Comments on: Bradley Stoke broadband worst in Bristol – but do firms care?

By: Simon

Simon — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:56:18 +0000

Everyone using ADSL Broadband pays BT two fixed sums of money, one for telephone and one for broadband.

Regardless of the quality of signal, or service we get, everyone pays the same, WHY? Surely If the Broadband component (guess -> £5pm) should be changed to reflect the service available, then BT would role out FTTC much more quickly to areas like Bradley Stoke!

By: flurfy chicken

flurfy chicken — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:14:40 +0000

Just back from Turkey (where else would a chicken go?) to find Virgin Media installing cable into to Champs sur Marne. No warning about this they have just turned up, with a little sign on the barriers basically saying how good they are for bringing cable to our area.

By: The Bradley Stoke Journal » Virgin Media laying new broadband cable in Bradley Stoke

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:03:28 +0000

[...] by the Bradley Stoke Examiner urging Virgin Media to complete its network in the town has so far attracted 226 email votes but the company says it wants 1,500 people to email before it will even “consider” [...]

By: Chris (editor)

Chris (editor) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:04:18 +0000

Simon: BT have made no decisions on FTTC yet but we are pushing them hard behind the scenes. I still think it’s absurd Downend got in before us.

By: Simon

Simon — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:01:04 +0000

Jon, what do you mean by BT upgrading to 20MB.

For over a year, BT and TalkTalk have offered ADSL 2+ that in theory offers 20MB if you are close enough to the exchange, but no one in Bradley Stoke will get that?

What have you heard for November 09? Have BT said something about FTTC?

By: W

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:30:46 +0000

They all need to sort they acts out!!!!!!!!!!

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:48:37 +0000

I live in Stanshaws close, I have just done a speed test on BT’s site and it says I can get up to 4.5mb (I am paying for 8mb?) also that by the end of November 09 they are upgrading to 20mb and I will be able to get up to 6mb! dooh!

By: Graham

Graham — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:51:53 +0000

Connected at 152kbps at the moment – I live in Palmers Leaze not in the middle of nowwhere! My mobile phone gives me faster speeds when i use it as a modem (3mbps) but its more costly to use – sort your act out BT. Whenever i ring sky broadband they blame it on the distance from exchange thing and say there is nothing they can do. I’m luck to even get a connection some nights!