* Jim Hague ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote on Thu Jan 11, 2001 at 04:19:09PM -0000:
> On 11-Jan-2001 Rev Simon Rumble wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 09:34:22AM -0000, Jim Hague uttered:
> >
> >> You're not using timed local for your ISP calls, surely? And doesn't your
> >> cable co do cable modems? (Now rolled out in Oxford for 20 quid a month,
> >> hurrah!)
> >
> > Cable: no. Timed calls: yes. Give me an alternative? I've signed up
> > for the untimed thingy but I'm still waiting.
>
> If you have a Surftime application in and are waiting, I'd better withdraw the
> above gracefully. I've recently acquired a NTL phone line and accompanying
> free ISP, which works pretty well in Oxford. Previously I had a Freeserve Time
> thing and it did take a week to set up.
>
> I should be more surprised about the lack of cable modem in the Smoke, of all
> places. But I'm not. :-) And with ADSL rollout going as fast as a very slow
> thing, and 40 squids a month as well, the picture could do with improvement.
>
> I'm calling NTL about the cable modem now. :-)
>
I wouldn't be that surprised - I'm living just outside Slough atm (yes yes, don't
laugh)
and Telewest have decided not to bother rolling out cable here. Telewest also
seem to be utterly unbothered about providing a decent -read, any - v90 based
ISP.
Guess I'm going to go BT when RedHotAnt go down the tubes :(((
-Thom
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