Re: [Hampshire] Be There?

Tony Whitmore wrote:
> Thanks to Keith and everyone who replied.
>
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> I've contacted PlusNet today and have been told that my line actually
> been enabled for "up to 8Mbps". Nice of them to tell me when they did
> it! (Especially as their FAQ says you will get a period of instability
> and advise reconnecting the router regularly during the first 10 days of
> the connection to ensure you get an appropriate speed! Of course, I
> didn't know so couldn't do that.) Apparently BT have rated my line as
> stable at 1Mbps. I'm about 2.2 miles from the exchange via road. I don't
> know whether there's anything one can do to get BT to look at replacing
> old cabling? Or re-kick off the line/speed testing process?
>
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If it's any help, I switched my ADSL from Force9 (Plusnet) to Newnet
just over a year ago and they began a new 10 day line training period
when it started. (Very easy handover, took 7 days from order to switch -
good communications - based in Fareham).

Russell