-06-28 at 13:36 +0100, Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Sun, 28 Jun 2009, kevin wrote: > > >> 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... > >> > > > 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! > > Do you know what the stats are for the PO line? Might be interesting to > know.. > > Sam Knows has you some 5.5 Km in a straight line, so 5.5 miles by road > might be about right.... That's on the edge. Odd the checkers are quite > optomistic though. I wonder if you've been on a fixed-rate service for > historical reasons and they have changed the margins since then... > > Do all the usual stuff too - remove third-wire and un-needed extensions, > good faceplate, modem close to master socket, etc. although it won't make > any difference on the fixed speed system you have at present, but if you > migrate and they take you off the fixed speed it might be worth it. Didnt know I was on a fixed Speed! I have had the Line now for 5 years and avoided all attempts renew my contract with promises of 8meg if I sign up for longer. I may bight the bullet and cancel both the Phone and & internet the go with perhaps the P Office for both on a residential basis. If I disappear for a while you will know I failed! > > Still worth getting a MAC and migrating - BT are giving you no advantage > over anyone else at this point, while charging you a small fortune for it. > Even the fixed-rate packages I have access to (Not Enta) are cheaper... > (Occasionally good for VoIP, as there's virtually no contention, but > upload is only 256Kb/sec - still I can get upwards of 20 channels down > that using g729..) > > GordonA 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