Roll on June – Whitstable needs you!
Apparently, although no doubt this is not cast in stone, come June Whitstable will have their broadband connection upgraded. “Fibre to the Cabinet” will roll out, which means instead of dodgy old copper between your house and the exchange, most of the distance will be covered by fibre optic cable.
So the broadband connection between the exchange and the little green cabinet round the corner from you will get a lot better. And boy, do we need it…
I’ve been fiddling around with mobiles and SIMs while I upgrade to a Nokia Lumia 800 (more on that in another post, I suspect) and decided to run some speed tests. First of all, on my normal broadband connection:
3.46Mbps down, 0.65Mbps up
Then, on my 3 mobile connection:
4.89Mbps down, 1.57Mbps up
Yes, that’s a 40% increase using the mobile.
Roll on June, I cannot wait!
Disgraceful! BT change their Business Broadband terms and conditions.
This morning I received an email from BT Business Broadband informing me of some changes to their terms and conditions. Pretty typical email that most people would ignore. For some reason I decided to read it and now I’m fuming!
Dongles!
Dear Geek,
My colleague has offered to show me his dongle. Should I feign interest or slap him?
Blushing of Beltinge.
Microfilter Problems
Dear Geek,
My broadband seems to be fine most of the time but I lose connection every time the phone rings. Help!
Cut-off of Canterbury.
Broadband Notspots and Slowspots
Finding those parts of Kent that are still in the digital dark ages…
Came across this very useful website today. If you’re thinking of moving house, take a look at this map first, otherwise you may find your broadband experience is not quite what you’d hope for.