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Can I get BroadBand where I am ?
There are a number of factors that will determine whether you will be able to take get an ADSL connection. If you are in any doubt, please contact us for a test on your specific line.If you can meet all of the requirements, then you CAN get ADSL.
- You must be a BT telephone subscriber
You must have a valid contract for the use of a BT analogue direct exchange line forming part of the BT network over which the ADSL service will be provided. Note that if you rent your premises, you must have a valid contract for a BT or Calls & Access provided PSTN line. It is not suitable that the contract be held with your landlord rather than yourself.
What does all that mean ? Simply that *you* must have a BT Line and are responsible for paying the BT telephone bills.- Whether BT has upgraded your telephone exchange to ADSL technology
It is expected that by the end of March 2006 *all* BT Exchanges countrywide will be Connect::ADSL compatible.- How far you are from the local BT Telephone Exchange
ADSL Speeds are dependant on the length of the copper wires connecting you to the telephone exchange - the further you are, the slower the DSL connection will be.- That there are no incompatible services on your PSTN line
Redcare, Alarm lines, ISDN, low-user tarrifs and certain types of internally wired telphone extensions can stop you receiving ADSL- That you have sufficient mains power sockets close to the telephone master box.
Some installations require BT to fit NTE (Network Terminating Equipment) in your premises, you must have a 13amp power outlet within 2 metres of where the phon-line enters the property
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