RE: "OT" BT Internet Anytime

["Mick Furlong" <dorsai@xxxxxxx>]

Mark

go to www.adslguide.org.uk

look on the forums and post a question, a fair number of ADSL providers
post
there and may be able to help you with information on rollout etc.

Regards
Mick

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Hetherington (egroups)
> [mailto:mark.egroups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 06 September 2001 22:31
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] "OT" BT Internet Anytime
>
>
> > I'm hoping someone will realise that there is a need for
> > permanent connections without a need for high bandwidth,
> > and release an ALWAYS ON 64K or 128K service. At 64K you
> > can fit 32 customers into the space of ONE 2Meg ADSL
> > customer. I'm certain that thousands would leap at the
> > chance of a service like that.
>
> The contention ratios for ADSL are supposed to address this. A 50:1
> contention ratio means that (using your 2M example) potentially
> users would
> be limited to a mere 40K ish at peak times so your system does not
really
> save anyone any bandwidth. The contention of 50:1 is often on a mere
512K
> connection giving worst case of 10K ish per user.
>
> Tele2 look to have nice ideas with band guarantees but they seem to be
as
> difficult to get as ADSL.
>
> Mark.
>
> P.S. Keith, don't suppose you have a way to find out any iside
> info on ADSL
> rollout or know who to talk to at BT? So far, BT are plain ignoring
all
> requests I make for info and the web site rollout information is
> useless. :(
>
>
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