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    I have the only broadband in the village

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8386224.stm

    Trials my arse.
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    #2
    If they are that bothered by it they should all club together for their own microwave link.
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      #3
      Maybe they've given him satellite broadband.

      Frankly, so what?

      He's the Chairman of BT, FFS. Why shouldn't that come with the odd telco perk? I would expect every BT senior manager to be contactable electronically at home. Given the employment package he is likely to have will be enormous, anything that gets another 5 minutes a day work out of him is likely topay for itself.
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        #4
        Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
        Maybe they've given him satellite broadband.

        Frankly, so what?

        He's the Chairman of BT, FFS. Why shouldn't that come with the odd telco perk? I would expect every BT senior manager to be contactable electronically at home. Given the employment package he is likely to have will be enormous, anything that gets another 5 minutes a day work out of him is likely topay for itself.
        I see what you're saying and I don't disagree. However, having lived in the sticks it is easier for me to empathise with those who are told they can't have it.
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          #5
          Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post
          If they are that bothered by it they should all club together for their own microwave link.
          A friend of mine put a village-wide system in for them a few years back. Unless they've unplugged it, it's another example of sloppy reporting...
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            #6
            Originally posted by Xenophon View Post
            I think you may have missed a comma...

            Oi HAB, what do you think...?

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              #7
              Originally posted by Churchill View Post
              I think you may have missed a comma...

              Oi HAB, what do you think...?
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                #8
                Does one think that if Broadband were rolled out to "people in villages" that this would put an end to inbreeding?
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
                  Does one think that if Broadband were rolled out to "people in villages" that this would put an end to inbreeding?
                  Good question. Did it work in your family?

                  Last edited by Xenophon; 30 November 2009, 16:59. Reason: Inserted a little wink so as not to come across as too rude
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