tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7554859839386481006..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Tous connectésKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-10841140353797909392014-12-04T13:22:11.441+01:002014-12-04T13:22:11.441+01:00The guy from orange arrived first thing this morni...The guy from orange arrived first thing this morning and he has upped the speed from 0.34mph to 0.5 so we are more than happy they have managed to make a bit of difference for us. He says that is the maximum for this area, so that is good. We would never have bought a house in an area that had no adsl, it was one of our priorities when we bought in 2005. Have a good day.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17699611820075162622014-12-03T18:42:00.903+01:002014-12-03T18:42:00.903+01:00I don't think you should blame Orange. The pro...I don't think you should blame Orange. The problem is being too far from a telephone switching station. And that's part and parcel of living far from an urban area. We are lucky to have ADSL at all. Some dpn't.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-38132072100672278132014-12-03T17:04:39.176+01:002014-12-03T17:04:39.176+01:00We got in touch with Orange today as it was sendin...We got in touch with Orange today as it was sending us nuts. The said the maximum we can expect here is 0.5, they are sending a guy around tomorrow to check our line to see if they can improve it a bit. Guess that is the best we can expect from Orange. Better than no response :-))Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88692294156173244902014-12-03T06:53:17.823+01:002014-12-03T06:53:17.823+01:00I don't really expect them to run fiber all th...I don't really expect them to run fiber all the way to the house. The Conseil Général's newsletter says: <i>La montée en débit consiste à connecter à la fibre les répartiteurs téléphoniques les plus proches possible des abonnés.</i> But it also says that <i>...le haut débit à plus de 20 mégabits par seconde pour la quasi totalité des habitants...</i> will be available in the pilot towns very soon, including our village.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-82598614185852993152014-12-03T00:36:20.662+01:002014-12-03T00:36:20.662+01:00And you ask...
"I hope you haven't gone o...And you ask...<br /><i>"I hope you haven't gone off the deep end."</i>.....<br />gone off the deep end???<br />I feel like I've been trying to find the shallow end all my life...<br />I've been off the deep end so long!!<br />Let's face it... I drive a 1956 2CV...<br />that should answer your question...<br />thanks for thinking of me!<br />Gurgle...beep-beep.......<br />twang!<br />Keep taking the dried frog pills, Bursar!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1380596518117162082014-12-02T23:24:53.331+01:002014-12-02T23:24:53.331+01:00yep, city advantage. and yep, 30.39 according to ...yep, city advantage. and yep, 30.39 according to ookla!anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86417881159409568222014-12-02T20:45:18.734+01:002014-12-02T20:45:18.734+01:0030.39!??!30.39!??!Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-2128589834437807762014-12-02T17:35:28.846+01:002014-12-02T17:35:28.846+01:00Either that ( I mean it being far ahead of schedu...Either that ( I mean it being far ahead of schedule) or may be they are planning to run fibre from the node to the demarcation point, at the box in your house ( this could be expensive if they have to go underground or if it is aerial and parallel to the current telephone line, then it may not be that hard and expensive). <br />8.7 Mbps is not that bad since you are not playing on-line games :-) The Beaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457136925020206640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-575825096160580492014-12-02T16:46:46.030+01:002014-12-02T16:46:46.030+01:00A M, nice to be in a big city for things like DSL....A M, nice to be in a big city for things like DSL.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41535808742846814002014-12-02T16:45:23.762+01:002014-12-02T16:45:23.762+01:00Merci Judith.Merci Judith.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20671977205273870102014-12-02T16:43:49.427+01:002014-12-02T16:43:49.427+01:00Thanks Beav, we have figured that out. I wonder if...Thanks Beav, we have figured that out. I wonder if the fiber project here is this far ahead of schedule. It was supposed to be up and running <i>début 2015</i>. Maybe 8.7 Mbps is all we can expect for the time being (however long that might be). Not bad, though.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41522542995646789732014-12-02T16:11:54.456+01:002014-12-02T16:11:54.456+01:00Ken
On Fibre, it may be 20 Mbps to the Fibre nod...Ken <br /><br />On Fibre, it may be 20 Mbps to the Fibre node , wherever it is located in your neighbourhood, From that node to your house and the inside cable from the demarcation line to your router it is on twisted pair cables that may not handle the full 20Mbps due to the copper twists and the characteristics of said cable.The Beaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457136925020206640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90658668852886175162014-12-02T12:40:19.017+01:002014-12-02T12:40:19.017+01:00I ran the test and am getting 9.23 Mbps (of course...I ran the test and am getting 9.23 Mbps (of course, it's 5:30 in the morning -- I think I'll try again later, too). Pretty good! But, wow, 20 will be fabulous for you!<br /><br />Your photos are enchanting :) I had to stop and scroll back a couple of times to see that they weren't paintings. Wonderful views, and great eye you have.Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-54456910191317920472014-12-02T12:32:51.288+01:002014-12-02T12:32:51.288+01:00Interesting. I just tried one site that used its o...Interesting. I just tried one site that used its own telco server and received a response of 1.7 mb/s. I tried another that tests with multiple sites and 22 mb/s. I know ours is quite fast, but it is cable internet and not DSL that most people use here. If people don't know, that is a dedicated cable internet connection. Fibre is being rolled out here, ever so slowly and it is the English system, to the end of the street and not to the home. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1632682983326217152014-12-02T12:29:53.756+01:002014-12-02T12:29:53.756+01:0030.39mbsp with verizon fios in mah hood!30.39mbsp with verizon fios in mah hood!anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-61952492364439165382014-12-02T11:58:01.567+01:002014-12-02T11:58:01.567+01:00ADSL...
You don't read Pratchett then...
Life ...ADSL...<br />You don't read Pratchett then...<br />Life is tooooo short to take it seriously!!<br /><br />Glossary:<br />ManureSacks = ms<br />Muddledblips = Mbps<br />Mugglebloops = The same [<i>but in the opposite direction</i>]<br />stick of white rock = chalk<br />BroadOrchestra = you should have got that one---Broadband<br />Grapefruit = A form of bitter Orange<br />PAYG = dial-up<br />DeadBox = Livebox<br />"Sorry! Out of cheese error!!" = what the computer at the Unseen University prints out just before it crashes...<br />it is mice-powered.<br />Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-83250701503478740932014-12-02T11:23:24.253+01:002014-12-02T11:23:24.253+01:00Hi Diane, thanks for the info. In the Ookla speedt...Hi Diane, thanks for the info. In the Ookla speedtest app, you can choose to get results in Mbps, Kbps, etc. I know other people who get very slow ADSL service because they are far from a telephone switching station. And I know some who live far out in the country who can't get ADSL at all.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-3779545691859298102014-12-02T11:21:47.120+01:002014-12-02T11:21:47.120+01:00I wonder where our telephone switching station is,...I wonder where our telephone switching station is, Keir. Maybe it's in Seigy. I thank our mayor for these developments over here. She's a go-getter.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-40464934843770501842014-12-02T11:20:09.030+01:002014-12-02T11:20:09.030+01:00Tim, trying to decipher your message... I hope you...Tim, trying to decipher your message... I hope you haven't gone off the deep end. The only term I can't figure out is ADSL. What's that in Tim speak?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84377780888745849532014-12-02T10:23:43.343+01:002014-12-02T10:23:43.343+01:00Wow you are all faster than us. Ours is more than...Wow you are all faster than us. Ours is more than pathetic Download 0.34mpm, Upload 0.1mpm. Now I understand even more why I get so frustrated!!!!! Apparently 97% less than the average French speed!!!<br />Thanks for the good wishes via Leon. Hope you are both well DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70713405774947317492014-12-02T09:33:01.249+01:002014-12-02T09:33:01.249+01:00Thrilled for your speedy connection. As for us, a...Thrilled for your speedy connection. As for us, a mere 7km away from you and our pokey speed is around 3.5. Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07110372765116681301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89242124418328188872014-12-02T09:16:07.310+01:002014-12-02T09:16:07.310+01:00Result of the Eurovision OOOOOK it's the Libra...Result of the Eurovision OOOOOK it's the Librarian Speedfest...<br />Pong 78 ManureSacks<br />Download 2.34 Muddledblips <br />Upload 0.78 Mugglebloops<br /><br />Somewhat slower than you...<br />by a long stick of white rock!<br /><br />We ran a test to see if we could get BroadOrchestra here... <br />before we left the UK in 2010...<br />nada!!<br />Arrived and went to Grapefruit to get their PAYG service....<br />only to be told that we were now able to get ADSL...<br />and came away with a very nice white DeadBox...<br />but, being 5 kilometers from the village hub...<br />and the last but one on the line...<br />................................<br />things are not....<br />................................<br />................................<br />"You are now [re]connected to the internet!"<br />...............................<br />..............................<br />............................<br />all that fast!!<br />.............................<br />...........................<br />........................<br />"Sorry! Out of cheese error!!"<br />Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.com