I know this is a old topic but didnt want to start a new thread. Just thought I would sharea E-mail I got off BT today concerning broadband on Fernhurst Farm, as I know a few posters have expressed a interest in the lack of it in these parts.
Thank you for your e-mail dated 1/11/05 about BT Broadband or BT Broadband Basic.
Please accept my apologies for the delay in replying to you and for any inconvenience this may have caused.
There are still some areas of the country that cannot get broadband. To help you understand why, we'd like to explain the background to the service that we currently offer.
BT is bound by the terms of its licence to provide a basic voice telephony service throughout the UK. In accordance with European Law, it must supply a connection speed of no less than 2.4Kbps - the minimum for voice telephony.
To achieve this, we may use a dedicated metallic path (which is always our preferred method), a pair gain device (such as DACS) or fibre optic cables. The solution chosen depends on the customer's location and the network availability in their area. If a metallic path is not possible, for instance, because of the distance from the exchange, then we have to supply a telephone service to our customers via fibre optic cables. There are also a few new housing estates across the country where BT invested in fibre optic cabling as it dealt with some specific capacity/line length problems.
Today's broadband ADSL works over copper, not over fibre. So unfortunately customers in these areas will not be able to get broadband via their telephone connection for the time being.
BT is supporting the concept of using alternative technologies such as satellite, fibre to the home/office, fixed wireless and mobile to deliver broadband services where ADSL is not possible.
We are also considering the introduction of a simple fix for the fibre optic problem. The solution would use copper cables - some existing, some new - to bypass the fibre optics.
So even if you can't get broadband now, we're working to make sure it won't be too long before you can.
We're sorry if this is disappointing for you, but please keep checking our website at www.bt.com/btbroadband for further updates.
Bt.com
If you should have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us again via e-mail.