[Gllug] OT Internet connection

Juergen Schinker ba1020 at homie.homelinux.net
Wed Mar 14 10:04:39 UTC 2007


Am Di, 13.03.2007, 20:28, schrieb Mike Brodbelt:
> john gennard wrote:
>> I want to get rid of my BT line.
>
> Join the club :-)
>
>> Can any members of the Group offer me any advice or suggestions?
>> It's not the actual outlay that is the problem, it's the value
>> offered for it. Virtually all major organisations now make price
>> increases which just drop down to the bottom line. It seems ages
>> since I've seen anyone justify a charge or a price increase -
>> some say "we haven't put up our prices for x years" (what
>> justification that is defeats me), and magazines seem never to
>> mention increases the price on the cover just changes.
>
> If you can, find a broadband supplier that does local loop unbundling in
> your area. You should then be able to get a second line to the exchange
> that carries *only* the DSL service - no POTS. This will not attract
> line rental, and you ought to be able to cease your BT line without a
> problem at that point. With IP service you can get a number from a
> suitable VoIP provider (gradwell.com is one option - about £3/month for
> a single number), and then have a machine running Asterisk to deal with
> call routing. There are plenty of hardware SIP phones available that
> will work happily with Asterisk.

how can i find out that in my area is a Provider who offers LLU ?
has anyone a link?

Juergen
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