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Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction - Pierre Pachet
Carphone pooh-poohs high speed broadband
THE CARPHONE Warehouse – which has broadened out from its original mobile handset retailing business – has made very sceptical remarks about the wisdom of offering high speed Internet.
The UK's comms regulator, Ofcom, was making noises about trying to entice existing ISPs to improve their existing networks so that they could support much higher throughput speeds.
Ofcom is probably thinking along the lines of the 'fibre-to-the-home' service which companies like Verizon offer in the States.
The fear is that the UK might fall dangerously behind other countries if such networks aren't built. The UK has a good track at persuading media companies to build fibre optical based networks – the last time was so that TV programmes could be delivered to the home.
But the Carphone Warehouse isn't too keen on the idea. Finance director, Roger Taylor, told the FT that, "I do not imagine us digging up the high street at this stage."
Taylor feels there's no clear indication that consumers actually want much faster Internet access. Plus there's even less of an indication that they'd be prepared to pay extra for it. After all, Carphone's success as an ISP is basically built around the fact that it can offer broadband access for free.
Ofcom has got to try a lot harder if it is to persuade ISPs that there's money to be made by building out fibre networks. µ
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Inq, inq, inq.. don't sell out.
Carphone Warehouse don't provide high speed broadband anyway!

My dad rather foolishly took out their offer of 'Free' broadband. 18 months later he's still paying £10 a month because his local exchange hasn't been unbundled with their equiptment, and since he was activated his broadband has been fixed at 2.2Mbit. I can't see it being a line length issue, he lives literally 50 yards from the exchange. (Although sods law, his line is probably made of tin foil and sticky back plastic and maybe runs half way around the town).

Rob
The ONLY reason why CPW wouldn’t like to encourage high speed BB is because their ISP model is based-on/preying-on people who do not download but merely surf. This is inspite of claiming that they have a “fair use” policy. TalkTalk BB bans a lot of sites and don’t believe a SINGLE claim from their foreign frontline customer services personnel, many of whom are quite competent but are connivingly made to look dumb [even Pavarotti can’t sqwak if you throttle him] because they are a cheap way of deflecting/diverting aggression generated by the deliberate misinformation spiels. That’s in addition to TalkTalk not knowing its tail from its head. Shamefully posing as respectable but that’s the modern business model for everyone. Misinforming, outright lying, zombie schemes tarted as sweet rosie are just the beginning for modernity is synonymous to immorality, masquerading as amorality. 

Instead of trying harder, why don’t businesses come a little cleaner and just don’t do “it”, regardless of what other idiots or lunatics are doing. Those at the helm should have faith & confidence that to grow, like everything else that matters, truth comes before achievments. Why? Because achievement is the natural progression from truth, and never the other way round. Easier said than done because most businesses, be it politics or selling dreams, will not take root if truth be told or be in charge. That’s because almost all busineeses are born through greed, not service. Animals might not know what is a truth but they can do no wrong because they have no greed/achievement. Evolving to become partial humans, we only know greed/fear because we think we know what truth is. Like the so-called democracy banner that all the dumb and ignorants are waving, equality only exists when achievement is banished and truth prevailed. There is not enough BB bandwidth [as described by “fair use”] for all and that’s the truth and the only reason that TalkTalk uses the “free broadband” banner is because when something “free” goes busoms up, you’ll have their generosity for comfort but since when has anything been free? When a partial human masquerades as a full human through becoming a magician. When the Emperor’s new clothes are in full glory. Long live the Emperor !!
TalkTalk broadband has one of the lowest reported speed on UK Broadband speed ratings , no wonder, check here - http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/speed_ratings.php