RE: Re: (Mark ?)

["Timothy Morris" <timothy.morris@xxxxxxx>]

Perhaps I should have put a smiley after the four question marks.

<rant>

Actually I have to bite my tongue several times daily on the Internet. This
mailing list is pretty good as a whole, mainly I think because for most of
us English is a first language rather than American. Most of us can string
together a few sentences without throwing in several grammar and spelling
mistakes :)

Although I did OK in English at school, it wasn't until I started writing
business to business sales proposals that I started getting really picky
about my own spelling and grammar. Unfortunately for me the discipline has
never left me, and I treat email in the same regard as writing a letter and
not as an interactive conversation where someone is reading as you type and
speed should take preference. When I was working in a dealing room in the
City, recruiting was very much a team effort, and all of the front office
staff took part in the interviewing and selection process. If a CV came
across my desk with one spelling or grammar error it used to find its way
into the bin very quickly - it is the same with letters addressed to me
personally with my name spelled wrong. Maybe I'm just picky, but it is one
aspect of the all pervasive American culture that really pisses me off.
Just
because they don't know how to write, spell, or use apostrophes it seems
that it is becoming acceptable to do it over here. If my 12 year old
dyslexoc nephew can cope, why can't most adults?

Frankly with the volume of emails on this list I think it is only common
courtesy to write succinctly and properly. After all the whole point of
punctutation is to make writing easier to read and not more difficult, and
I'm not going to make any friends here, but I'm simply not going to bother
to read Geraint's posts any more, because I find them *really* difficult to
read.

</rant>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Broughton [mailto:mail@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 05 August 2001 22:07
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Starspeeder Satellite Internet (Mark ?)
>
>
> Does the some go for question marks? :-) :-o ;-) (or smileys!).
>
> Ducks.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Timothy Morris <timothy.morris@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 10:08 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Starspeeder Satellite Internet (Mark ?)
>
>
> > Geraint,
> >
> > You might think I'm being picky, probably because I am, but
> could you try
> to
> > only use one comma or full stop at a time please????
> >
> > Tim.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: geraint@xxxxxxx
> [mailto:geraint@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 05 August 2001 20:57
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Starspeeder Satellite Internet (Mark
?)
> > >
> > >
> > > I mate get beaten to the reply here,,,but basically RADSL
increases
> > > the distance from the local exchange...
> > >
> > > I may be wrong,,,but i think it adds 2km to the distance,
and if the
> > > signal begins to drop, it drops the speed automatically so
you don't
> > > get disruption to service...
> > >
> > > only thing i can see is that the speed may drop down to near
isdn
> > > levels, but at least it's in the right direction.
> > >
> > > Main problem as Mark pointed out though, is IF BT will
install it.
> > > I have heard via the grapevine that the current adsl rollout
finishes
> > > in sepetember, and if you have not got it,,,you aren't going
to get
> > > it for the forseeable future.
> > >
> > > Basically, BT have to justify the massive outlay and balance
this
> > > against future returns,,,and at the last count they were 30
billion
> > > in debt, whereas they prefer sub 10billion.
> > >
> > > I sympathaise as I run my own business, but I just wish the
> > > government would invest and then the whole UK could use
> > > broadband....I fear we are getting left behind by the rest
of Europe
> > > and definately the USA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In ukha_d@y..., "Matt Kummell"
<kummell@b...> wrote:
> > > > Alright - "whatis.com" tells me that RADSL is
"Rate Adaptive Digital
> > > > Subscriber Line" - anyone want to tell me what's
really happening?
> > > >
> > > > I talked to tele2 - no dice.  there's a place called
"Purley" in my
> > > line
> > > > of sight to the Tilehurst water tower from the house
we're moving
> > > to in
> > > > Pangbourne, so no wireless DSL for Matt.  Satellite
looks like a
> > > bust,
> > > > too. ISDN is looking like the most likely alternative. 
unless you
> > > guys
> > > > have some great news about what RADSL is and how it
works!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Matt
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx...]
> > > > Sent: 05 August 2001 19:12
> > > > To: ukha_d@y...
> > > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Starspeeder Satellite
Internet (Mark ?)
> > > >
> > > > Now that RADSL is on the cards I'm well within the
distance limit.
> > > > However, being on a rural exchenge dear knows how long
I'm gonna
> > > have to
> > > > wait for availability.
> > > >
> > > > I've tried the 24/7 ISDN thing and been kicked off two
ISPs.  I
> > > think if
> > > > you pay Demon 40 quid a months though you can have true
always on
> > > ISDN.
> > > >
> > > > Satellite does seem a bit flakey still although
StarSpeeder is much
> > > > better than EON ever was.
> > > >
> > > > M.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: geraint@a...
> > > > To: ukha_d@y...
> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 7:07 PM
> > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Starspeeder Satellite Internet
(Mark ?)
> > > >
> > > > doesn't sound too impressive....i still remember what
happened to
> > > > EuropeOnline.....
> > > >
> > > > nice that they give a months subscription, but I do
hate a flaky
> > > > ISP,,,,
> > > >
> > > > I've been told that BT do a freephone service now to
their ISP arm
> > > > using ISDN.
> > > >
> > > > I dumped HomeHighway about 6-8months ago, in
preperation for ADSL...
> > > >
> > > > now I know we are not getting adsl, no cable service,
so i'm left
> > > > with two choices...
> > > >
> > > > ISDN (which used to cost me a fortune, if I wanted
128k) or
> > > Satellite
> > > > service, which is still a nightmare as it's only fast
on the
> > > > downwards band.
> > > >
> > > > I've been told by the colleague at work that he runs
his ISDN2e
> > > > service in bonded mode via a router on a permanent
connection basis.
> > > >
> > > > Now I know we've had the Terms and Conditions debate
before....I
> > > > wonder where we now stand, as the goalposts seem to
move on a daily
> > > > basis....
> > > >
> > > > oh well,,,,teach me to live in the sticks won't it....
> > > >
> > > > regards
> > > >
> > > > g
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In ukha_d@y..., "Mark McCall"
<mark@a...> wrote:
> > > > > According to my mate it's off air at the moment!! 
Something to
> > > do
> > > > with them moving location I think.  He hasn't had
service for a
> > > while
> > > > now although there has been talk of a free months sub
for the
> > > hassle.
> > > > >
> > > > > Kwong Li is a user too and might know more.
> > > > >
> > > > > M.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >   ----- Original Message -----
> > > > >   From: geraint@a...
> > > > >   To: ukha_d@y...
> > > > >   Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 5:31 PM
> > > > >   Subject: [ukha_d] Starspeeder Satellite Internet
(Mark ?)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >   I know a while back there was some mention of
using starspeeder.
> > > > >
> > > > >   I've had the offer of a dish, lnb and pentmedia
card for use...
> > > > >
> > > > >   Does anyone know why registration for
Starspeeder has been
> > > > >   unavailable for over a month now.
> > > > >
> > > > >   I think Mark knew someone who had installed it.
Do you know
> > > what
> > > > he
> > > > >   thinks of it and the connection speed.
> > > > >
> > > > >   The card is a bargain etc, but I don't want to
buy it, if I am
> > > > not
> > > > >   going to be able to use it...
> > > > >
> > > > >   Kind Regards
> > > > >
> > > > >   Geraint.
> > > > >
> > > > >
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