Upgrade to 1MB ADSL

I'm waiting for an upgrade from 512 to 1mb ADSL and have read something
strange posted by another upgradee.

Apparently BT sent an engineer to his house to do a line check. Is this
normal practice considering that when I had "wires only" installed any line
testing was done remotely?

Cheers

Bal

"Bal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bmurlu$reina$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm waiting for an upgrade from 512 to 1mb ADSL and have read something
> strange posted by another upgradee.
>
> Apparently BT sent an engineer to his house to do a line check. Is this
> normal practice considering that when I had "wires only" installed any
line
> testing was done remotely?

Its not likely but can happen - it depends on how close the remote line
tests they carry out are to the 1MB line limit.

If you may be a marginal pass/fail they will send someone for a more
accurate reading..

Regards
Sunil

I think the first test is done remotely and you either pass, fail or require
further testing, so it depends which group you fall into.

I have a "wires only" 512 package, but the engineer needed to come out to do
an on the spot test. Presumably things will be similar for the 1MB package.

Sunil Sood wrote:
> "Bal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bmurlu$reina$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm waiting for an upgrade from 512 to 1mb ADSL and have read
>> something strange posted by another upgradee.
>>
>> Apparently BT sent an engineer to his house to do a line check. Is
>> this normal practice considering that when I had "wires only"
>> installed any line testing was done remotely?
>
> Its not likely but can happen - it depends on how close the remote
> line tests they carry out are to the 1MB line limit.
>
> If you may be a marginal pass/fail they will send someone for a more
> accurate reading..
>
> Regards
> Sunil

thanks Sunil, luckily I'm at home the next couple of days so not a problem
if Mr BT needs to come around.

Bal

Bal wrote:
> Sunil Sood wrote:
>> "Bal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:bmurlu$reina$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I'm waiting for an upgrade from 512 to 1mb ADSL and have read
>>> something strange posted by another upgradee.
>>>
>>> Apparently BT sent an engineer to his house to do a line check. Is
>>> this normal practice considering that when I had "wires only"
>>> installed any line testing was done remotely?
>>
>> Its not likely but can happen - it depends on how close the remote
>> line tests they carry out are to the 1MB line limit.
>>
>> If you may be a marginal pass/fail they will send someone for a
>> more accurate reading..
>>
>> Regards
>> Sunil
>
> thanks Sunil, luckily I'm at home the next couple of days so not a
> problem if Mr BT needs to come around.
>
> Bal

Wouldn't worry to much as, at a pinch we can test your line from
outside your house.

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B-)
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do it!!!

Kráftéé wrote:
> Bal wrote:
>> Sunil Sood wrote:
>>> "Bal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:bmurlu$reina$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> I'm waiting for an upgrade from 512 to 1mb ADSL and have read
>>>> something strange posted by another upgradee.
>>>>
>>>> Apparently BT sent an engineer to his house to do a line check. Is
>>>> this normal practice considering that when I had "wires only"
>>>> installed any line testing was done remotely?
>>>
>>> Its not likely but can happen - it depends on how close the remote
>>> line tests they carry out are to the 1MB line limit.
>>>
>>> If you may be a marginal pass/fail they will send someone for a
>>> more accurate reading..
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Sunil
>>
>> thanks Sunil, luckily I'm at home the next couple of days so not a
>> problem if Mr BT needs to come around.
>>
>> Bal
>
> Wouldn't worry to much as, at a pinch we can test your line from
> outside your house.


even better, now hurry the f**k up and get my 1mb upgrade sorted ;-)

Bal