200Mb trial

[Jabbs]

200 meg nice can't wait

While it's great technology and all is moving onwards and upwards personally before they bother with 100 and 200 mrg internet can they please get the damn 10meg stable and functioning 24\7. Maybe when that happens i will be happy to hear how they are pushing limits but till then i would rather they got exisitng services to a good level before moving onto ever more ambitious levels.

[roughbeast]

My application to be on the 200Mb trial has been accepted. The trial starts just as soon as the World Cup is over. A variety of upload speeds are to be tested.

We will be given a different modem at least. Those without 100/1000 ethernet will be given a router and ethernet cards too. However 85% of trialists already have 100/1000 ethernet.

The modems will be lab configured and then adjusted remotely for different speed configs. Because the trial is on a different circuit we can remove it and use our old 50Mb modems whenever we like. Indeed the trial organiser says he will be happy for people to run two modems + routers if they wish, effectively having two broadband connections for 6 months.

[Chrysalis]

How do I apply? if it means them upping tools and investing in my area I am applying.

[REM]

Shhh beasty. Neil will be watching. You may have said too much already.

[roughbeast]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

How do I apply? if it means them upping tools and investing in my area I am applying.

You don't. This is strictly Coventry and Ashford for now.

Don't worry though, because as is generally known by now, 100Mb is being rolled out from the end of the year onwards.

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Originally Posted by REM

Shhh beasty. Neil will be watching. You may have said too much already.

You are right. My knuckles are sore already.

[vmt1]

hi

[jtaylor06]

Originally Posted by vmt1

hi

[REM]

Well a digital 'slap in the face' for all the people who spent time signing up for the trial and monitoring the trial forum and answering all the questions.

Now they're being told the trial is only going to be for VM staff. Woo Hoo for them.

It was already on hold for a month because of the football and now this.

Why didn't they just do this in the first place.

[Chrysalis]

how did they sign up? personal invites or something?

[REM]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

how did they sign up? personal invites or something?

Yes. Letters were sent out on 29th May to current 50Mb/s subscribers in Coventry (I presume Ashford too) asking for volunteers to register on the trial website.

About the middle of June the applicants were whittled down to those that were geographically useful for the trial.

Since then it's just been a waiting game. There was a hold on any network modifications during the world cup just in case the system was brought down and someone missed a goal

It was promised that as soon at the football was over there would be a concerted effort to get it up and running and start connecting people.

Then for some undisclosed reason it's now restricted to VM staff only.

It makes you wonder why if they needed tighter control over the trial they didn't just do this from the start.

[Chrysalis]

Could be due to trialists leaking info on sites like this. Benefits the likes of me who are curious of course but companies like to keep trial results out of the public eye.

[REM]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

Could be due to trialists leaking info on sites like this. Benefits the likes of me who are curious of course but companies like to keep trial results out of the public eye.

I know, but there is nothing to leak. Talking about it in broad terms is allowed, just nothing specific or anything about the results or equipment used etc.

Timing of the trial is no secret.