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On Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:39:55 +0000 (GMT) Gordon Henderson <gordon+lug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I have had several ISP's over the years, all of them in the UK. It > > did not occur to me to do anything else. Is it possible to get your > > broadband/fibre from abroad? > > The simple answer is no. > > However as this is a public list, indexed, filed, stamped and sealed > by various TLA, ETLA, private and public agencies, what's now > happened is that you're well and truly on their watch list. So its > too late. > > If you want a foreign ISP, then look for one with a UK presence owned > by a foreign entity. Does O2 (telephonica) still do broadband? And so > on. However, your data will still stay in the UK, go over the same > copper/fibre network as it did before. > > > Or would this involve using a VPN? Or some > > other method? > > If you want to use a VPN, then feel free. You'll need to pay for one > abroad and that will of-course leave a paper trail at some point for > the TLA, ETLA, etc. people to browse. Then you'll complain about the > speed as all your data will be travelling overseas and back again > just to visit a UK website. > > Personally I think you're wasting too much of your own time on this > and should just implement good basic principles to protect against > viruses, etc. keep backups and archives, relax and be happy. > > Gordon > > It was just a request for knowledge. It had never crossed my mind before, so I just wondered. Thanks for the info. Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq