Fibre in the UK.

[oldb0y]

Well well, seems like you will be getting som proper internet connection in the UK soon;)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7202396.stm

[barbedsaber]

do ya reckon if I asked real nice, they would send a cable accross the ocean floor, around the world, all the way to my house?

[oldb0y]

There most defenitly is one, you just have to get "hooked up":D

[intense.ego]

While it certainly looks exciting, it is still a good two or three year away.

[Namtabmai]

Nearer 10 years away for people like me who live just 5 miles outside a major city. :(
Not holding my breath on this one.

[fatality_uk]

WooHoo. Finally I can ditch my 56k modem :D

[Drakx]

Heh, dont count your chickens just yet!. BTW I would love the fiber connection hell id settle for virgin right now but nope got to stick to adsl :(

[oldb0y]

I have a fibre-connection, and I can highly recommend it:D
It should be illegal to put anything slower on the market in the future...

[oomingmak]

It's interesting that they are proposing these fibre connections in either Bournemouth, Northampton or Dundee. This makes a change from trialling everything in London.

Oh, and kudos to all those whole spelled "fibre" correctly in this thread ........

... just kidding!

:D

[jgrabham]

Fibre firm H2O provides super-fast broadband via the sewers and

Wasn't that a google April fools a while ago??? :lolflag:

[inversekinetix]

if they ever do get around to it in the UK, it will probably be ludicrously expensive and deliver less than half the advertised speeds. Add into that the capping, shaping and blocking of traffic it will probably be a big let down.