[Gllug] Phoneline DACSed today. Now reduced to 28.8kbps

[Stig Brautaset]

On Oct 08 2002, Garry was overheard saying:
> BT fitted a phoneline in my neighbour's flat today and I learned from
> the engineer that I've been DACSed, ie. connection split in half. Even
> my XP box, which was connecting consistenly at 48.6kbps in now reduced
> to 28.8 max. Linux box with Diamond SupraSST 56e Pro external is even
> slower though can't read connection speed from the KPPP tab. Is there a
> command line tool I can use to guage my connection speed?

> Has anyone any experience of this? If so, is there any precedent for
> getting BT to un-DACS if the protest is loud enough?

I don't know, but try complaining and say that you are planning to get
adsl. adsl won't work with DACSed lines (iirc), so _maybe_ they'll
listen to that argument.

Although I doubt it :(

Stig
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