Is this a record

Hi all This must be one of the fastest adsl sign ups on record or do u know
better.

Thursday 5pm Filled pipex online forms in.
Thursday 7pm got email saying my order was being attended to.
Fryday 9.30am got email saying BT had done preliminary Line Test.
Fryday 1pm got Email saying Modem and extra filters had been dispatched and
my connection date was 17-07-04.
Saturday morning Recieved moden I installed drivers and connected modem and
it worked and has been since.

That must take some beateing :-)

"Hopey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Thursday 5pm Filled pipex online forms in.
>Thursday 7pm got email saying my order was being attended to.
>Fryday 9.30am got email saying BT had done preliminary Line Test.
>Fryday 1pm got Email saying Modem and extra filters had been dispatched and
>my connection date was 17-07-04.
>Saturday morning Recieved moden I installed drivers and connected modem and
>it worked and has been since.

I signed up with Andrews and Arnold on a Thursday afternoon; collected the
modem from the post office on the Saturday morning; that evening I plugged
it in and it all worked.

I don't think I was particularly fortunate. I think it is not unusual
for connection to be a few days before the date that BT hand out...

>
> I signed up with Andrews and Arnold on a Thursday afternoon; collected the
> modem from the post office on the Saturday morning; that evening I plugged
> it in and it all worked.
>
> I don't think I was particularly fortunate. I think it is not unusual
> for connection to be a few days before the date that BT hand out...

Same here roughly, my line was live after 3 days. But cause of a weekend[BT
then didn't work on ADSL self installs on weekends] it took BT 3 more days
to get around to finishing the connection. That was when they where busy
with the pre signups in April a year ago.

"Gus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> >
> > I signed up with Andrews and Arnold on a Thursday afternoon; collected
the
> > modem from the post office on the Saturday morning; that evening I
plugged
> > it in and it all worked.
> >
> > I don't think I was particularly fortunate. I think it is not unusual
> > for connection to be a few days before the date that BT hand out...
>
> Same here roughly, my line was live after 3 days. But cause of a
weekend[BT
> then didn't work on ADSL self installs on weekends] it took BT 3 more days
> to get around to finishing the connection. That was when they where busy
> with the pre signups in April a year ago.
>
And theres me thought I was somthing special. ;-(

Can some one tell me how come my read out in sys tray says 576kbps When im
only supposed to have 512

>
> Can some one tell me how come my read out in sys tray says 576kbps When im
> only supposed to have 512
>


Thats just the over heads you don't see. It's just rated at 256/512 as
that's what you get.

"Gus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> >
> > Can some one tell me how come my read out in sys tray says 576kbps When
im
> > only supposed to have 512
> >
>
>
> Thats just the over heads you don't see. It's just rated at 256/512 as
> that's what you get.
>
Cheers Gus

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Hopey wrote:
| Hi all This must be one of the fastest adsl sign ups on record or do u
know
| better.
|
| Thursday 5pm Filled pipex online forms in.
| Thursday 7pm got email saying my order was being attended to.
| Fryday 9.30am got email saying BT had done preliminary Line Test.
| Fryday 1pm got Email saying Modem and extra filters had been
dispatched and
| my connection date was 17-07-04.
| Saturday morning Recieved moden I installed drivers and connected
modem and
| it worked and has been since.
|
| That must take some beateing :-)

I think the fastest we have seen is something like 16 hours, but the
next day (i.e. around 24 hours) is quite normal for any line that is
GREEN on the line test.

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Rev Adrian Kennard
Andrews & Arnold Ltd

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"Adrian Kennard" <'@o.gg> wrote in message
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> I think the fastest we have seen is something like 16 hours,

Just to think how long I waited in the good old days...

Graham Murray wrote:
> Adrian Kennard <'@o.gg> writes:
>
>
>>I think the fastest we have seen is something like 16 hours, but the
>>next day (i.e. around 24 hours) is quite normal for any line that is
>>GREEN on the line test.
>
>
> Which seems to make a nonsense of 5-10 day downtime for service
> changes that need a cease/reprovide as mentioned in other current
> threads.

I could not agree more. That is a nonsense.

Basically they have no hurry on handling the cease side - they will
often have the line active for a day or so after the date, and then will
take time to unjumper it and update records. Only then will they do the
provide.

We have pointed out the stupidity to them several times.

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Rev Adrian Kennard
Andrews & Arnold Ltd

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 08:53:41 +0100, Adrian Kennard <'@o.gg> wrote:

>Graham Murray wrote:
>> Adrian Kennard <'@o.gg> writes:
>>
>>
>>>I think the fastest we have seen is something like 16 hours, but the
>>>next day (i.e. around 24 hours) is quite normal for any line that is
>>>GREEN on the line test.
>>
>>
>> Which seems to make a nonsense of 5-10 day downtime for service
>> changes that need a cease/reprovide as mentioned in other current
>> threads.
>
>I could not agree more. That is a nonsense.
>
>Basically they have no hurry on handling the cease side - they will
>often have the line active for a day or so after the date, and then will
>take time to unjumper it and update records. Only then will they do the
>provide.
>
>We have pointed out the stupidity to them several times.


I wonder if a complaint to OFTEL and muttering 'restrictive practice'
might help?

Rob.
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rob at robertwoolley dot co dot uk