Is it only Bill an Me capped to 2mb ?

[Jeff]

I would continue but I am new and am painfully aware that this is now unrelated to the thread

That`s OK m8, don`t worry about that (unless ne1 else is bothered, I`m not)

Aye, I`ve seen those checkers but it`s not the one I was on about. You could enter some known data and it would cough some figures back at you.

One thing is for sure, nothing (if anything) will happen in a hurry. I was enjoying 8Mbit in Holland 5 years ago. We`re miles behind and it always comes down to money. I`ve said it before, BT have been making billions over the years and need to start ploughing it back into it`s infrastructure because up to this date, they can`t support possible technologies that exist elsewhere.

[pazzaTgreat]

Hmmm ... but in some instances BT have wanted to make the break but OFCOM stopped them getting too far ahead of cable companies.

Be offer ADSL2+ as can some subscribers to easynet.

Broadband Britain is density populated so 65% of homes are located within ADSL2+ limits of an exchange (assuming a minimum 16Mbit throughput).

As we can see to some extent through broadband uptake HOMES does not equate to CUSTOMERS so and a large percentage of actual customers come from the other 35%

Was it you who pointed out that Japan is way ahead, not to mention Korea! Some areas of Hong Kong are getting Gigabit installations in new buildings.  There is a city in Malaysia which is being built from scratch to be an IT city and every single building is being connected on at least a 100Mbit network. 

Britain is, as you rightly point out, miles behind this.

But ... I still believe that someone might well actually catch sight of the fact that BT in their current network mode are insufficiently prepared to deliver what has been mooted and so will kick some ass and get the infrastructure upgraded.  Fibre to the home and a total copper replacement would only be the start.

Than we would get quantum networking so we don't even need wires!!!!  8)

Sorry . did I take it too far there?

[Jeff]

Ofcom have indeed recently stated that they are to remove current constraints on BT, welcome move

We can only wait and see what transpires.

[roland]

Ofcom have indeed recently stated that they are to remove current constraints on BT, welcome move

But not until their 'friends' are suitably entrenched. I know it has been discussed elsewhere, but why should a company make a major investment in infrastructure only to have to 'give it away' to their competitors.

[Jeff]

They don`t have to give anything away. Business is business, I`m sure BT will do what`s right for BT ... hasn`t this always been the case anyway?