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slowcoach · 24-10-2004, 22:47

I see members talking about leaving NTL and going for ADSL, quoting better value for high speed ADSL etc..

For starters, most homes will not be able to get better than 512 Kb/s due to them being too far from the exchange or due to rusty wires.

I had 512 Kb/s and it was perfect, never once a lost connection, but even with the "extended reach" I could not get 1MB installed due to noise. I am well within the range of the exchange so in my case I was foiled by the rusty wires, even though the outside wires were upgraded about 3 years ago.

A friend of mine had 1MB ADSL installed before extended reach was introduced and his connection is dropping all the time.

BT have stated that they are only going to install fibre in new properties, current properties will continue at whatever speed they have now, unless the technology improves.

So although people are comparing the price of 1MB or 2MB ADSL with Cable it is all hypothetical if you cannot get the higher speed ADSL in the first place.

24-10-2004, 22:47	#1
slowcoach cf.member [Oldham Branch] Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Virgin Islands Age: 63 Services: ntl Phone 20 Meg, soon to be 50 Meg. Posts: 974	Look before you leap! I see members talking about leaving NTL and going for ADSL, quoting better value for high speed ADSL etc.. For starters, most homes will not be able to get better than 512 Kb/s due to them being too far from the exchange or due to rusty wires. I had 512 Kb/s and it was perfect, never once a lost connection, but even with the "extended reach" I could not get 1MB installed due to noise. I am well within the range of the exchange so in my case I was foiled by the rusty wires, even though the outside wires were upgraded about 3 years ago. A friend of mine had 1MB ADSL installed before extended reach was introduced and his connection is dropping all the time. BT have stated that they are only going to install fibre in new properties, current properties will continue at whatever speed they have now, unless the technology improves. So although people are comparing the price of 1MB or 2MB ADSL with Cable it is all hypothetical if you cannot get the higher speed ADSL in the first place.