50Mb broadband - thank you welsh assembly

[bobspud]

Don't think you'd want a holiday home in the valleys to be honest!

I agree

[psychocandy]

Well from what I hear that sheep porn takes far more bandwidth up than normal human porn. It must be all the extra wool

Well done the the Welsh assembly for taking a sensible strategic decision. Now all those Londoners that bought holiday homes in the valleys can come and work up there in the week as well (they will still bring all their food with them in Watrose carrier bags just to point out how upper class they are! )

Don't think you'd want a holiday home in the valleys to be honest!

[Halo Jones]

Yeah, totally agree. Got rid of my BT phoneline and broadband and got Virgin fibre - 120Mbps - cabinet right outside my house.

Can I boast how quick it takes to download a 4Gb rip?

Playing L4D2 and Skyping is now interrupt free and crystal clear. All hail to the fibre!

Same here, but cabinet at the end of the road, so not all that bad

[bobspud]

Well from what I hear that sheep porn takes far more bandwidth up than normal human porn. It must be all the extra wool

Well done the the Welsh assembly for taking a sensible strategic decision. Now all those Londoners that bought holiday homes in the valleys can come and work up there in the week as well (they will still bring all their food with them in Watrose carrier bags just to point out how upper class they are! )

[lilelvis2000]

This is interesting. I just did a speedtest with my 3g dongle and I get 3.2Mbps down and 1.4Mbps up. Compared to .5 and .25 with my ADSL respectively.

There is no brainer really. I may just switch to 3G. But it seems the 3G routers are very fussy about the 3G dongle they work with.

[psychocandy]

FTFY

[hyperD]

JTK is a buddy of mine. He'll take care of that reptile (again).

I see your JTK and raise him one polystyrene boulder!

[lilelvis2000]

Rumours abound is that there's a giant lizard there, although if you do see him, can you get him to give me a bit more rep?

JTK is a buddy of mine. He'll take care of that reptile (again).

[Platypus]

Good old English Taxpayers paying for some sort of wireless solution - normal cost £1000 installation. £40 a month for 50Mbps. Sounds good to me.

FTFY

[hyperD]

... its worth moving to Wales! ;-)

Rumours abound is that there's a giant lizard there, although if you do see him, can you get him to give me a bit more rep?

[stek]

50Mb broadband - thank you welsh assembly

Oh dear. Not good.

Welsh assembly will pay for this for anyone who gets under 2Mbps currently.

Free prescriptions as well - its worth moving to Wales! ;-)

Plastic bags are 5p tho so not all good news!

[psychocandy]

1.5 is about 3x faster than what I have at present. Mind you I could ditch the ADSL and go with 3G it would be cheaper at £12 a month vs. about £14 for the unlimited I have now. And ditch the phone line as well. I'd save about £20/month if I did that.

Oh dear. Not good.

Welsh assembly will pay for this for anyone who gets under 2Mbps currently.

Free prescriptions as well - its worth moving to Wales! ;-)

[hyperD]

Yeah, totally agree. Got rid of my BT phoneline and broadband and got Virgin fibre - 120Mbps - cabinet right outside my house.

Can I boast how quick it takes to download a 4Gb rip?

Playing L4D2 and Skyping is now interrupt free and crystal clear. All hail to the fibre!

[lilelvis2000]

1.5 is about 3x faster than what I have at present. Mind you I could ditch the ADSL and go with 3G it would be cheaper at £12 a month vs. about £14 for the unlimited I have now. And ditch the phone line as well. I'd save about £20/month if I did that.

[psychocandy]

Will certainly beat the 1.5Mbps that I currently get through the miles of copper wires from the phone exchange. And no sign of fibre in my area yet.

Good old welsh assembly paying for some sort of wireless solution - normal cost £1000 installation. £40 a month for 50Mbps. Sounds good to me.

Another advantage is you can get rid of phone line if you want too - normally you've got to have phone line for broadband. Thus, saving a few more quid.