(Unofficial) FAQ - Sky Connect Users

[steve16751]

Faust
Hi have you seen what Bt have done already this year and just about all in the Northeast are small and market 1 exchanges SamKnows Broadband - BT Wholesale - BT 21CN WBC Exchanges

[Faust]

Faust
Hi have you seen what Bt have done already this year and just about all in the Northeast are small and market 1 exchanges SamKnows Broadband - BT Wholesale - BT 21CN WBC Exchanges

We live in a very large conurbation - every exchange in our area has now got LLU with other providers and all have ADSL2+ WBC, all that is except our exchange. Our local councillor has even approached BT and requested a switchover date and the response he has had is - we have no date at present though unlikely to be before 2012 at the earliest.

[steve16751]

Faust
Hi your councillor should have contacted the local MP`s and then work together in writing a petition then informing the Media that the MP`s were going to lobby the petition on Bt`s understanding of rural exchanges. (I think you will find that all political and other parties will want to give their support)

[Isitme]

Yes, David Cameron will promise anything to get the Tories elected.

[Faust]

Just look at this result from BT Speedtester taken at 16:30 today

Download speedachieved during the test was - 384 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 600-7150 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :8128 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 7150 Kbps

The same test taking at 08:15 this morning

Download speedachieved during the test was - 6429 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 600-7150 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :8128 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 7150 Kbps

That is on an un-congested exchange and I am 465 yards from the exchange (SamKnows).

Thanks Sky - that's one hell of a bit of traffic management.

[steve16751]

Faust
Hi it is going to get worse unless Sky do something about it in the last week I have read threads on SkyUser about 12 new connect Customers. How many that are not on SkyUser a lot more. I have hardly been on line to slow. waited till after 2am.

Isitme
Hi Tom it will not make much difference in Scotland. I forget is there still a High Sheriff

Yes, David Cameron will promise anything to get the Tories elected

[Isitme]

I forget is there still a High Sheriff

Not in Scotland, only England and Wales have High Sheriffs for each County. A Sheriff in Scotland is a Judge sitting in a Sheriff court, the chief sheriff of each District is referred to as the Sheriff Principal

At one time it was said of Labour diehards in Scotland, that if you pinned a red rossette on a donkey's backside, they would vote for it. But times have changed, the red Clyde is no more.

To get back on topic, I don't know why Sky continue to sign users up to Connect, when it is loosing so much money. There was a case when it was a temporary thing while exchanges were enabled, but I don't think that applies now. They should take the bull by the horns and increase the charge to one that is financially viable, giving those who want to leave the opportunity to do so without penalty.

[steve16751]

Isitme
Hi I remember now. Excellent way of giving out Justice I was Stationed South Queenferry under the forth rail bridge. Back to the issues I think a lot of Connect Customers are paying £5 because they have been told that their exchanges are being upgraded to LLU some have been told this over two years ago. The only thing is are Sky going to upgrade or not?

[Faust]

Isitme
Hi I remember now. Excellent way of giving out Justice I was Stationed South Queenferry under the forth rail bridge. Back to the issues I think a lot of Connect Customers are paying £5 because they have been told that their exchanges are being upgraded to LLU some have been told this over two years ago. The only thing is are Sky going to upgrade or not?

Only two years ago Steve? Everyone in our locality got an email from Sky saying our exchange was being LLU in - 2006. We are still waiting and I now know that it's likely never going to happen, still paying a fiver though instead of £17.

[steve16751]

Faust
Hi I think two years ago a lot of exchanges were hoping to have Sky LLU installed. So if whoever is still only paying the £5 I would have thought that the exchanges that were not going to have LLU installed Sky would have put the payment up to £17.