[CLUG] Thursday Night and Wireless LANs

[John Hegarty]

There may not be much happening on the local loop in the uk, but you can
get an adsl connection installed with two weeks notice (about 60%
coverage). And it only costs 12 months x 49.99 stg , and no install fee,
and the modem is free......

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On Fri, 18 May 2001, adam beecher wrote:

> > Actually , anyone know when we will be getting gprs around these
> > parts. And when we do will it be possible to do some type of remote
> > networking with it.
> >
> Early to middle / slash / late next year. Without the sarcasm, I'm told it
> will actually be quite fast and progressive. With luck, there's a chance it
> could be late this year / early the next. That would be luck for someone
> else though, because you can keep GPRS and 3G and stuff it as far as I'm
> concerned. If I have a broadband wireless connection before I have a
> landline one, there's a fair chance I may explode.
> 
> > And talking for broad band , things are really moving in the uk
> > (adsl/cable) are eircom/esat ever going to catch up ?
> >
> Things aren't moving in the UK by any manner of means, or any definition. In
> fact, in the strictest sense, there hasn't been one local loop unbundled in
> the UK yet. Almost like Ireland, apart from the whole "Ireland is the most
> backward llu/broadband country in europe" thing.
> 
> Now if you'll excuse me, I'm quite drunk...
> 
> adam
> 
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