• You need a BT line
• You pay BT for the line. You pay us a standing charge for the traffic.
• Line can be used for data and voice at the same time.
• Not all exchanges are ADSL-enabled.
• Even if your exchange is enabled, you may be too far away from it.
• BT needs to attend your computer line and local exchange.
• Options depending on who supplies & installs the ADSL modem/router, the number of computers to be connected and the download speeds required.
• Minimum contracts apply: 3 months for DIY, 12 months for installation by engineer.

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Test your exchange and optionally sign up/upgrade your account.

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[ What is ADSL? ][ Benefits ][ Availability ][ Details ]

What is ADSL?

ADSL is a technology that gives high-speed broadband internet access over existing telephone lines.
The customer pays BT for the line rental and the Internet Service Provider a fixed fee for unlimited connection to the Internet.
The connection can be 10, 20 even 40 times faster than a standard modem.

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Benefits

• High Speed
• No additional, or surprise, charges
• Permanent connection, under your control
• Single telephone line for both data & voice
• Immediacy - "always-on" e-mail
• Seamless TV, video, music, gaming etc.

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Availability

About 50% of households are connected.
Conversion of exchanges is dependent upon local demand.
A clearer view of development plans should be available by end September this year.

Before you can have an ADSL service:

• Your exchange has to be ADSL enabled
• An engineer has to check both the distance from your exchange and the quality of your line

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Details

ADSL = Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line.

It is asymmetric because it transmits data from the exchange (downloads) several times faster that it it transmits from the computer (uploads).

It requires an ADSL modem at both the computer and the exchange.

It also employs a signal splitter at each end to enable voice and data at the same time.

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Options:

Do It Yourself (DIY): Our service stops at the line termination. You supply the ADSL modem and make it work.
Installed: An engineer installs the supplied modem (single computer) or router (multiple computers). Modem connects to USB port. Router has four ethernet ports on built-in hub. Additional computers can be connected via purchased additional hub.
Home: (or small office) - A single computer.
Office: One or more computers connected to a router.
Speeds: Download 512kbps, 1024kbps, 2048kbps. Upload 256kbps in all cases. (Titles of the services end in 500, 1000, 2000).
Set up. Worked examples in the support page

Charges: Quarterly or Annually in advance. Charges shown include VAT.

Installed

DIY [ Home 512 ][ Office 512 ][ Office 1024 ][ Office 2048 ]

DIY Home 512

DIY Office 512

DIY Office 1024

DIY Office 2048

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INSTALLED [ Home 512 ][ Office 512 ][ Office 1024 ][ Office 2048 ]

Charges include maintenance of supplied modem/router.

Home: Connects to USB port.
Office. Router supplied has four ethernet ports on built-in hub. Additional computers can be connected via purchased additional hub.

Installed Home 512 - USB port

Installed Office 512

Installed Office 1024

Installed Office 2048

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Make Payment

(Yearly customers may pay by cheque, payable to "Augury", sent to the contact address.)

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1. Find out about ADSL

2. Look at the options and choose your service

3. Check your telephone line