tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post1538570054496249562..comments2024-02-16T13:53:50.017+00:00Comments on Tattie Weasle: Am I out of the ether yet? The joy of living in a broadband black spot.Tattieweaslehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-51300481413039129282011-06-13T21:50:04.079+01:002011-06-13T21:50:04.079+01:00We too live in a very 'hit and miss' area ...We too live in a very 'hit and miss' area - does my absolute head in! I don't understand these things, but am told not much we can do, other than move house!potterjotterhttp://potterjotter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-90962380018857648122011-06-12T09:05:01.022+01:002011-06-12T09:05:01.022+01:00When , many years ago , we moved into a cottage do...When , many years ago , we moved into a cottage down a long , windy lane in Hampshire we asked for a phone line .<br />I can still hear the incredulity from the employees ( various) I talked to .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-24711336196732015112011-06-11T23:38:44.464+01:002011-06-11T23:38:44.464+01:00Jen -hi! And yes they are run on steam but they...Jen -hi! And yes they are run on steam but they're a little backward boy up here...<br />Rob bear - condolence gratefully accepted. However I will keep plugging away, miracles do happen!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-72054822935486005102011-06-10T17:06:58.603+01:002011-06-10T17:06:58.603+01:00True; they CAN connect you, if they WANT to do so....True; they CAN connect you, if they WANT to do so. So far, it seems they have no interest in wanting to do that. Sigh! <br /><br />So much for living in the age of non-service. Condolences.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-6270716741537753462011-06-10T11:11:19.888+01:002011-06-10T11:11:19.888+01:00Ugh, don't... I spend weekends in a Suffolk vi...Ugh, don't... I spend weekends in a Suffolk village and I swear the broadband is run on steam. Just sooo frustratingly s l o w. I feel your pain. And, also, hello. I like your blog :0)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781237143187343971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-54594269082921375702011-06-10T10:52:08.021+01:002011-06-10T10:52:08.021+01:00Bluestocking Mum - there are times I do like it bu...Bluestocking Mum - there are times I do like it but I think I am hooked...Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-66176398964592231112011-06-10T09:56:46.774+01:002011-06-10T09:56:46.774+01:00Great sympathy Tattie, although afraid I can't...Great sympathy Tattie, although afraid I can't help as I'm not very techie minded. <br /><br />Sometimes I quite like going to the Mother in laws caravan and having no broadband/internet/phone connections but it wears thin after a couple of days of isolation ;) <br /><br />xxBluestocking Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502764742097142372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-68260513902922407422011-06-10T09:53:04.180+01:002011-06-10T09:53:04.180+01:00Rob Bear - I won't give up if they can put men...Rob Bear - I won't give up if they can put men in space and bionics in bloodstreams they can connect me somehow!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-58780636031934378132011-06-10T03:03:52.150+01:002011-06-10T03:03:52.150+01:00I had dual-up before I had broadband; it was reaso...I had dual-up before I had broadband; it was reasonable, but expensive, as one paid by the minute. And one still needed a phone line. <br /><br />Do hope you can find something a bit more viable than BT.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.com