Comments for Kings Hill Life http://kingshilllife.com Life in and around Kings Hill, Kent Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:41:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Superfast Broadband getting closer…? by MS http://kingshilllife.com/superfast-broadband-getting-closer/comment-page-4/#comment-1928 MS Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:41:17 +0000 http://kingshilllife.com/?p=290#comment-1928 The checker was showing end of March till last Thursday, when it said available. Ordered online and engineer due at the end of the month. It looks like they are taking a slowly slowly approach as other people in the same area went live a week or two earlier. Ringing up gave the same result till the website went live. I am near the green on phase 1, will let you all know if / how the install goes, its suggesting 40 / 10 speeds :-) Happy waiting MS The checker was showing end of March till last Thursday, when it said available. Ordered online and engineer due at the end of the month. It looks like they are taking a slowly slowly approach as other people in the same area went live a week or two earlier. Ringing up gave the same result till the website went live.

I am near the green on phase 1, will let you all know if / how the install goes, its suggesting 40 / 10 speeds :-)

Happy waiting

MS

]]> Comment on Superfast Broadband getting closer…? by Tim http://kingshilllife.com/superfast-broadband-getting-closer/comment-page-4/#comment-1927 Tim Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:40:33 +0000 http://kingshilllife.com/?p=290#comment-1927 Just got installed with Infinity from BT 40 down 10 up. They are going cabinet to cabinet with an initial 100 pairs (households) per cabinet. Just got installed with Infinity from BT 40 down 10 up. They are going cabinet to cabinet with an initial 100 pairs (households) per cabinet.

]]> Comment on Hylton Plumbing Services left me with a warm glow… by jazz http://kingshilllife.com/hylton-plumbing-services-left-me-with-a-warm-glow/comment-page-1/#comment-1926 jazz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:09:48 +0000 http://kingshilllife.com/?p=86182#comment-1926 WE've used Hylton before and agree they are brilliant. Popped straight round, fixed the problem - fabulous service. Can thoroughly recommend them. WE’ve used Hylton before and agree they are brilliant. Popped straight round, fixed the problem – fabulous service. Can thoroughly recommend them.

]]> Comment on Superfast Broadband getting closer…? by Tim http://kingshilllife.com/superfast-broadband-getting-closer/comment-page-4/#comment-1924 Tim Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:00:48 +0000 http://kingshilllife.com/?p=290#comment-1924 oh, sorry to build up your hopes. BT must be rolling out in phases. Still, it's all getting closer. oh, sorry to build up your hopes. BT must be rolling out in phases. Still, it’s all getting closer.

]]> Comment on Superfast Broadband getting closer…? by Jas http://kingshilllife.com/superfast-broadband-getting-closer/comment-page-4/#comment-1923 Jas Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:47:12 +0000 http://kingshilllife.com/?p=290#comment-1923 Smash, thanks for trying to help :) I will call them again.... Tim, I just checked again online and it is still showing April for my address :( I will call though and check. Smash, thanks for trying to help :) I will call them again….

Tim, I just checked again online and it is still showing April for my address :(

I will call though and check.

]]> Comment on S ‘no’ w help for Kings Hill! by Graeme http://kingshilllife.com/s-no-w-help-for-kings-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-1922 Graeme Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:46:41 +0000 http://kingshilllife.com/?p=275#comment-1922 With the snow now falling it is an appropriate time to remind people to think of pedestrians and not dump snow cleared from their drive onto the pavement. People walking along the pavement, threading their way between park vehicles and snow covered dog poo shouldn't be expected to grapple with 18" mounds of snow running the full width of the pavement. Pavements are hazardous enough without that! With the snow now falling it is an appropriate time to remind people to think of pedestrians and not dump snow cleared from their drive onto the pavement. People walking along the pavement, threading their way between park vehicles and snow covered dog poo shouldn’t be expected to grapple with 18″ mounds of snow running the full width of the pavement. Pavements are hazardous enough without that!

]]> Comment on Mobile and 3G signal on Kings Hill by David http://kingshilllife.com/mobile-and-3g-signal-on-kings-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-1921 David Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:36:56 +0000 http://kingshilllife.com/mobile-and-3g-signal-on-kings-hill/#comment-1921 For full in-house high speed signal (3G+), Vodafone can route your mobile over your broadband with a device you buy for about £50 I think, called a SureSignal. It is rated as 1Mbit min, but it worked fine for me as slow as 300Kbit. If you want 14.4Mbit HSDPA connection will of course be limited to your max broadband speed (BT fibre upgrade to 20/40Mbit rolling out now til March I believe. Just google search "vodafone suresignal" but be prepared to spend some time getting it working with your router (set up with DHCP - won't work with static - and put it on your DMZ once you know DHCP address, which if you lease the DHCP addresses for a week / 10000 hours, should be fine - or do a DHCP reserve if you have that option, maybe). Hope this helps. :o). Useful for business users certainly, and can route 30 phones through the suresignal. For full in-house high speed signal (3G+), Vodafone can route your mobile over your broadband with a device you buy for about £50 I think, called a SureSignal. It is rated as 1Mbit min, but it worked fine for me as slow as 300Kbit. If you want 14.4Mbit HSDPA connection will of course be limited to your max broadband speed (BT fibre upgrade to 20/40Mbit rolling out now til March I believe. Just google search “vodafone suresignal” but be prepared to spend some time getting it working with your router (set up with DHCP – won’t work with static – and put it on your DMZ once you know DHCP address, which if you lease the DHCP addresses for a week / 10000 hours, should be fine – or do a DHCP reserve if you have that option, maybe). Hope this helps. :o ). Useful for business users certainly, and can route 30 phones through the suresignal.

]]> Comment on Superfast Broadband getting closer…? by Tim http://kingshilllife.com/superfast-broadband-getting-closer/comment-page-4/#comment-1919 Tim Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:17:10 +0000 http://kingshilllife.com/?p=290#comment-1919 Infinity is on GA on their website and they are taking orders......get in. Infinity is on GA on their website and they are taking orders……get in.

]]> Comment on Superfast Broadband getting closer…? by smash http://kingshilllife.com/superfast-broadband-getting-closer/comment-page-4/#comment-1918 smash Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:10:55 +0000 http://kingshilllife.com/?p=290#comment-1918 @ Graeme I must 1 of the lucky ones to get infinity, It seems that BT does not want to sell infinity on KH @ moment. It still confuses me that I can get infinity but my neighbour has been told March/April once again BT screw up and dont have any great customer services My postcode is ME19 4BF check it out to see what it says about my postcode put any house number in and it will give u the same result I still recommend that people contact openreach and complain that BT says that infinity is not available in KH @ Graeme I must 1 of the lucky ones to get infinity, It seems that BT does not want to sell infinity on KH @ moment.

It still confuses me that I can get infinity but my neighbour has been told March/April
once again BT screw up and dont have any great customer services
My postcode is ME19 4BF check it out to see what it says about my postcode
put any house number in and it will give u the same result

I still recommend that people contact openreach and complain that BT says that infinity is not available in KH

]]> Comment on Superfast Broadband getting closer…? by Graeme http://kingshilllife.com/superfast-broadband-getting-closer/comment-page-4/#comment-1917 Graeme Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:52:24 +0000 http://kingshilllife.com/?p=290#comment-1917 @smash: I think all the alternative suppliers like Plusnet still have to fall back on the same telephone number checker that BT offer on their site. For me they all say March 2012. @smash: I think all the alternative suppliers like Plusnet still have to fall back on the same telephone number checker that BT offer on their site. For me they all say March 2012.

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