The future - Page 4

ProfPete · 19-02-2005, 13:40

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Originally Posted by Rik

Also lets not forget the NNTP servers that go a lot faster than that!

Oh no, not that old chestnut again

I remember arguing about the use of NNTP for binary distribution at least 5 years ago, when 512k was considered fast. The costs for the provider were massive then and still are now. Its just too inefficient and wasteful a distribution method...
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Originally Posted by gooner4life

BT will have fibre to the home before NTL or Telewest id wager a fair few quid on that.

OK, I'll double.

Can't see BT rolling out fibre to more than the most selective city centre locations (LLU coverage as of 12 months ago) for at least a decade. They don't have fibre anywhere NEAR the customer. Telewest and NTL have fibre within 500metres of 40% of the UK population already. I think that gives them a good base to start from!
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Originally Posted by ProfPete

Or am I thinking of how far ADSL2+ and VDSL will work?

Oops, just noticed my dodgy quoting in that last post. The first line of the reply somehow became the quote

gooner4life · 19-02-2005, 17:01

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Originally Posted by ProfPete

OK, I'll double.

Can't see BT rolling out fibre to more than the most selective city centre locations (LLU coverage as of 12 months ago) for at least a decade. They don't have fibre anywhere NEAR the customer. Telewest and NTL have fibre within 500metres of 40% of the UK population already. I think that gives them a good base to start from!

Read up on the BT 21st Century Network, planned to be completely in place by 2009.

gallego1 · 19-02-2005, 19:04

It nice reading about everyones desire for 2mb and 8 mb BB but I am still on 56k dial up because of where i live ( and probably evermore unless i change my providor)

I would like any increase even the 300kb service

gooner4life · 19-02-2005, 19:32

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Originally Posted by gallego1

It nice reading about everyones desire for 2mb and 8 mb BB but I am still on 56k dial up because of where i live ( and probably evermore unless i change my providor)

I would like any increase even the 300kb service

Thats what puzzles me though, why dont you change provider?

ProfPete · 19-02-2005, 22:32

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Originally Posted by gooner4life

Read up on the BT 21st Century Network, planned to be completely in place by 2009.

That's a replacement of the backhaul to put telephony on an IP network. Only a very small trial of loop access on two exchanges. And we all know what happens when BT trial stuff...

gallego1 · 20-02-2005, 07:53

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Originally Posted by gooner4life

Thats what puzzles me though, why dont you change provider?

Why should I pay for 2 providors for my phone service.??!!!

gooner4life · 20-02-2005, 08:10

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Originally Posted by gallego1

Why should I pay for 2 providors for my phone service.??!!!

I dont follow you here, why should you pay NTL for a dated service, why not get BT and ADSL?

SMHarman · 20-02-2005, 16:29

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Originally Posted by gooner4life

I dont follow you here, why should you pay NTL for a dated service, why not get BT and ADSL?

Why is NTLs voice network dated just because they have taken a coax route to move data, not ADSL. That is the technically superior route to take (even though their implementation may not be great at times).

20-02-2005, 16:32

Think the reference is to the fact that Sarf London can't get broadband.