28-02-2023, 09:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 28-02-2023, 09:55 PM by Duncan Grimmond.)
Don't be fooled by the "fibre to the house" number. They want to remove the "redundant" copper wire from your telelphone connection! We happen to live in a dead spot and although the BT 4G coverage map shows that we have 4G we certainly do not! The house has walls 2 feet thick built in cobble and lime mortar, impossible to fit a damp-proof course and totally impermeable to WiFi.
As long as I'm within 10 yards of the router we have 4G but beyond the reach of the new fancy-dancer improved router from BT Business it does not work. Furthermore we seem to be susceptible to power failures and no power = no broadband or computer. Falling down the stairs in the dark and gaining a broken ankle (heaven forfend!) I would have to limp, screaming the while, 100 yards to get a signal to call 999.
It was the devil's own job to force BT Business to allow me to keep the copper wire to the house. The only way round this anomaly would be to instal a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) at my own expense. Progress? Mmmmm....
This also means we cannot have a Smart Meter as 4G is a requirement.
As long as I'm within 10 yards of the router we have 4G but beyond the reach of the new fancy-dancer improved router from BT Business it does not work. Furthermore we seem to be susceptible to power failures and no power = no broadband or computer. Falling down the stairs in the dark and gaining a broken ankle (heaven forfend!) I would have to limp, screaming the while, 100 yards to get a signal to call 999.
It was the devil's own job to force BT Business to allow me to keep the copper wire to the house. The only way round this anomaly would be to instal a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) at my own expense. Progress? Mmmmm....
This also means we cannot have a Smart Meter as 4G is a requirement.