Kingston Communications home page down?

I'm trying to get onto Kingston Communications homepage, kcom.com, but it
keeps timing out..

I've got a friend who is moving to Hull and wanted to know about the
Broadband they do..




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On Thu, 24 May 2007 10:16:10 +0100, "lon" <(E-Mail Removed)> mused:

>I'm trying to get onto Kingston Communications homepage, kcom.com, but it
>keeps timing out..
>
>I've got a friend who is moving to Hull and wanted to know about the
>Broadband they do..
>
Works here.
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Regards,
Stuart.

"lon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to get onto Kingston Communications homepage, kcom.com, but it
> keeps timing out..
>
> I've got a friend who is moving to Hull and wanted to know about the
> Broadband they do..

crap and expensive just about sums it up

"steeler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "lon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:f33l4q$d7o$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm trying to get onto Kingston Communications homepage, kcom.com, but
>> it keeps timing out..
>>
>> I've got a friend who is moving to Hull and wanted to know about the
>> Broadband they do..
>
> crap and expensive just about sums it up

Could this story http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/6688083.stm have
anything to do wth the problem?

steeler wrote:
> "lon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:f33l4q$d7o$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm trying to get onto Kingston Communications homepage, kcom.com,
>> but it keeps timing out..
>>
>> I've got a friend who is moving to Hull and wanted to know about
>> the Broadband they do..
>
> crap and expensive just about sums it up

But for how much longer, as they appear to be in the state of being
sold off...

"Kraftee" <kraftee@b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote in message
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> steeler wrote:
>> "lon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:f33l4q$d7o$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I'm trying to get onto Kingston Communications homepage, kcom.com,
>>> but it keeps timing out..
>>>
>>> I've got a friend who is moving to Hull and wanted to know about
>>> the Broadband they do..
>>
>> crap and expensive just about sums it up
>
> But for how much longer, as they appear to be in the state of being sold
> off...

The problem being that the company only has value as a local monopoly.

On Sat, 26 May 2007 06:26:45 GMT, steeler <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> The problem being that the company only has value as a local monopoly.

Apart from the satellite uplink, oilfield communications, leased line,
national telecoms etc. operations ...

I don't think the Liberal Democrats have thought this through, because even
a slight cockup of this will mean the people of KC Land will crucify them.

"Gareth Babb" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 26 May 2007 06:26:45 GMT, steeler <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> The problem being that the company only has value as a local monopoly.
>
> Apart from the satellite uplink, oilfield communications, leased line,
> national telecoms etc. operations ...
>
> I don't think the Liberal Democrats have thought this through, because
> even
> a slight cockup of this will mean the people of KC Land will crucify them.

As they (the Lib Dems) did recently in Wales and pulled out of plans for a
coalition, thus putting Labour back in.
(Bit of politics there, folks...)
;-)

George