[HLUG] BBC News: Pudleston makes national news ie Broadband boost for remotest parts of UK

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On 22 December 2016 13:34:50 GMT+00:00, Julian Robbins via Herefordshire <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>Hi
>
>Says it all that Pudleston nr Leominster is featured not really that
>remote
>but still hundreds of similar parishes up xnd fown the land
>
>I'm still waiting for any news regarding cabinet 6 in Leominster so we
>can
>increase our 6mbps speed for work. A town of 11000 can hardly be termed
>'remote' can it ? And we're still better off then a number of  places
>
>A industry expert was talking on Jersey Vines BBC radio 2 show
>lunchtime.
>when asked by Jeremy whst the difference between mega bits per second
>and
>mega Bytea per second he said bits where to do with speed and bytes a
>measurement over time. What rubbish !
>
>Even Jeremy who didn't quite understand all this  said yes but you
>can't
>have a measurement based on time then again per second which
>demonstrated
>what a lot of crock the 'expert' was saying. he was from Genie
>broadband
>
>No wonder the public is always confused ans dismissive of technology
>...
>
>Broadband boost for remotest parts of UK -
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38397304
>
>Julian
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Believe it when I see it. My parents are at Abbey Dore and they have "broadband" at a massive 0.3-0.5mbps! Kingstone, where my in-laws live is just as bad.

Paul