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From: spampling <spam.pling@btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: Moving ISP
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Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:23:48 +0100
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In article <71feeec952.chris@o2.co.uk>,
   Chris Hughes <news@noonehere.co.uk> wrote:
> BT Wholesale don't control the speed 
> of these connections since the only bit of there kit involved is the 
> wires. 
<snip>
The back haul is normally BT

> I have two ADSL lines here, one is a BT provide service 2Meg service 
> 1.6meg really and they say they can't improve it.

Tends to be distance dependent with a component for age of install and
hence cable quality plus an allowance for the age of the exchange kit (all
exchanges are being updated so you may find a service interruption and then
a speed increase. We had a business line at work that had that scenario
(they blamed the interruption on our kit

> But the O2 LLU connection I have over BT Wholesale wires is currently 
> running at 5Mb

Which eliminates the problem of distance as they will be the same length as
the wires for the BT service so the other line set is probably older cable.

> > Anyone know of any other ISP that does not require Authenticated SMTP?

> Rumour has it, all UK ISP's will be introducing it

Quite likely, it reduces the possibility of open relays

-- 

Steve Pampling