Slow radio downloads - a bit off topic

[George Eycott]

> You may be too pessimistic.  If I were in your situation I would be
> speaking to the developer now.  Good broadband connection speed is a
> very significant criterion for house buyers; in the same order as good
> local schooling.  If the development is significant the developer will
> move BT where a private individual would be ignored.  Just a thought.

Nope, a dozen huge houses (starting price £500k) so presumably not enough
connections for BT to be interested. Anyway, in this area our village is
considered to have comparably good broadband. The neighbouring village (off
the same exchange) is too far away to get anything useful at all....