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del_35
10-17-2004, 04:44 AM
Just in case anyone was wondering where that nice chap DEL_35 was; he's had a bit of house trouble and was basically on his mates sofa and struggling with some pretty spectacular journies down the M6 to work each day.
I basically was looking for a new house but was told by two landlords that they changed their minds at the last minute (:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:s tbh...)

There is light at the end of the tunnel. I have been eventually been accepted to rent a lovely country cottage near to work - country views in all directions. It's pretty dam nice apart from the graveyard in front of it!


It was after all this that i said ARGH!!!!!!


For Address ************************************* on Exchange *************

Your exchange will have ADSL broadband by 1st December 2004.

Our initial test at your address indicates that you should be able to have an ADSL broadband service that provides 2Mbps, 1Mbps, 512Kbps or 256Kbps download speed.

If you decide to place an order, a further test will be performed to confirm if your line is suitable for the speed of service you wish to purchase.

Thank you for your interest.




After thinking about the looming 65k it seems i might have solved my broadband problem \o/

CENTRAL POINT SATELLITE BROADBAND (http://www.cpsat.co.uk/cpsat/prices.html)
256K = £18.50 p/m
512K = £28.50 p/m
1024K = £38.50 p/m
2048K = £55.50 p/m
-Activation on all the above = £15.00


Our supplier, AVC Broadband constantly monitors the traffic over the satellite transponder that we use. If the system becomes congested, they can quickly provide more satellite space, which is provided by its parent company, Astra. It has been in the satellite business for many years.
To receive satellite internet my computer must be equipped with a DVB device (i.e. a Technisat SkyStar 2 (http://www.ecscards.co.uk/itm00061.htm)) which can receive digital TV or internet data. These are £54.99 *new* from the ISP but i'm sure i can find a cheaper alternative. Even so i could probably eBay it after a few months for a decent price. I am also thinking a cheap TV card will do the same, any ideas?

You can use your existing ISP dial up connection or they can arrange an 0845 connection, which is charged at normal local rate; so i guessing you also need a dialup connection to use this service. I'm also wondering where the actual satellite comes from but they dont seem expensive in the local freeads anyway.

The minimum contract period is also one month so if you want to stop using the service you just contact them and they'll terminate your account at the end of the current payment month.

STEvil
10-17-2004, 10:04 PM
I wish we could use cell phone signals (to be technical if you are within ~15km clear site of a cell tower you may be able to do that). :(

Satellite has good download speeds (your option is 1-way only, modem is used for upload) but the latency is horrid.

I'll take 56k @ 26.4k with 300-500 ms of lag over satellite speeds any day... :(

EDIT

ever hear of the valar guild?