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Internet News · 08-02-10, 08:30 PM

BT has passed the halfway mark when it comes to connecting the nation up to speedier broadband.730 telephone exchanges are now 21CN enabled, which means they can offer up to 24Mbps speeds via ADSL2+ (as opposed to the standard 8Mbps ADSL line).According to the company, over half a million users are now motoring along on [...]

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TDF · 09-02-10, 04:07 AM

Excellent.

But the 85% of the country that dont live within a mile of the exchange can't even get 8Mbps. BT are a joke betting on yesterdays technology for tomorrows broadband.

TheCoder · 09-02-10, 04:17 PM

Gonna say, its only half the UK in terms of population, not in terms of land area. Once they've sorted London, Birmingham and Manchester then they've reached the halfway point in terms of population.

For those of us that dont live in a city, dream on !

kerrywez · 09-02-10, 04:30 PM

There are lies, damned lies and then there are statistics. Famous quote from Mark Twain, as true today as it was way back then.

Regards Wez

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Internet News Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,747 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	BT has half the UK hooked up to 24Mbps BT has passed the halfway mark when it comes to connecting the nation up to speedier broadband.730 telephone exchanges are now 21CN enabled, which means they can offer up to 24Mbps speeds via ADSL2+ (as opposed to the standard 8Mbps ADSL line).According to the company, over half a million users are now motoring along on [...] More: BT has half the UK hooked up to 24Mbps

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TDF Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 127 Thanks: 17 Thanked 54 Times in 37 Posts	Re: BT has half the UK hooked up to 24Mbps Excellent. But the 85% of the country that dont live within a mile of the exchange can't even get 8Mbps. BT are a joke betting on yesterdays technology for tomorrows broadband.

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TheCoder Underground Crew Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Undrground Posts: 2,112 Thanks: 15 Thanked 1,688 Times in 932 Posts	Re: BT has half the UK hooked up to 24Mbps Gonna say, its only half the UK in terms of population, not in terms of land area. Once they've sorted London, Birmingham and Manchester then they've reached the halfway point in terms of population. For those of us that dont live in a city, dream on !

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kerrywez Grumpy Old Sat Man Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland Posts: 2,471 Thanks: 2,973 Thanked 639 Times in 505 Posts	Re: BT has half the UK hooked up to 24Mbps There are lies, damned lies and then there are statistics. Famous quote from Mark Twain, as true today as it was way back then. Regards Wez __________________ Dreambox 7025, 250HDD, Dreambox 500s, 110 X 90Cm Hirschmann on Clarketech rotor, 1.2 Mtr. Channel Master. AZBox HD Running on E2. TM6900 super combo.

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