Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
#1
Yes folks, they are popping up everywhere in Dover. An increasingly digital world.
Terry
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Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
- Posts: 2,226
#2
I know I'm a slow learner Terry but what's DSLAM?
Watty
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#3
Hi Paul, it's Digital Subscribers Local Access Multiplexer, i.e. a green box. It's BT catching up at last with Virgin and putting Fibre Optic broadband in a street near you. Or not as the case may be!
Terry
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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#4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_subscriber_line_access_multiplexer
Does this mean we might be getting broadband at faster than carrier pigeon speeds her in sheepland?
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
#5
Dunno Ray, ask BT although I suspect the man in India won't know what you're talking about!
I once tried to report a wonky BT personhole cover to no avail. I gave up and told Kent Highways, they said they would contact BT, I wished them good luck. They did ask however how I knew that it was BT's. I said that the fact it had BT written on it was a bit of a give away.
Terry
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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#6
Terry, I had a similar conversation on Friday with a Kent Highways person marking out potholes outside my place, told him about a dodgy cover nearby and said you'll recognise by FDWC written on it. His response was "It's their problem, who are they?"
#7
#5 made me laugh out loud, but in a depressed sort of way...........
#8
Thats not a laugh Bern , its the sound of part of your soul dying :-)
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#9
Some nice shiny new DSLAMs not a spitting (if you'll pardon the expression) distance from my home.
And finally, one yet to come.
Terry
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Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
#10
I'm thinking of forming the DSLAM spotter's club. As a trial, how about forumite's reporting sightings on here?
Terry
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#11
what does it mean overall for the consumer, is it purely for faster internet or does it mean they will offer television channel deals like virgin?
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#12
Not cable tv in that sense Howard but faster broadband together with far better iPlayer etc.
Terry
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Guest 730- Registered: 5 Nov 2011
- Posts: 221
#13
Up to 40Mbit download. It will be competition for Virgin.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
#14
I don't want to get you all excited but the DSLAM's are all slaved off normal adjacent BT cabinets. These cabinets are just the distribution points for telecoms along underground ductings and carry no power. They still need mains to be supplied to them. Judging by how long it took EDF to power up a lamp post outside my house it could be two years before they are connected to a supply!
Terry
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#15
I used to know someone who photographed SPAR shops as a hobby........
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#16
Deal and Dover exchanges are meant to be upgraded to BT Infinity by the end of March 2012, so I'll keep an eye out for the boxes near me
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#17
Will the improvement only be for BT customers?
Audere est facere.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#18
Most suppliers only 'rent' use of the lines from BT Wholesale (there has been recent disputes over the amounts they charge) so i would imagine they could be available from other suppliers.
I am hoping that the upgrade may mean that the standard service offered by BT may get somewhere near the 8MB that we pay for !!!!
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 730- Registered: 5 Nov 2011
- Posts: 221
#19
Comparison list of suppliers here:
http://tinyurl.com/d3z5b5j
