Re: Aaarrrrggghhh

["John Andrews" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

Graham

> But then to add insult to injury BT tell me that the residential line
can
not have static IP! What the
> hell are they talking about, there is no reason for the cost
difference
anyway other than the fact
> they like to screw businesses and now they reckon one line can provide
static IP and the other
> can't! It's only a bloody wire ffs!

As I work for a ISP, I can say this is a crock of shit - depends on the
ISP.

But you are right regards downgrade etc of your ISDN.

For the best ISP I can recommend Demon for fixed IP and business broadband
(our ISP is for a closed group of people).

----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx;
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx;
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 12:33 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Aaarrrrggghhh


I just spent a glorious hour on the phone to BT too. My problem is slightly
different, but no less annoying!

For 6 years I have had nothing but ISDN2e coming in to my house, no
analogue
line at all. Now I can get ADSL, but that of course needs analogue. So, my
choices are as follows:

1. Downgrade the ISDN to analogue, this will be free if I buy BB from BT,
but £45 if I want to use another supplier.

2. Install a separate analogue line, this will cost £100 + VAT installation
and £41 + VAT quarterly line rental if I order through Business Sales, or
£71 inc VAT installation and £34 inc VAT line rental through residential
sales!

Now, if I go with 1, I lose the ability to have 4 telephone numbers (MSN)
which I currently use (Home, Business, Fax, Data) so I can't really go with
that option.

With 2, I am out of pocket on an install and my line rental (already £159 +
VAT per quarter) is jacked up too. But there are some savings by going
residential rather than business.

But then to add insult to injury BT tell me that the residential line can
not have static IP! What the hell are they talking about, there is no
reason
for the cost difference anyway other than the fact they like to screw
businesses and now they reckon one line can provide static IP and the other
can't! It's only a bloody wire ffs!

What is actually the case I think is that BT will not sell their Business
BB
service to customers who have residential lines and that BT will only give
static Ips to those who buy Business BB. But surely the provision of the
static IP is down to the ISP, not the telco.

So, for the sake of my sanity, can someone please confirm that with a bog
standard BT analogue line, I can have ADSL from another ISP including a
static (or even more than on) IP address.


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