Dizzy Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Headline news today (actual link below so I don't get done for copyright ) Every home in the UK is to have broadband internet access by 2012 under Government plans. Lord Carter's Digital Britain report proposed to scrap BT's obligation to ensure every home has access to a telephone line and replace it with a requirement to provide broadband. This so-called universal service commitment would aim to ensure everyone had quick enough internet access to watch videos online. http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/uk/2009/01/29/digital_blueprint_to_target_piracy Why is this a 'Government plan' as surely everyone already has the the choice of having broadband internet access if they actually want it ??? .. and why do the government care so much about people having quick enough internet access to watch videos online Seems a bit odd considering the main part of the plan seems to relate to new proposals to force ISP's to monitor peoples online activity and of course the problems with video/music piracy etc. Wonder how much it will all cost though and who will be paying for it .....or maybe the government are proposing that we should all get broadband internet access for free so we have something to do when we are out of work I guess I'm just missing the point somewhere eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Dismayed. It's good PR for the gullible by the Government. They hope it will get them votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Peter, are you saying that the Government may at last be realising that they are on a complete looser (vote wise) when it comes to anyone with a bit of sense or brains Oh heck does that mean I'll have to vote for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Perhaps they want to get us voting "online", and then they can employ hackers to alter the vote in their favour - perhaps a tad too cynical?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 My guess is that virtually all homes in the UK can have broadband already, maybe the government should be going a stage further and ensuring that it is up to Japanese standards of download speeds.....an eyewatering 100Mbps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 My guess is that virtually all homes in the UK can have broadband already, Probably why they said it, knowing that the majority of the public would not question the statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Surely you don't mean that they are conning us....again....Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 You could say that. I see that we will in time, have to fork out and replace are radios that will be going digital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeway56 Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 DAB radio is fine for speech only...The audio quality of music leaves a lot to be desired..FM is still superior to DAB in that respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahl Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 this is another quango prat trying to make a name for himself by publishing idiotic wish lists of ideas that he does not have to pay for. If he wants broadband in every house, let him fund it not the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 My guess is that virtually all homes in the UK can have broadband already, maybe the government should be going a stage further and ensuring that it is up to Japanese standards of download speeds.....an eyewatering 100Mbps Paul, FYI there are homes in Westbrook and Callands that struggle to get broadband due the the fact that we are fed from the town centre exchange and with the main route of cables going down old Liverpool Road and up Cromwell Ave, the distance is a big problem. Also, for some insane reason Westbrook (or at least a large part of it) was never cabled by Nynex (Cable and Wireless/Telewest/whatever they are called this week) so we can't even get fibre links here! When we moved from one end of our close to the other, I applied to get a business line installed, purely for Broadband. When they finally gt the line in; it failed the broadband tests 3 times before they managed to tweak it enough to work and even now it is crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianR Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I was quoted 1.5mb max on a phone line b/band in Westbrook. I however have Virgin in my street and even their basic package offers up to 2mb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 As a business broadband customer, I pay nearly ?40.00 a month for unlimited use "for up to 8Mb" the maximum we ever get is 1.3Mb. ripoff or what! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 As a business broadband customer, I pay nearly ?40.00 a month for unlimited use "for up to 8Mb" the maximum we ever get is 1.3Mb. ripoff or what! Complain or change provider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egbert Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 There are actually many parts of the country, mainly rural areas it is true, where broadband is either not available at all or is not much good. I think this is what they mean. At least I hope it is - one report I read made it sound as if they were going to make free broadband available which would be somewhat annoying to those of us who have paid for it! By the way, ?40-a-month does seem a bit steep - even for business use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 As a business broadband customer, I pay nearly ?40.00 a month for unlimited use "for up to 8Mb" the maximum we ever get is 1.3Mb. ripoff or what! You are definately being ripped off... who on earth are you with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demelzadoe Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Hidden Spy Camera & Mic Found Inside Digital TV Box A popular video circulating on You Tube shows the discovery of a spy camera and a microphone hidden inside a digital TV converter box. Such devices are part of a government and industry surveillance program that is undoubtedly connected to the forced digital TV switchover being rolled out in the UK and US. http://www.prisonplanet.com/hidden-spy-camera-mic-found-inside-digital-tv-box.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 So, are all digi boxes fitted with spy cameras? Perhaps it's part of an audience researcg programme?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 The camera will be able to take pictures of the inside of the cover. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Perhaps it's part of an audience researcg programme?! I think you could be right, Does watching soaps lower peoples IQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 I hope they are spying through my digi box at the moment. What they will see is my dog 'watching' a wildlife prog on the tv At least some programmes are worth watching.. for some anyway Seriously though they just wouldn't get away with doing that and youtube is the place for clever windups. Bet it's got loads of hits though and wonder how many people are taking their digi boxes apart as we 'type' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Perhaps if they are trying to find out how many folk are watching soaps, is a means of assessing the "density" of the population?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara_dad Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 tak a look at the link below you my find it useful for the broadband users http://fwd.five.tv/gadget-show/blog/unlimited-broadband http://search.bbc.co.uk/search?uri=%2Fwatchdog%2F&go=toolbar&q=download+speeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demelzadoe Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Bet it's got loads of hits though and wonder how many people are taking their digi boxes apart as we 'type' I don't think mine has a camera although I do have a lot of bits and pieces left over. Video dosn't seem to be working now though??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 I took my sky box apart a few years back and upgraded the hard drive so we could record more stuff on it.... all that has acheived though are loads and loads of programmes that we will never get round to watching instead of only a few!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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