broadband

i have a 512k line adsl i want to upgrade to 1Mb line, my isp are saying
that i need to be within 3.5km line distance as oppose to actual distance
are they winding me up or what??

"123xxxxx" wrote in message
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i have a 512k line adsl i want to upgrade to 1Mb line, my isp are saying
that i need to be within 3.5km line distance as oppose to actual distance
are they winding me up or what??



The longer the phone line, the slower the speed.

Real line distance is the actual number of meters the line is. The line has
to go along streets and such until it gets to the central office; it's not
as the crow flies.

Bearman

well am i near the exchange by having adsl already or do i have to be nearer

"bearman" wrote in message
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"123xxxxx" wrote in message
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i have a 512k line adsl i want to upgrade to 1Mb line, my isp are saying
that i need to be within 3.5km line distance as oppose to actual
distance
are they winding me up or what??



The longer the phone line, the slower the speed.

Real line distance is the actual number of meters the line is. The line
has
to go along streets and such until it gets to the central office; it's not
as the crow flies.

Bearman

"123xxxxx" wrote in message
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well am i near the exchange by having adsl already or do i have to be
nearer

"bearman" wrote in message
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"123xxxxx" wrote in message
...
i have a 512k line adsl i want to upgrade to 1Mb line, my isp are
saying
that i need to be within 3.5km line distance as oppose to actual
distance
are they winding me up or what??



The longer the phone line, the slower the speed.

Real line distance is the actual number of meters the line is. The line
has
to go along streets and such until it gets to the central office; it's
not
as the crow flies.

Bearman


ADSL just means that your receive speed is different (faster) than your send
speed. If you are on the edge of receivability with 512K, you might not be
able to bump the speed to 1Mbps. Maybe you could consider cable.

Bearman

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 20:42:34 +0000 (UTC), "123xxxxx"
wrote:

well am i near the exchange by having adsl already or do i have to be nearer


It would seem that they've already told you as much, or do you think
they're plotting to keep your line slow? g

If your ISP isn't the telco itself, contact the telco and see what they
have to say.

telco who are they
its btopenworld from uk
and no i cant do cable just circumstances im afraid

"kony" wrote in message
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 20:42:34 +0000 (UTC), "123xxxxx"
wrote:

well am i near the exchange by having adsl already or do i have to be
nearer


It would seem that they've already told you as much, or do you think
they're plotting to keep your line slow? g

If your ISP isn't the telco itself, contact the telco and see what they
have to say.

and they said that i need to be within that distance, i am sure that i am
otherwise i wouldnt have broadband already for nearly two years

"kony" wrote in message
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 20:42:34 +0000 (UTC), "123xxxxx"
wrote:

well am i near the exchange by having adsl already or do i have to be
nearer


It would seem that they've already told you as much, or do you think
they're plotting to keep your line slow? g

If your ISP isn't the telco itself, contact the telco and see what they
have to say.

"123xxxxx" wrote in message
...
and they said that i need to be within that distance, i am sure that i am
otherwise i wouldnt have broadband already for nearly two years

Copper lines will only handle so much traffic, longer lines decrease the
amount that can be carried. Part of the problem is that boosters must be
used to maintain signal strength and the digital signal is changed to analog
and can't be changed back.

It's true.

--
DaveW



"123xxxxx" wrote in message
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i have a 512k line adsl i want to upgrade to 1Mb line, my isp are saying
that i need to be within 3.5km line distance as oppose to actual distance
are they winding me up or what??

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:16:10 +0000 (UTC), "123xxxxx"
wrote:

and they said that i need to be within that distance, i am sure that i am
otherwise i wouldnt have broadband already for nearly two years

Well if you're SURE you are close enough, call back and get a second
"opinion" from someone else.

I don't understand though, why you're thinking that being close enough for
512K implies that you're close enough for anything more?