unlinkedstudent Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Northern Isles Digital Forum meeting with Brendan Dick, Director of BT Scotland (Yeah, him who couldn't attend previously due to fog on the day many of us had no broadband), rescheduled for 12.30pm, 17 September 2012 at the Islesburgh Centre. Apparently Mr Dick will be accompanied at the meeting by a local BT Engineer. Further information available from Alistair Carmichael MP's Westminster office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RugyDavy Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Installed the BT hub last Tuesday. Phone, telly and broadband all going well. Came in from work at teatime yesterday to find the broadband down. Still the same this morning. Being new to BT, can someone enlighten me on where the Lerwick exchange is, are all in lerwick on the same exchange and has anyone else lost broadband last yesterday? Customer Services were flummoxed by my quandary and blamed the exchange. Felt like a fob off. Exchange is at Greenfield Crescent. There is only one BT exchange in Lerwick. There is almost certainly no widespread general fault at the exchange. However, your particular line might have a problem. Does the HH connect to the exchnage ? There will be a DSL LED indicator somehwere on it. Ian, HH is connected all fine. LED remains steady amber. I had another hour on the phone last night going through possibilites. Eventually an engineer has been booked to come out and check on Sat afternoon. They claim that everything is ok at my end and that it's looking like something between the exchange and my socket. I have my doubts but we shall see.A warning shot has been made regarding envoking my right to cancellation if there is no satisfactory resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Remember to come to the Digital Forum today if you want to have the opportunity to ask any questions to Brendan Dick of BT Scotland. Shetland Telecom will be there too! Half twelve, Isleburgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 According to Radio Shetland, BT have just announced that they are to invest £8m in providing a fibre-optic broadband connection to Orkney and Shetland. It should be up and running early next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Here is a press release with more details http://www.allmediascotland.com/media-releases/38934/bt-unveils-new-8million-fibre-route-to-link-orkney-and-shetland-to-scottish-mainland/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2012/09/17/under-fire-bt-set-to-improve-isles-broadband-service Lovely to meet some of you regular posters at the Northern Isles Digital Forum meeting today. BT are looking to just after Xmas but hope to have it up and running before Xmas. Apparently, the equipment has already been installed in the Lerwick exchange. I telephoned Ghostie when I was back in my car. Apparently, broadband went off for 3 minutes just prior to my call. This isn't, however, the first time BT have released statements about a seabed cable but it is, I believe, the first time equipment relating to it has been installed within a Shetland exchange. We're still way behind many other places in the UK and we should be on an equal footing. At least it is a well overdue start to bring reliable broadband to these isles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 How nice for Lerwick that they get supper fast broadband yet we are paying the same for 1.5gb and will keep our super dupa speeds. lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyian Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 How nice for Lerwick that they get supper fast broadband yet we are paying the same for 1.5gb and will keep our super dupa speeds. lovely. The price you pay is decided by your service provider, not BT Wholesale.The 'faster'speed to be available soon in Lerwick is actually charged at lower rate to the service providers than ye olde ADSL. However, the backhaul prices are more expensive, which encourages the cheaper suppliers to cram more users in. The UK broadband market is one of the most competitive in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUCK NORR1S Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 How nice for Lerwick that they get supper fast broadband yet we are paying the same for 1.5gb and will keep our super dupa speeds. lovely. ALL roads lead to Lerwick paulb GREAT NEWS!!!! Cannot wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Shetland News article - http://www.shetnews.co.uk/news/5539-reliable-broadband-for-shetland-at-last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 More from BT. http://www.shetnews.co.uk/news/5548-more-broadband-improvements-due Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyKipper Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I thought it would be buzzing on here with the news... isn't this just what we've been asking for? Connection to the cable, more investment in Shetland? And an ethernet connection in Lerwick thrown in for good measure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I thought it would be buzzing on here with the news... isn't this just what we've been asking for? Connection to the cable, more investment in Shetland? And an ethernet connection in Lerwick thrown in for good measure... Err it was buzzing(ish) yesterday on here. Nope, it isn't what we've been asking for. Where's the fibre to anywhere outside of Lerwick and, for matter, fibre in Lerwick instead of ADSL2? More investment? Well, £8 million is - err what percentage of BT's profit is £8 million anyone? Ah yes, ethernet for business - you want to know how much that'll cost to use? Granted, it'll be fine for some of the larger businesses but I bet many of the larger businesses already use satellite or other connection methods, given how unreliable BT have been in the past. Ooops, Tesco's tills didn't work once due to BT being down - so perhaps they'll utilise the ethernet connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyKipper Posted September 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Well I stubbornly submit it's a good start. Now BT are bothering to use the subsea cable, and there is a POP here (think that's correct?), it might just mean that other companies and investment follow it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esseff Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Absolute rubbish this evening. Brendan Dick could probably have swum back to Scotland quicker than it's taking pages to open. http://speedtest.net/result/2189847065.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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