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[_] BT ADSL

Richard Davey r.davey at t-minus10.co.uk
Mon Nov 5 16:15:54 GMT 2001


> I have a friend in Bath who has BT ADSL and when it does work it is slow
and

> flaky, most of the time he's watching the flashing lights on the fish
thing

> and saying 'oh the red one didn't come on first so I'll have to restart...
> and then wait for five minutes...'

Then he's got a USB issue with his PC (perhaps not enough power, especially
as its a bus-powered device) because the red/amber light is NOTHING to do
with the ADSL *line* itself.


> Blueyonder doesn't even need to log on.... and how much does it cost to
> install ADSL?

It doesn't - and it also disables your Internet connection sharing requiring
a £150 router/hub combination to get around.
Go figure :)

Cheers,

Rich