A bit of interesting information
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Well interesting to me anyway. It seems either the letter I wrote to the town council or, hopefully, that many interested people did with regards to getting companies in Tiverton to register their interest in broadband and thus hopefully get the local exchange upgraded has been noticed. The town-centre manager launched a campaign yesterday to get local businesses to register their interest with BT. Before the weekend the percentage of the required level of interest needed to upgrade was fifteen percent (one hundred and nine of seven hundred needed), so we'll need a fair few businesses and residential users to sign up, but maybe just maybe we can reach the target number. Having the town authorities behind it can only be a good thing. I'm not holding my breath again, but watch this space. On another note, I was shocked to find out that my web site (and more specifically the part about my troubles with BT) is getting thousands of hits a month, largely from around the UK! My mailbox is getting too large to handle! I suppose I can attribute that to the sheer number of people searching on ""I hate BT"". :laugh: Talking of which, I think I need to write the conclusion of my BT adventure and publish it there too when I jump ship in a few weeks time. I'm thinking of calling it "Suck this bitches", what do you think? :suss:
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
David, I'm glad to see your letter has motivated the town centre manager :cool: David Wulff wrote: I'm thinking of calling it "Suck this bitches", what do you think Sure the anger rating should be 0 ? :rolleyes: Elaine (fluffy tigress emoticon) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?
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David Wulff wrote: Tiptoe Through The Tulips How did anyone of your generation find that? How will mine ever live it down? I'm curious as to the reasons given for the lack of interest from business owners in better Internet access. Was cost the overriding factor, or merely a lack of perceived value? I've found that many small businesses lack any interest in the Internet, until you lead them by the hand and get them to fully use its capabilities. Then they can't imagine how they ever did any business without it! I had to trick my last employer into getting its first connection, then fight to let me network the office PCs. Within a couple of years, the loss of an Internet connection or email capability for a few hours was, in the bosses' perceptions, a major business crisis! Not that anyone ever thanked me, or gave me a raise or anything... Do the people you contacted actually use it, or do they just surf for dirty pictures when things are slow? "Another day done; all targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly." - Jennie Agard, McGuckin Hardware Systems Manager
Roger Wright wrote: How did anyone of your generation find that? How will mine ever live it down? LOL - nicely phrased. :) Why is it so surprising that Tiny Tim still has a, albeit relatively small, following today? Roger Wright wrote: Was cost the overriding factor, or merely a lack of perceived value? I believe it was probably due to the 'shared rental', i.e. they showed no interest after I pointed out that we would need a number of subscribers to remain cost effective. Roger Wright wrote: Do the people you contacted actually use it, or do they just surf for dirty pictures when things are slow? Well the first things I asked where if and why they used the Internet, and in one case even got caught on a tangent sympathising with a company who was complaining bitterly at not being able to communicate with their other offices effectively over their ISDN connection. Yet as soon as the cost and requirements came out yet again it was a "thanks but no thanks". I haven't ruled it out altogether yet. I'm going to wait to see how the town council's campaign to get businesses to sign up for ADSL goes, and if that is not looking to be sucessful I may consider writing a piece for the local paper to rally support.
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
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Roger Wright wrote: How did anyone of your generation find that? How will mine ever live it down? LOL - nicely phrased. :) Why is it so surprising that Tiny Tim still has a, albeit relatively small, following today? Roger Wright wrote: Was cost the overriding factor, or merely a lack of perceived value? I believe it was probably due to the 'shared rental', i.e. they showed no interest after I pointed out that we would need a number of subscribers to remain cost effective. Roger Wright wrote: Do the people you contacted actually use it, or do they just surf for dirty pictures when things are slow? Well the first things I asked where if and why they used the Internet, and in one case even got caught on a tangent sympathising with a company who was complaining bitterly at not being able to communicate with their other offices effectively over their ISDN connection. Yet as soon as the cost and requirements came out yet again it was a "thanks but no thanks". I haven't ruled it out altogether yet. I'm going to wait to see how the town council's campaign to get businesses to sign up for ADSL goes, and if that is not looking to be sucessful I may consider writing a piece for the local paper to rally support.
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
David Wulff wrote: Why is it so surprising that Tiny Tim still has a, albeit relatively small, following today? Statistically, they all should be dead of old age or AIDS by now. "Another day done; all targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly." - Jennie Agard, McGuckin Hardware Systems Manager
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David Wulff wrote: Why is it so surprising that Tiny Tim still has a, albeit relatively small, following today? Statistically, they all should be dead of old age or AIDS by now. "Another day done; all targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly." - Jennie Agard, McGuckin Hardware Systems Manager
The problem with statistics is that 45% of them are all wrong. :-D :suss:
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
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The problem with statistics is that 45% of them are all wrong. :-D :suss:
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
David Wulff wrote: The problem with statistics is that 45% of them are all wrong. Only 45%? What's the correlation coefficient of that estimate? And what percentage are only partially wrong, as opposed to all wrong?;P "Another day done; all targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly." - Jennie Agard, McGuckin Hardware Systems Manager
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Brian Delahunty wrote: How did your search for businesses to share a leased line go??? So far I have had zero responses from the companies I've spoken with. Zero. :((
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
David Wulff wrote: So far I have had zero responses from the companies I've spoken with. Zero. Hopefully you'll have more luck with the DSL :-) Regards, Brian Dela :-)