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Article #252Re: Getting Broadband
From: M Hilton
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 10:12
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 10:12
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>>-- >>Andy Mabbett >> >> Downloading http://*.* - disc full... >Read www.adslguide.org.uk >It's a font of knowldege for all things broadband It is a good site although it tempted me to sign with Pipex and its all been downhill since then - good job I kept my ISDN on a separate line as I have spent hours and hours listening to Pipex music while queuing on their helpline - send us an email instead they say but they never reply. And still no broadband - BT say "it is done", Pipex say "BT say it is done" but it does not work. How's this - took my laptop and modem to a BT ADSL home and it works perfectly - bring it back here, will not work. Friend who's ADSL works brings his gear here and it will not work on my line - well say Pipex, "BT says it is done". AH! The joys of "Wires only, plug and go" - with the costlier BT engineer installation, the final act is the BT engineer rolling up with his laptop and doing a "whoosh" test to show that the ADSL works. You get what you pay for in this world and I can see now why Pipex is a free install - when this finally works I will have paid far more in call charges (2-3 hours a day queuing time) to Pipex than if I had paid for a proper BT install. You live and learn M Hilton
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