One thing i have found about this forum its full of interlecturals, people from all walks of life, some of you even have jobs, employment where i live is vertualy none existant, infact them that are invalidity chalenged those that are working to a cricket match, the workers had to scratch as they could not make a team.
On a more serious note
A friend who lives in warden control accomodation in Luton tells me that because of a deal the council have with Virgin he cannot switch ISPs or put a satalite dish up on council premises. His landline, Tv etc is all thro Virgin. Surely this cannot be right under free enterprise or freedom of choice.
I would like to help him out as he wants to change his broadband server.
I have some experience of working in local authorities and particularly with sheltered accommodation schemes. If your mate has a landline he should be able to change it, unless he has a preferential deal ie: he gets it cheaper via Virgin. My advice would be to speak to the local housing office or estate manager/warden to ask if he can change and if not, why not. Last resort is to go to a local councillor and point out that he has no choice and that fact is disadvantaging him.
Hope this helps, let us know how you get on?
Most warden controlled sheltered accomodation is flats rather than houses/bungalows which would mean he can have a bt phoneline put in so could change phone/isp but if he wanted to mount an external tv aerial or satellite dish he would first have to get written permission from the council.
If it was a house or bungalow he could have the phoneline & tv aerial but would need written permission for a satellite dish.
as i originaly come from luton my advice would be to tell ya mate to move out of the town its a dosss hole full of wasters and druggies n8r
If you get a BT line put in, then you will have to pay the £125 (or more) connection fee.
(even though it's just a case of them pressing a few buttons to activate the line).
Quote from: N8R on June 04, 2008, 22:23:20
as i originaly come from luton my advice would be to tell ya mate to move out of the town its a dosss hole full of wasters and druggies n8r
When last were you here? ? ? ?
Dont tar everyone with the same brush!!!.
With the original question, I was in a similar situation regarding putting up a satellite dish. Building permission is required and it also depends how many are on the building too. I was refused as my neighbour already had a dish.
Virgin Media was allowed, so was BT.