{"id":14682,"date":"2016-05-28T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/left-without-internet-for-six-months-and-im-in-the-shade-of-the-bt-tower\/"},"modified":"2016-05-28T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T06:09:51","slug":"left-without-internet-for-six-months-and-im-in-the-shade-of-the-bt-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/left-without-internet-for-six-months-and-im-in-the-shade-of-the-bt-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Left without internet for six months (and I\u2019m in the shade of the BT Tower)"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAfter BT failed to install broadband when she moved in, a first-time buyer in central London says more than 100 emails have got her nowhereIt is one of central London\u2019s most striking landmarks and dominates the skyline over Sheila Coombes\u2019s flat in Fitzrovia. But for her, the very sight of the BT Tower \u2013 a mere three-minute walk away \u2013 adds insult to injury over what she describes as appalling treatment by the telecommunications giant.Nearly six months since moving into a new-build apartment in her first property purchase through shared ownership, Coombes (not her real name) still has no BT internet access. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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