Modern Vespa : [NSR] UK Broadband rules change for the worse (blame OFCOM!)

[NSR] UK Broadband rules change for the worse (blame OFCOM!)

OP jimc UTC details Moderaptor The Hornet (GT200, aka Love Bug) and 'Dimples' - a GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 44097 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA
OP jimc Moderaptor The Hornet (GT200, aka Love Bug) and 'Dimples' - a GTS 300 Joined: UTC Posts: 44097 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	UTC quote At the moment UK broadband users can put a block on their service being migrated away to another service provider without their permission (known as "slamming"). That safeguard is being taken away. Some insight here: https://www.revk.uk/2024/08/broadband-slamming.html

Bob Copeland UTC details Ossessionato 2013 Vespa 300 Super, 2022 Kymco AK 550 Joined: UTC Posts: 3654 Location: Minneapolis USA
Bob Copeland Ossessionato 2013 Vespa 300 Super, 2022 Kymco AK 550 Joined: UTC Posts: 3654 Location: Minneapolis USA	UTC quote Jim, When you refer to broadband are you referring to internet connections? I think here in the USA you could have one buy or acquire another - would tha be same as slipping? Bob Copeland

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Bob Copeland wrote:

Jim,

When you refer to broadband are you referring to internet connections?

Yes

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I think here in the USA you could have one buy or acquire another - would tha be same as slipping?

Slamming is when a customer asks a new ISP (Internet Service Provider - and there are MANY available in the UK unlike the USA's limited choice) to provide their internet connection. The new ISP just snatches the connection away from the old ISP who now might have no warning - and this can be done maliciously to other people causing all sorts of trouble. Up until now it's been possible to stop this - next month that security disappears. Usual quango cock-up.

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