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Old 26-01-2005, 17:42   #1
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Knowing your area?

Hi,
Firstly if there is another thread about this (which im sure there is) im sorry, been trying 2 search 4 1 but no luck.
Anyway i've only just started looking through the forum nd there seems 2 be 2 area's langley nd bromley.
I have no idea of which 1 i'm in though. I live in Warrington (nr. Manchester).
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Old 26-01-2005, 17:44   #2
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Old 26-01-2005, 17:45   #3
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Re: Knowing your area?

Okay, thx 4 ur quick response
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Old 26-01-2005, 18:34   #4
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Warraington/Manchester is a former Cable & Wireless area, & comes under the Bromley franchise.
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Old 26-01-2005, 18:37   #5
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I can confirm that Warrington is ex-Nynex, ex-Cable&Wireless and is now on Bromley.
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Old 26-01-2005, 18:38   #6
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Maybe we should turn this into a poll thread!

My vote is for Bromley.
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Old 26-01-2005, 18:40   #7
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Maybe we should turn this into a poll thread!

My vote is for Bromley.
No need for a vote-I'm right.
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Old 26-01-2005, 19:32   #8
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Re: Knowing your area?

Apart from Langley and Bromley meaning different things to different people (particularly when you start talking about SACMs), the Bromley *platform* is generally taken to mean DOCSIS digital TV STBs on UBRs in areas originally set up for DTV by C&W. Manchester and the rest of the North West, being the first area rolled out in 1999 certainly comes under this.

Franchises are different again, they are AFAIK legal entities where a particular cable company is allowed to install and sell cable services. A franchise will be either Bromley, Langley (or none) for DTV.
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Re: Knowing your area?

I've always though of it just as the Bromley platform being the bits that used to be owned by CWC, and Langley being the rest.

Maybe that's just overly simplistic...
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Old 26-01-2005, 20:16   #10
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Well.....i had a 1 out of 2 chance

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Old 26-01-2005, 21:28   #11
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Old 26-01-2005, 21:47   #12
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Re: Knowing your area?

Isn't the easiest way to check on BBC 1, if its on channel 1 you're Bromley, on Channel 101, Langley. Unless you know different.
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Old 27-01-2005, 12:59   #13
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Re: Knowing your area?

This link was posted a little while ago.

Surprised no one has mentioned it yet:-

http://www.dslzoneuk.net/ntl_region.php
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