mr8kc
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Hi folks,
Thanks for reading firstly.
I am situated a hairs bredth short of 6 miles from my local exchange (Metheringham, Lincolnshire) and am currently getting a pretty poor line performance through Sky (via BT Wholesale). All the info I have been able to find out relating to this exchange suggests that it's BT only and they sublet via the wholesale product to alternative providers.
This morning I decided to call Virgin to see if they had a timescale for installation in my area ("We're talking years not months" was the helpful answer). The guy then told me that Virgin may be "co-located" at the exchange and said they could improve the speeds against the BT (Sky) product which is listed as "Estimated Best Speed (Kbps): 256". Virgin are quoting me 512kbps - 1Mb.
Is this possible, or are Virgin feeding me a line on this in order to get the £15/month out of my pocket? At this moment in time I am willing to try the switch if its possible as anything in the range of 512-1Mb would seem like a vast improvement currently!
Also, if anyone has any tips on ways to improve, or alternatives to poor Broadband coverage (other than moving house
) I would be enternally grateful.
Thanks again for looking.
mr8kc
Thanks for reading firstly.
I am situated a hairs bredth short of 6 miles from my local exchange (Metheringham, Lincolnshire) and am currently getting a pretty poor line performance through Sky (via BT Wholesale). All the info I have been able to find out relating to this exchange suggests that it's BT only and they sublet via the wholesale product to alternative providers.
This morning I decided to call Virgin to see if they had a timescale for installation in my area ("We're talking years not months" was the helpful answer). The guy then told me that Virgin may be "co-located" at the exchange and said they could improve the speeds against the BT (Sky) product which is listed as "Estimated Best Speed (Kbps): 256". Virgin are quoting me 512kbps - 1Mb.
Is this possible, or are Virgin feeding me a line on this in order to get the £15/month out of my pocket? At this moment in time I am willing to try the switch if its possible as anything in the range of 512-1Mb would seem like a vast improvement currently!
Also, if anyone has any tips on ways to improve, or alternatives to poor Broadband coverage (other than moving house
Thanks again for looking.
mr8kc























