tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post4484166263397607120..comments2024-03-28T09:19:27.451+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: FTTC 12 month min term?RevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-79761601791945495172011-11-30T13:54:24.758+00:002011-11-30T13:54:24.758+00:00We have been chasing BT rather a lot on this line ...We have been chasing BT rather a lot on this line - I have been in support today over hearing the calls. Obviously, if it does not work, that is a different matter and we would not charge you (regardless of BT trying to charge us).RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-41494123945374418702011-11-30T13:46:36.090+00:002011-11-30T13:46:36.090+00:00I hope the minimum 12 month term doesn't apply...I hope the minimum 12 month term doesn't apply when it doesn't work and you want to switch back to ADSL2+.<br /><br />Not quite at that stage yet, but it does make me wonder...Phil Vealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16898488623416029658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-87147866397372357482011-11-25T08:40:02.264+00:002011-11-25T08:40:02.264+00:00I mean our suppliers expecting *us* to pay them fo...I mean our suppliers expecting *us* to pay them for the remainder of the term. Whether we charge our customers is a separate matter and at present (for migrations) we have not been doing so, but if we can't win this argument then that will change.<br /><br />As for stopping 12 month min terms - that is tricky. At a wholesale level they could simply charge us more for the install. As a consumer level a costly install could be provided on 12 months credit and the service have a discount for the first 12 months. The end effect would be much the same. What we need is to convince the suppliers to change.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-62382464559590521912011-11-25T06:07:24.391+00:002011-11-25T06:07:24.391+00:00"asking us to pay the remainder of the 12 mon..."asking us to pay the remainder of the 12 months"<br /><br />Don't you mean asking the customer to pay? I'm assuming what you mean is that AAISP has to pay as well, as the last port of call.<br /><br />I have heard that Ofcom are looking into the issue of 12 month contracts, albeit only with a view to solving it through a Wires-Only solution (BT still tell us that they have "no plans" for that). However you make a very good point about migration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-15514049856588836782011-11-24T18:16:48.737+00:002011-11-24T18:16:48.737+00:00I'd dearly love your favourite telco to make m...I'd dearly love your favourite telco to make my little backwater in RG4 have Infinity (even though all the surrounding area has it).<br /><br />I'd even be happy to sign up to a 12 month term (although obviously not with BT directly).<br /><br />Round here bandwidth is 1/Infinity.<br /><br />If they're going to run a scheme to scam ISPs they should at least have a really large base of customers participate in the scam.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625353381741797754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-30028525855323543442011-11-24T17:44:38.230+00:002011-11-24T17:44:38.230+00:00They will need as much money as possible to try an...They will need as much money as possible to try and buy their way out of the very worst part of hell where even the folks from Sky TV will shit on them.SimonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711861360301638111noreply@blogger.com