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Old 20-06-2006, 16:40   #1
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New Fat Cable
ntl contractors are busy laying a new fat cable down the main road round the corner from me (OL8), something is on the move

The other week BT was laying new cable down the same stretch, it wasn't as fat as the ntl one though .........is a war about to break out, or is it a case of Monkey see, Monkey do.
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Old 20-06-2006, 19:59   #2
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Re: New Fat Cable
Maybe there was a new pipe or something to run cables through put in, so they are putting dark fibre in. Or maybe, if you dont allready have it they are doing something to do with on demand.
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Old 20-06-2006, 20:01   #3
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ntl contractors are busy laying a new fat cable down the main road round the corner from me (OL8), something is on the move

The other week BT was laying new cable down the same stretch, it wasn't as fat as the ntl one though .........is a war about to break out, or is it a case of Monkey see, Monkey do.
Just moving a trunk route thats all

And trust me nothing is on the move go ask the man down the pub
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Old 21-06-2006, 09:52   #4
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Re: New Fat Cable
I was hoping that the work was a precursor to faster speeds, dream on...

I have noticed locally that most people are switching to ntl, sky used to be the popular choice.
ntl have had a permanent sales desk in the town centre for ages so they must be doing well signing up new customers.
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Old 21-06-2006, 10:07   #5
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ntl have had a permanent sales desk in the town centre for ages so they must be doing well signing up new customers.
Yea we have a NTL sales desk in are town center A.U.L But im afraid they dont get much custom has there sales repersentives are allfull no maners what so ever!!!!!!!!!!!!
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more likely the 3 for £15 offer.
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Old 21-06-2006, 15:23   #7
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Yea we have a NTL sales desk in are town center A.U.L But im afraid they dont get much custom has there sales repersentives are allfull no maners what so ever!!!!!!!!!!!!
They look dummies in Oldham, the only people who seem to approach them is young kids, it's funny watching them give the kids the big sell

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more likely the 3 for £15 offer.
Don't think most people in Oldham will be interested in anything other than Cable TV, the word luddite comes to mind.
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Old 23-06-2006, 00:52   #8
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Don't think most people in Oldham will be interested in anything other than Cable TV, the word luddite comes to mind.
Ha ha true, however my cable bb is poor in Oldham so its no surprise people dont want it.
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Old 24-06-2006, 21:18   #9
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Ha ha true, however my cable bb is poor in Oldham so its no surprise people dont want it.
Mine has been very good, I got on the 10Mb early and it has been better than I ever expected, just as well as my previous ADSL line had a max of 512Kb and BT didn't want to know.
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I have never seen anywhere near 10mb speeds infact 90% of the time it runs at 3mbs or slower.
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