huddersfield 2012

the bus station is located at the top of town which is like a 10 minute walk

what student accommdation will you be staying in

Reply 43

Original post by Miss Sweet

oh thats great......

how far is the bus station from the uni???
how long would it take to walk from it to the uni??

the bus station is located at the top of town which is like a 10 minute walk

what student accommdation will you be staying in.

Reply 44

Miss Sweet

11

Original post by Sophieburgon

the bus station is located at the top of town which is like a 10 minute walk

what student accommdation will you be staying in.

i don't know yet :s-smilie:

Reply 45

Original post by Miss Sweet

i don't know yet :s-smilie:

k cause if u stay in shrothes hall the bus goes from the bus stop where the arts building is and if u are at ashenhurst you be catching the same bus as me but i am living at home

Reply 46

Miss Sweet

11

Original post by Sophieburgon

k cause if u stay in shrothes hall the bus goes from the bus stop where the arts building is and if u are at ashenhurst you be catching the same bus as me but i am living at home

ohh rytt, do you know any bus which goes straight from the bus station to hudd uni???

Reply 47

Original post by Miss Sweet

ohh rytt, do you know any bus which goes straight from the bus station to hudd uni???

no or you can catch the free town bus but that stops at a bus stop up the road a bit that serves the uni but it stops across the road from the uni chruch and it goes straight the bus station

i do have a map but it wont let me upload it on here

Reply 48

Mrx123

18

you'll love Tokyo's, Camel Club and Revs :smile:

Reply 49

ab94

OP

looking forward to all this :smile:

Reply 50

JosephDuffy

I'm starting Software Development in 2012, and I'm staying at (big) Aspley Hall (booked my room, don't remember the block/number, though).
Any other Computing/Software Development students?
On a slightly unrelated note, does anyone know the download/upload speeds for Aspley? I've heard about paying more for an upgrade, but can't see that now :/
See you all next year! :biggrin:

Reply 51

Hi there,

I was going to apply to Aspley however the fee for pullouts put me off, however I did vist and research it extensively since I didnt like the sounds of Storthes Hall. I now plan to move there in year 2 after I (hopefully) get my grades and get in, although im staying at home for year 1 (I live in Hudds).

There internet services are run by an ISP called Ask4 (http://ask4.com/) and uses a ethernet LAN inside and says it offers Aspley 10Mb per room connection. Theres 3 upgrades as far as Ive heard:

1. Speed increases (I dont by how much)
2. Gaming/Entertainment package (lowers latency, unblocks certain network firewall rules)
3. Extra MAC adresses (allows use of your own router, eg. Apple wi-fi Airport for up to 5 devices, however must use ISPs gateways ect. not as a DHCP router)

Im asuming the speeds seem as advertised as Ive not heard any compilants like there has been at Storthes Hall, however im not keen on these LAN configurations that most Uni halls are doing now, dont wana be exposing my expensive rigs to the nasty security issues that some people will probably have, id pay for my own DSL or Fibre line if they offered it.

Reply 52

JosephDuffy

Original post by amalkin93

Hi there,

I was going to apply to Aspley however the fee for pullouts put me off, however I did vist and research it extensively since I didnt like the sounds of Storthes Hall. I now plan to move there in year 2 after I (hopefully) get my grades and get in, although im staying at home for year 1 (I live in Hudds).

There internet services are run by an ISP called Ask4 (http://ask4.com/) and uses a ethernet LAN inside and says it offers Aspley 10Mb per room connection. Theres 3 upgrades as far as Ive heard:

1. Speed increases (I dont by how much)
2. Gaming/Entertainment package (lowers latency, unblocks certain network firewall rules)
3. Extra MAC adresses (allows use of your own router, eg. Apple wi-fi Airport for up to 5 devices, however must use ISPs gateways ect. not as a DHCP router)

Im asuming the speeds seem as advertised as Ive not heard any compilants like there has been at Storthes Hall, however im not keen on these LAN configurations that most Uni halls are doing now, dont wana be exposing my expensive rigs to the nasty security issues that some people will probably have, id pay for my own DSL or Fibre line if they offered it.

I didn't like the look of Storthes, so I went with Aspley. I'll send them an email and see what they say, but the site says "High Speed Internet packages up to 100Mb/s", which I would have thought would have been advertised.
Thanks for the info ^_^

Reply 53

Think the 100Mb/s is a mistake, I dont think theres any where in Huds with that sort of speed, VirginMedia offer fibre to the centre at like 30-50 and BT have just rolled out FTTC in my town of 20-40mb. I think its 10 but they have a 20 option?

Reply 54

ab94

OP

Not many people seem to like Storthes, thinking now maybe i shouldn't have booked accommodation there. Anyone else staying there? :smile:

Reply 55

bluepolicebox

I need to accept my offer but I think I'll be going to Huddersfield to do Textiles :smile:

I didn't get to see much of the town though as it was raining when I had my interview, whats it like?

Reply 56

Very friendly, but small compared to cities, its got a fair range of shops and nightlife but nothing really compared to Manchester or Leeds ect. It kinda depends on your lifestyle preferences, the areas mainly countryside and greenland so for outdoors actives its excellent but for clothes shopping trips you usually need to go to Sheffield or Leeds, however they are planning a new shopping centre but dont know when that will be done.

Photo gallery: http://www.webbaviation.co.uk/gallery/v/huddersfield/

Reply 57

Jessica297

Ill be staying at storthes. I looked at a few other places but ive heard at storthes has a better atmosphere because it is where the majority of first years go. But it just depends what your in to.

Reply 58

AndrewMc

Just wondering but why have so many people been put off by Storthes hall? It seemed fine when I went and I was planning on staying there but now I'm not so sure whether I should or not.

Reply 59