Reply to: Levyfor broadband Britain?

[Not So Wise]

Why cant people move to where there is a fast broadband conection FFS?

If people want to live and the countryside, have slow broadband and spend their spare time molesting squirrels then fine. Let em.

*Never knew 5 min walk from Canary Wharf was the "countryside" (best con I can get is about 1.5mb)

But that said...why are we paying a "tax" for a private network? (belongs to BT and other telco's)I t's not like we are all going to get subsidised/free broadband for this.

And 2mb min? In this day and age they should be aiming for everyone to have min of 8mb or more

[Fred Bloggs]

Sounds like a mixture of cheap housing and chips on shoulders. And women who are orange!

PS: I live in London btw.

PPS:

Bentleys

Lucky you. You need to change your user ID to "LoadsaMoney".

[BoredBloke]

Don't get me wrong - I like it, I listen to planet rock all the time when I'm driving about. It's just annoying that it is so badly implemented. I checked on the postcode checker and it indicates that I can get some sations and should get other. Well I can't get the whole lot with Kerrang on it unless I drive down to Birmingham - and I'm not about to start doing that. But this still somehow means they have met their 90% target of coverage - I'd say 90% of partial coverage. But without full coverage you are not going to get people to take it up, especially when internet radio gives tons more stations.

[HairyArsedBloke]

They also announced an upgrade to the digital radio network. You know that DAB thing that nobody uses! I have it in my car and it's fine in built up areas but rubbish when you drive out of towns - but I can't get all the stations on it anywhere up north

I've use DAB and I love it!

Although I only listen to Classic FM, and BBC Radios 4&7. Don't care about the rest and there is no fraking chance of me ever going up north in this quantum reality.

[BoredBloke]

They also announced an upgrade to the digital radio network. You know that DAB thing that nobody uses! I have it in my car and it's fine in built up areas but rubbish when you drive out of towns - but I can't get all the stations on it anywhere up north

[swamp]

No, you're jealous. Because there's more Porsches, Ferraris, Bentlys and Bollinger bought in Cheshire than anywhere else in the UK except London.

Sounds like a mixture of cheap housing and chips on shoulders. And women who are orange!

PS: I live in London btw.

PPS:

Bentleys

[HairyArsedBloke]

Why have they dug up Martha Lane Fox?

She did wonders with the lolly she got from floatation

[DimPrawn]

Come to Swindon one and all.

50 mb broadband, all down fibre optics to every house.

Swindon. It's the future!

[pzz76077]

I'm not saying you personally are a buffoon, but people who think this way are. This will just be another tax to go in the 'pot' to help pay for all the 'fairness' you see about you.

But on the upside you'll be glad to know your hard earned is going towards a monitoring system so the plod can know instantly who has been leaking that some minister has been claiming for watching porn on their broadband.

Doesn't effect me as I don't live in the UK and have no intention of returning. My 20 Meg broadband has worked fine since it was installed.

If I understand this correctly (saw Gordo trying to look like he knew what he was doing on Euronews this morning), it is a tax on phone lines regardless if you currently have broadband or will want it in the future.

PZZ

[lilelvis2000]

I had .5Mb/s..but gave it up. It was too slow to get any work done or watch any videos. Plus I was paying for a 8Mb/s line whilst I was getting only a fraction of that. I get 22Mb/s at my office with BeThere and my wife and I saw no reason to pay for both whilst getting close to nothing on one line.
I'm not holding my breath on this...the bar is set way too low.

[Fred Bloggs]

I plotted that on a map, and by my reckoning you live in the middle of the Irish Sea. If you want broadband, I'd start by moving to somewhere on land.

[VectraMan]

Yeah. I live less than 40 miles from London, 55 miles from Birmingham, 9 miles from Milton Keynes... not the boondocks, but max 1/2 Mb broadband speed. BT are quite happy to sell me higher tariffs though

I live 78 miles to London, 45 miles from Birmingham, 32 miles from Milton Keynes, and I get 8Mb ADSL and Zen have told me they're upgrading me to 20Mb/1Mb for free in the next few months.

Not sure what the point of that was.

[expat]

No, I do not live in the countryside. I live 18 miles from Chester, 19 miles from Manchester, 30 miles from Stoke, 35 miles from Liverpool. I do not live in the country.

Yeah. I live less than 40 miles from London, 55 miles from Birmingham, 9 miles from Milton Keynes... not the boondocks, but max 1/2 Mb broadband speed. BT are quite happy to sell me higher tariffs though

[OwlHoot]

No, I do not live in the countryside. I live 18 miles from Chester, 19 miles from Manchester, 30 miles from Stoke, 35 miles from Liverpool. I do not live in the country.

I plotted that on a map, and by my reckoning you live in the middle of the Irish Sea. If you want broadband, I'd start by moving to somewhere on land.

[Fred Bloggs]

How long do you think that this 6 quid is going to stay at 6 quid? I give it 2 years max before it's increased in each and every budget.

Sadly, I suspect that is very, very true.