Event - Obnoxious welsh people
Sep. 22nd, 2004 05:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackI've nothing against obnoxious welsh people per se, some of my best friends (if you stretch the definitions of "best", "friend", "obnoxious", "welsh" and "people") are obnoxious welsh people. But if you're attempted to staff a call centre for a cambridge utility company, couldn't you find someone (1) who was willing to answer questions and (2) didn't have an incredibly strong accent? Do all these companies farm out calls to some disgruntled welsh schoolmistress or what?
Anyway, what broadband do I get? The options seem to be:
(1) BT phoneline (£10.50/month) + Wanadoo broadband (£18/month) @ 1M supposedly.
(2) NTL cable broadband (£18/month) + BT Broadband Voice (Voice over IP to exchange landline) (£6.50/month) @ 300k
The second solution is slightly cheaper but (a) the speed is pathetic and (b) the telephone adapter is likely to be a big hassle. And why do I need to pay for a BT phone line anyway? Is there any way of renting the line for broadband without paying for telephone calls?
Anyway, what broadband do I get? The options seem to be:
(1) BT phoneline (£10.50/month) + Wanadoo broadband (£18/month) @ 1M supposedly.
(2) NTL cable broadband (£18/month) + BT Broadband Voice (Voice over IP to exchange landline) (£6.50/month) @ 300k
The second solution is slightly cheaper but (a) the speed is pathetic and (b) the telephone adapter is likely to be a big hassle. And why do I need to pay for a BT phone line anyway? Is there any way of renting the line for broadband without paying for telephone calls?
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Date: 2004-09-22 10:25 am (UTC)BTW, I was going to but forgot to mention "but no-one who reads this" about the obnoxious welsh friends; I tried to think of a better adjective ("forthright"?) that could legitimately both describe you nicely but also be a drawback in a call centre, but eventually decided to count my friend as my welsh friend from school :)