PlusNet buys into LLU

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/14/plusnet_easnet/

PlusNet has become the latest operator to sign up to Easynet's unbundled
broadband service enabling the Sheffield-based ISP to cut its dependency on
BT for high speed net access.

LLUStream was launched ten months ago and gives ISPs the chance to source
wholesale broadband from another telco other than BT without having to
install their own kit in BT exchanges.

It also means that PlusNet will be able to offer customers wired up to
LLUStream-enabled exchanges speeds of up to 24 megs.

BT's network currently supports speeds of up to 2 meg although 8 meg should
be available from next spring.

The UK's dominant fixed line telco announced today that it is due to begin
trialling its "Max" service next month and PlusNet is also taking part in
that pilot.

Said PlusNet chief exec Lee Strafford: "Easynet's LLUStream gives our
customers the benefits delivered by local loop unbundling, without us having
to make the costly LLU infrastructure investment ourselves."

In August Centrica-owned telco OneTel - which is currently up for sale -
signed a similar deal with Easynet to provide unbundled broadband to around
20,000 subscribers. ®

I know, its crazy, isn't it. They don't have enough bandwidth to go around
as it is, and now they are boasting up to 24 meg speeds for mugs... sorry
customers.

If ever a PLC had a deathwish, then its Plusnet ... every mistake imaginable
.... Sod the customers, think of the shareholders!!!

LOL. I wonder what their ambiguous caps on that service will be? No doubt
the Pluspets and Fanboys will defend them by saying, hey, I can download a
"test" 1mb file from Plusnet at xxxxkb's so it must be brilliant! LOL

Meanwhile, back in the real world ... Plusnet are not even good enough to
download the headers from this newsgroup unless you plan ahead and like
boiling kettles.

Rubbish ISP getting worse by the minute IMHO.

AMO wrote

> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/14/plusnet_easnet/
>
> PlusNet has become the latest operator to sign up to Easynet's unbundled
> broadband service enabling the Sheffield-based ISP to cut its dependency on
> BT for high speed net access.
>
> LLUStream was launched ten months ago and gives ISPs the chance to source
> wholesale broadband from another telco other than BT without having to
> install their own kit in BT exchanges.
>
> It also means that PlusNet will be able to offer customers wired up to
> LLUStream-enabled exchanges speeds of up to 24 megs.
>
> BT's network currently supports speeds of up to 2 meg although 8 meg should
> be available from next spring.
>
> The UK's dominant fixed line telco announced today that it is due to begin
> trialling its "Max" service next month and PlusNet is also taking part in
> that pilot.
>
> Said PlusNet chief exec Lee Strafford: "Easynet's LLUStream gives our
> customers the benefits delivered by local loop unbundling, without us having
> to make the costly LLU infrastructure investment ourselves."
>
> In August Centrica-owned telco OneTel - which is currently up for sale -
> signed a similar deal with Easynet to provide unbundled broadband to around
> 20,000 subscribers. ®
>

What's the betting they bought the Pound Shop version.