20-04-2019, 07:59 AM
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When cable first came to our road, the connection speed offered was 300Kbps. This seemed an incredible step up from the dial-up modem I using. The salesman wasn't far behind the cable layers. He didn't have to sell it to me as I'd already decided to go for it.
20-04-2019, 09:04 AM
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My contract with Talk Talk has just run out and I have asked them about fibre broadband, which they say I can get in my area. However, if I stay as I am the price is the same as the fibre broadband. They will not offer any price reduction if I stay with them and on ordinary broadband. Because the prices are the same, I am wondering if the fibre broadband will actually be much better than I have now. I would change provider, but when I think of the hassle I had last time I am put off.20-04-2019, 09:32 AM
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Thanks Realspeed. I think I will look around a bit. We did have a lot of hassle with Talk Talk and I vowed to part company with them when the contract finished, but recently all has been running well. I was a bit surprised that they wouldn't reduce the price when I asked. We currently pay £31.50 per month for ordinary speed broadband and unlimited telephone calls. No difference if we move over to fibre. I thought there would be a difference for staying as we are with no changes.
20-04-2019, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Aerolor
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My contract with Talk Talk has just run out and I have asked them about fibre broadband, which they say I can get in my area. However, if I stay as I am the price is the same as the fibre broadband. They will not offer any price reduction if I stay with them and on ordinary broadband. Because the prices are the same, I am wondering if the fibre broadband will actually be much better than I have now. I would change provider, but when I think of the hassle I had last time I am put off.
Obviously there's some "attention to detail" required but the change-over went without a hitch .....
I have just checked and Zen are now offering even faster packages at 145 Mbps and 300 Mbps .....
I'll be upgrading my contract when it expires .....
20-04-2019, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by realspeed
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When I joined it was GPO telephones way back in 1972. no electronic switchboards back then even in firms. Used to have a stack if reference books to different types of systems called "plans" , ie plan 107/105 the boss sec. setup and small manual boards (2+4- 3+12- 4+18. lines and extns)Good old days until BT went private and everything changed
In 1972 I was a TO in the PO Tower attending my Microwave II course at Stone. Actually that was also the last year I worked for the GPO, indeed the last year I worked as a technician at all.
Those two events were separated by my first few years in Australia
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