Comments on: Bandwidths on BT upgrades to rural Argyll broadband services http://forargyll.com/2009/12/band-widths-on-bt-upgrades-to-rural-argyll-broadband-services/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:34:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jimhttp://forargyll.com/2009/12/band-widths-on-bt-upgrades-to-rural-argyll-broadband-services/#comment-45795 Jim Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:58:06 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=18248#comment-45795 If access to broadband beyond what BT are willing to offer is of such vital importance to rural communities then it is their responsibility to provide the driving force behind upgrades. Sitting back and bemoaning the lethargy of the incumbent telco (who ultimately have shareholders to answer to) will achieve nothing. There are a number of rural communities which have already blazed this trail and taken matters into their own hands. There is no reason why communities in Argyll can't follow this example and help themselves rather than waiting for someone else to help them. Also to claim that lack of access to broadband services "provides the impetus for rural depopulation" is fanciful. A closer look at the price of housing compared to average earnings of a household would indicate that this plays a major part in the sustainability of rural communities. If access to broadband beyond what BT are willing to offer is of such vital importance to rural communities then it is their responsibility to provide the driving force behind upgrades. Sitting back and bemoaning the lethargy of the incumbent telco (who ultimately have shareholders to answer to) will achieve nothing.

There are a number of rural communities which have already blazed this trail and taken matters into their own hands. There is no reason why communities in Argyll can’t follow this example and help themselves rather than waiting for someone else to help them.

Also to claim that lack of access to broadband services “provides the impetus for rural depopulation” is fanciful. A closer look at the price of housing compared to average earnings of a household would indicate that this plays a major part in the sustainability of rural communities.

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]]> By: Robhttp://forargyll.com/2009/12/band-widths-on-bt-upgrades-to-rural-argyll-broadband-services/#comment-45624 Rob Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:42:32 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=18248#comment-45624 It's bad news that broadband speeds are so limited, at least it's now generally possible to <a href="http://www.simplifydigital.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">compare broadband</a> with broadband packages, unlike the past where it was alot less competitive It’s bad news that broadband speeds are so limited, at least it’s now generally possible to compare broadband with broadband packages, unlike the past where it was alot less competitive

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]]> By: Charleshttp://forargyll.com/2009/12/band-widths-on-bt-upgrades-to-rural-argyll-broadband-services/#comment-22061 Charles Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:37:44 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=18248#comment-22061 Stephen, thanks for the tip on Google DNS -- looks very interesting indeed. Stephen, thanks for the tip on Google DNS — looks very interesting indeed.

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]]> By: Stephen Mackenziehttp://forargyll.com/2009/12/band-widths-on-bt-upgrades-to-rural-argyll-broadband-services/#comment-22051 Stephen Mackenzie Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:25:25 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=18248#comment-22051 Correctly. It is of course crazy that decent broadband, like electricity, isn't available pretty much everywhere by now. Just be careful with them facts. Correctly.

It is of course crazy that decent broadband, like electricity, isn’t available pretty much everywhere by now.

Just be careful with them facts.

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]]> By: newsroomhttp://forargyll.com/2009/12/band-widths-on-bt-upgrades-to-rural-argyll-broadband-services/#comment-22046 newsroom Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:56:45 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=18248#comment-22046 For Stephen Mackenzie: Of course you're right, Stephen. We're committed to refusing to be grateful for amelioration and insisting on the developmental drivers. For Stephen Mackenzie: Of course you’re right, Stephen.
We’re committed to refusing to be grateful for amelioration and insisting on the developmental drivers.

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]]> By: Stephen Mackenziehttp://forargyll.com/2009/12/band-widths-on-bt-upgrades-to-rural-argyll-broadband-services/#comment-22041 Stephen Mackenzie Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:21:08 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=18248#comment-22041 512kbps? Yes, it's rubbish, but it's more than ten times less rubbish than actual dial-up, which I still have the misfortune to use on occasion. Another thing to note is latency: that's the time that servers on the internet take to respond to your requests. I've been experimenting with Google's new DNS servers and found that they make things _much_ more responsive. I suspect that trick would work on the slow lines of deepest Argyll as well... 512kbps? Yes, it’s rubbish, but it’s more than ten times less rubbish than actual dial-up, which I still have the misfortune to use on occasion.

Another thing to note is latency: that’s the time that servers on the internet take to respond to your requests. I’ve been experimenting with Google’s new DNS servers and found that they make things _much_ more responsive. I suspect that trick would work on the slow lines of deepest Argyll as well…

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