Re: [Fsfe-uk] BT Midband

[Brian Gough]

Robert \(Jamie\) Munro writes:
 > I just signed up for BT Midband (no broadband in my area), in an attempt to
 > reduce my £44 128k dialup service costs to the promised £10. Unfortunately,
 > they give you some software for Windows, rather than an actual dial up
 > service. It /is/ just a simple dial up service (not an always on D channel
 > service as some had hoped), and after much argument with the 150 operators,
 > I was able to get the dial up number from them.
 > 
 > I was unable to get the username and password - they say there isn't one.
 > Blank doesn't work. I am sure it is probably something like bt and
 > btmidband, because authentication is done by the CLID. I will have to try my
 > windows box at some time, and see if I can extract the information from it.
 > 
 > Is campaigning to change things like this on topic for this list?

If you're an AFFS member and you've tried all the normal channels then
we can always send an official letter from AFFS (if you draft it for
us).

I think in this case you might find the answer in the uk.telecom
newsgroups though.

regards,

Brian Gough
(AFFS Secretary)