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...Even the bit about the beer.I can remember arguments about that when lined glasses first came in.The argument there was could you call froth a part of the measurement up to the line....
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Personally speaking, I never did mind if the beer was just above the line or just below it. I would have complained, however, if the glass was only 20% full...
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......The way things are at the moment I can't see any quick change to this situation. Still we can dream....
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Well, George, I dream about a levy on every broadband customer of, say, 10p per annum. For VM alone this would generate £300,000, to be paid towards a regulatory organisation responsible for testing the claims made by ISPs in real-life situations. An independent "actual expected speed" could then be published, similar to the APR used for loans.