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RE: Re: (Mark ?)


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  • Subject: RE: Re: (Mark ?)
  • From: "Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 23:42:00 +0100
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I have to admit that it bugs me when people say "and also"
together! even
the BBC news presenters now do it! Also why does the TV now spell someone's
name starting with a small letter! I do thing standards are falling and
advertising I think is also to blame for miss-spelling things, BUT this is
a
friendly group where educated people out of the goodness of their heart's
bother to help novices like me and for that I can forgive them almost
anything, lets not take things toooooooo seriously.

Just my .2p worth.

B.

PS did I tell you Phil that my puppy pee'd on Gerriants living room carpet
;-((( sorry Mr & Mrs Williams.

PPS you spelt Dyslexic wrong.......


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Morris [mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 05 August 2001 23:12
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: (Mark ?)
>
>
> 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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