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  • Broadband changes here at 2:250/1

    From Vincent Coen@2:250/1 to All on Sat Feb 25 23:35:34 2023
    Hello All!

    Just to let you all know:

    My VM cable contract expires next month which is 270 Mb down and 27 Mb up, land
    line calls anytime (up to 60 minutes) and a mobile sim free service facility all for 34.99 pounds a month.

    For the same thing it is going to be 77 pounds per month, so being retired I cannot afford that, so I have signed up (which will take effect sometime between now and 25 March) to a basic package of 50 Mb down 5 Mb up and for the moment with anytime phone calls, no mobile sim etc for 38 monthly.

    Without the any time phone, it drops by 10 pounds so going to 'assume' for the moment that calls could well be over 10 per month, what with waiting to get through to the right person after usually hanging on for 30+ minutes etc.

    Yes, this will mean speed will drop for you all collecting files/echos etc but as they are all on automatic no one will notice - I assume.

    I will not change the system set up that allows more than one caller at a time but will check the logs to see what is happening and if needed to reduce number
    of calls in / out at the same time.

    I have never seen a fast download speed any way even using torrent at best its been around 3 - 10 and usually in the low 3 - 5's so do not think I will notice
    the download speed drop - I hope.



    Vincent

    --- Mageia Linux v8 X64/Mbse v1.0.8/GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: Air Applewood, The Linux Gateway to the UK & Eire (2:250/1)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Vincent Coen on Sat Feb 25 16:29:08 2023
    I have never seen a fast download speed any way even using torrent at best its been around 3 - 10 and usually in the low 3 - 5's so do not think I will notice the download speed drop - I hope.

    I forget what my speeds are here but it is nothing special.

    Transfer rates are not all that fast but have never been an issue. Stuff moves to it's destination as quickly as it can and as long as it gets there that's all that really matters.

    I don't think there will be any issues.

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)