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Started by Andy Jenkins
Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:23
[UK-Bug] News .. "Would you like a hotspot, or hot coffee with that burger sir ?"
Author: Andy Jenkins
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:23
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:23
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A bit of a summary of the last few stories on uk-bug as I've been away for a while. Hope everyone had a good festive season, and maybe your wishes and dreams for 2004 come true (awwwww aint I a soppy sod ! lol ) Anyhoo .. the on topic stuff .... sorry about the length .. but some interesting stories during the month of Dec.... "Would you like a hotspot, or hot coffee with that burger sir ?" BT and McDonald's are joining up to offer wireless internet access in many of the fast food giant's restaurants. http://snipurl.com/3lqv "Wireless hopes for rural broadband" The Department of Trade and Industry has boosting the chances for rural broadband by opening up the 5.8GHz Band C spectrum. http://snipurl.com/3lqw More responses to Ofcom Market research firm Gartner has also reponded to Ofcoms price setting measures. http://snipurl.com/3lqx Plusnet response to Ofcom Following the recent Ofcom announcement last week regarding further regulation of the UK's wholesale broadband access market, Plusnet have responded. http://snipurl.com/3lqy Freeserve don't give up... Even following their recent defeat Freeserve are still continuing their quest to prove that BT's broadband has been anti-competitively priced. Freeserve have announced that they plan to bring in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), which is the UK's highest competition court. http://snipurl.com/3lqz One in five online connected with broadband New statistics for internet usage have been The Office of National Statistics' and unsurprisingly broadband use has increased to an all-time high of 20% in October. http://snipurl.com/3lr0 BT - Radio Broadband Access Trials BT has announced a series of trials to deliver rural broadband internet access without the need for wires, in a bid to reach its target of 100 per cent broadband coverage of every UK community by 2005. http://snipurl.com/3lr1 -- Andy Jenkins http://www.uk-bug.net : The UK Broadband Usergroup.
Re: [UK-Bug] News .. "Would you like a hotspot, or hot coffee with that burger sir ?"
Author: Gordon Hudson
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:57
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:57
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"Andy Jenkins" <andy_NFTORIES@btopenworld.com> wrote in message news:dfm5vvkfiu0avu6e1ngsh5bga7ela1imbb@4ax.com... > A bit of a summary of the last few stories on uk-bug as I've been away > for a while. > > Hope everyone had a good festive season, and maybe your wishes and > dreams for 2004 come true (awwwww aint I a soppy sod ! lol ) > > Anyhoo .. the on topic stuff .... sorry about the length .. but some > interesting stories during the month of Dec.... > > > "Would you like a hotspot, or hot coffee with that burger sir ?" > > BT and McDonald's are joining up to offer wireless internet access in > many of the fast food giant's restaurants. Sounds much better than trying to balance my mobile phone on the top of a wardrobe to get a decent GPRS signal like I had to in Worcester last month. -- Gordon Hudson || Hostroute.com Ltd e-mail:ghudson [at] hostroute.net http://www.hostroute.co.uk/ Web Hosting and Dedicated Servers http://www.nameroute.co.uk/ Domain Names with free hosting and email �14
Re: [UK-Bug] News .. "Would you like a hotspot, or hot coffee with that burger sir ?"
Author: Vince
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 00:45
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 00:45
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"Andy Jenkins" <andy_NFTORIES@btopenworld.com> wrote in message news:dfm5vvkfiu0avu6e1ngsh5bga7ela1imbb@4ax.com... > "Would you like a hotspot, or hot coffee with that burger sir ?" > > BT and McDonald's are joining up to offer wireless internet access in > many of the fast food giant's restaurants. > > http://snipurl.com/3lqv I saw this setup in Plymouth recently, and I'd assume it was this service. Everyone using the service just looked like a bunch of muppets, eating McFries and McBurgers with McInternetAccess. More amusing was the way they positioned the Internet access by the window so that (a) passers by would see what they were viewing (b) passers by would chuckle/taunt the users and (c) in the summer you won't be able to see a sodding thing. Vince
Re: [UK-Bug] News .. "Would you like a hotspot, or hot coffee with that burger sir ?"
Author: �kid�ow301����
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 15:15
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 15:15
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BT has announced a series of trials to deliver rural broadband internet access without the need for wires, in a bid to reach its target of 100 per cent broadband coverage of every UK community by 2005. 100% , bet they never come to hull , we cant even get a bt or ntl line here
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