After asking a few questions here, I finally had FF installed on
Thursday. Although the landline was UG cable, various garden changes
meant that the only viable route was overhead from the original pole.
The Openreach engineer was a 40 year service guy and made a really great
job, both inside and out. Lots of iced lemonade kept him hydrated for
the 4 hours plus time he took. The contacted speeds were below spec but
he advised to change the Ethernet cable to Cat6 and that did the trick.
Now on 150 Mbps for u22 per month. To have continued with FTTC would
have been u41. Very happy.
Regards.
newman wrote:I'm hoping to be able to order FTTP in the next few weeks, those look
After asking a few questions here, I finally had FF installed on
Thursday.
Now on 150 Mbps for -u22 per month. To have continued with FTTC would
have been -u41. Very happy.
Openreach serves many ISPs, which one gives you that deal, newman?
newman <aa111@despammed.com> wrote:
After asking a few questions here, I finally had FF installed on
Thursday. Although the landline was UG cable, various garden changes
meant that the only viable route was overhead from the original pole.
The Openreach engineer was a 40 year service guy and made a really great
job, both inside and out. Lots of iced lemonade kept him hydrated for
the 4 hours plus time he took. The contacted speeds were below spec but
he advised to change the Ethernet cable to Cat6 and that did the trick.
Now on 150 Mbps for -u22 per month. To have continued with FTTC would
have been -u41. Very happy.
Regards.
Openreach serves many ISPs, which one gives you that deal, newman?
On 29/06/2026 00:32, Sn!pe wrote:
newman <aa111@despammed.com> wrote:
After asking a few questions here, I finally had FF installed on
Thursday. Although the landline was UG cable, various garden changes
meant that the only viable route was overhead from the original pole.
The Openreach engineer was a 40 year service guy and made a really great >> job, both inside and out. Lots of iced lemonade kept him hydrated for
the 4 hours plus time he took. The contacted speeds were below spec but
he advised to change the Ethernet cable to Cat6 and that did the trick.
Now on 150 Mbps for u22 per month. To have continued with FTTC would
have been u41. Very happy.
Regards.
Openreach serves many ISPs, which one gives you that deal, newman?
Vodafone via Moneysavingexpert referral link
Regards
Sn!pe wrote:
newman wrote:
After asking a few questions here, I finally had FF installed on
Thursday.
Now on 150 Mbps for u22 per month. To have continued with FTTC would
have been u41. Very happy.
Openreach serves many ISPs, which one gives you that deal, newman?
I'm hoping to be able to order FTTP in the next few weeks, those look
like plusnet prices. Visit this page but don't give it your postcode,
simply scroll down and look at the "full fibre" prices.
<https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/providers/plusnet>
My current list price for 80/20Mb FTTC is u38.37/m, after discounts I
only pay u26.74/m
I could splurge and pay a very similar u26.99/m which would get me
500/75Mb, but that would increase to u34.99/m over the course of a 2
year contract, so I expect I'll go for a lower speed to allow for the
annual price hikes, but get a noticeably higher upload speed, maybe the 300/50Mb offering?
<https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/providers/plusnet>[]
My current list price for 80/20Mb FTTC is -u38.37/m, after discounts I
only pay -u26.74/m
Thanks, Andy, I'm in the same boat. I've been notified that Openreach
are in this area but they don't as yet have a date for our road.
Sn!pe wrote:
Thanks, Andy, I'm in the same boat. I've been notified that Openreach
are in this area but they don't as yet have a date for our road.
Is your road on poles or ducts?
We're in a small close with one pole to serve all premises.After the openreach availability site began saying "fibre during the
Our house has a disused Virgin cable duct;
You can look a fortnight ahead by postcode, a fleet of
subcontractor vans have been here for about a month, first digging
the base of each pole and tying a bit of blue rope to each one,
then pulling fibres in and leaving it coiled-up near the top,
finally a cherry-picker installed the connector boxes at the top.
I'm actually on a street with no poles, but my old schoolmate who
works for BT says we'll probably not see roadworks booked for that.
Andy Burns wrote:Generally no, they try to fit the fibre through existing street ducts,
I'm actually on a street with no poles, but my old schoolmate who
works for BT says we'll probably not see roadworks booked for that.
Could you clarify please?
You're on a street with no poles, so am I. Are you saying that poles
will be installed?
newman <aa111@despammed.com> wrote:
On 29/06/2026 00:32, Sn!pe wrote:
newman <aa111@despammed.com> wrote:
After asking a few questions here, I finally had FF installed on
Thursday. Although the landline was UG cable, various garden changes
meant that the only viable route was overhead from the original pole.
The Openreach engineer was a 40 year service guy and made a really great >> job, both inside and out. Lots of iced lemonade kept him hydrated for
the 4 hours plus time he took. The contacted speeds were below spec but >> he advised to change the Ethernet cable to Cat6 and that did the trick. >> Now on 150 Mbps for u22 per month. To have continued with FTTC would
have been u41. Very happy.
Regards.
Openreach serves many ISPs, which one gives you that deal, newman?
Vodafone via Moneysavingexpert referral link
Regards
I've saved this post for when FTTP becomes available here
(soon, I hope).
Thank you, newman.
BT have begun pulling fibre in our road, hooray!
I'm wondering whether to stick with Zen (their FTTC has been very good)
or seek a deal from another supplier. Does anybody here have any
thoughts on this?
BT have begun pulling fibre in our road, hooray!
I'm wondering whether to stick with Zen (their FTTC has been very good)
or seek a deal from another supplier. Does anybody here have any
thoughts on this?
I'm planning to stay with Plusnet, but I think they're past the days
when I'd recommend migrating to them.
Sn!pe wrote:
[snip]
BT have begun pulling fibre in our road, hooray!
I'm wondering whether to stick with Zen (their FTTC has been very good)
or seek a deal from another supplier. Does anybody here have any
thoughts on this?
You will have to change to FTTP eventually. Have you asked Zen
whether/when they can install for you?
I see no reason for you to move away from Zen.
Sn!pe wrote:
BT have begun pulling fibre in our road, hooray!
They were pulling blue rope in our road today.
I'm wondering whether to stick with Zen (their FTTC has been very good)
or seek a deal from another supplier. Does anybody here have any
thoughts on this?
I'm planning to stay with Plusnet, but I think they're past the days
when I'd recommend migrating to them.
Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
newman <aa111@despammed.com> wrote:
On 29/06/2026 00:32, Sn!pe wrote:
newman <aa111@despammed.com> wrote:Vodafone via Moneysavingexpert referral link
After asking a few questions here, I finally had FF installed on
Thursday. Although the landline was UG cable, various garden changes >>>>> meant that the only viable route was overhead from the original pole. >>>>> The Openreach engineer was a 40 year service guy and made a really great >>>>> job, both inside and out. Lots of iced lemonade kept him hydrated for >>>>> the 4 hours plus time he took. The contacted speeds were below spec but >>>>> he advised to change the Ethernet cable to Cat6 and that did the trick. >>>>> Now on 150 Mbps for -u22 per month. To have continued with FTTC would >>>>> have been -u41. Very happy.
Regards.
Openreach serves many ISPs, which one gives you that deal, newman?
Regards
I've saved this post for when FTTP becomes available here
(soon, I hope).
Thank you, newman.
BT have begun pulling fibre in our road, hooray!
I'm wondering whether to stick with Zen (their FTTC has been very good)
or seek a deal from another supplier. Does anybody here have any
thoughts on this?
Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> wrote:
Sn!pe wrote:
[snip]
BT have begun pulling fibre in our road, hooray!
I'm wondering whether to stick with Zen (their FTTC has been very good)
or seek a deal from another supplier. Does anybody here have any
thoughts on this?
You will have to change to FTTP eventually. Have you asked Zen
whether/when they can install for you?
I see no reason for you to move away from Zen.
I intend to take FTTP as soon as it's available. I've already told Zen
that I'm interested, I'm pretty sure that they can do the biz for me.
I just thought I should check that I'm not missing an opportunity here.
hererCOs my list of requirements for an ISP:
No in contract price rises.
No CGNAT
Static IPv4 address
Supports IPv6
UK based tech support
Offers connection via wholesale Altnets where available. (Eg you can choose CityFibre or OpenReach if both in your street)
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
Tweed wrote:
hererCOs my list of requirements for an ISP:
No in contract price rises.
No CGNAT
Static IPv4 address
Supports IPv6
UK based tech support
All sensible points
Offers connection via wholesale Altnets where available. (Eg you can choose >>> CityFibre or OpenReach if both in your street)
I'm curious what difference you think that'll make to you, provided at
least one FTTP network is in your street?
CityFibre supplied service is significantly cheaper than via OpenReach, at least via IDNet. CF also offer symmetrical speeds, which OR donrCOt seem to have progressed beyond trials in certain select areas. If, for example, you use a BT owned ISP you canrCOt get a CF based supply.
CityFibre supplied service is significantly cheaper than via OpenReach, at least via IDNet.
CF also offer symmetrical speeds, which OR donrCOt seem to
have progressed beyond trials in certain select areas.
If, for example, you
use a BT owned ISP you canrCOt get a CF based supply.
To expand on my point above, the choice between OR and Altnet fibre would also depend on which Altnet. Quite a number of Altnets are small in scale
and risk going under. Mind you, most in that category donrCOt offer wholesale connections via an independent ISP.
Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
newman <aa111@despammed.com> wrote:
On 29/06/2026 00:32, Sn!pe wrote:
newman <aa111@despammed.com> wrote:Vodafone via Moneysavingexpert referral link
After asking a few questions here, I finally had FF installed on
Thursday. Although the landline was UG cable, various garden changes
meant that the only viable route was overhead from the original pole. >> > >> The Openreach engineer was a 40 year service guy and made a really great
job, both inside and out. Lots of iced lemonade kept him hydrated for >> > >> the 4 hours plus time he took. The contacted speeds were below spec but >> > >> he advised to change the Ethernet cable to Cat6 and that did the trick. >> > >> Now on 150 Mbps for u22 per month. To have continued with FTTC would
have been u41. Very happy.
Regards.
Openreach serves many ISPs, which one gives you that deal, newman?
Regards
I've saved this post for when FTTP becomes available here
(soon, I hope).
Thank you, newman.
BT have begun pulling fibre in our road, hooray!
I'm wondering whether to stick with Zen (their FTTC has been very good)
or seek a deal from another supplier. Does anybody here have any
thoughts on this?
Tweed wrote:
To expand on my point above, the choice between OR and Altnet fibre would
also depend on which Altnet. Quite a number of Altnets are small in scale
and risk going under. Mind you, most in that category donrCOt offer wholesale
connections via an independent ISP.
I'd never use an altnet where there's no separation between the physical fibres and the ISP provision, in this area that includes Virgin, am I
right that in other areas you can use Virgin fibres to get service from other ISPs?
Tweed wrote:
hererCOs my list of requirements for an ISP:
No in contract price rises.
No CGNAT
Static IPv4 address
Supports IPv6
UK based tech support
All sensible points
Offers connection via wholesale Altnets where available. (Eg you can choose >> CityFibre or OpenReach if both in your street)
I'm curious what difference you think that'll make to you, provided at
least one FTTP network is in your street?
Tweed wrote:
CityFibre supplied service is significantly cheaper than via OpenReach, at >> least via IDNet.
Didn't realise that, presumed BT/OR would have economy of scale, and universal supply obligation doesn't seem to apply as per copper?
CF also offer symmetrical speeds, which OR donrCOt seem to
have progressed beyond trials in certain select areas.
If I were them, I'd halt any GPON roll-out ASAP, but It'll only take a single kit refresh to roll-out XGSPON, no more work in the ground.
If, for example, you
use a BT owned ISP you canrCOt get a CF based supply.
I understand, but am willing to be corrected, that OR are still subject to price controls to stop them trying to put Altnets out of business.
I stayed with Zen and was pleasantly surprised to find that I kept my
fixed IP address.
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
Sn!pe wrote:
BT have begun pulling fibre in our road, hooray!
They were pulling blue rope in our road today.
I'm wondering whether to stick with Zen (their FTTC has been very good)
or seek a deal from another supplier. Does anybody here have any
thoughts on this?
I'm planning to stay with Plusnet, but I think they're past the days
when I'd recommend migrating to them.
I was with Plusnet during its good times before BT borged it but I got
grumpy with their Usenet service and decided it was time for a change.
As it happens, Zen offers no Usenet service so I rather cut off my nose
to spite my own face, but I'm still pleased to be with them.
Out of interest, when did you start using Zen? I've been with them over
10 years and still use several of the 10 @abcde.myzen.co.uk addresses
they offered at the time. They now supply my landline too (I dropped BT earlier this year when I went to digital voice), but we only have FTTC
here - there's no sign of FTTP.
BT have begun pulling fibre in our road, hooray!
I'm wondering whether to stick with Zen (their FTTC has been very good)
or seek a deal from another supplier. Does anybody here have any
thoughts on this?
1 Are you sure it is BT pulling fibre for BT, or Kelly's or similar
pulling general fibre for shared users a la CityFibre?
2 IDNet seem to be earning themselves a pretty good reputation with fibre.
Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Out of interest, when did you start using Zen? I've been with them over
10 years and still use several of the 10 @abcde.myzen.co.uk addresses
they offered at the time. They now supply my landline too (I dropped BT
earlier this year when I went to digital voice), but we only have FTTC
here - there's no sign of FTTP.
I've been with Zen for Unlimited Fibre 2 and landline phone since March
2016, Fire to Fibre Regrade in March 2021 (I can't remember why) and Residential Copper to Fibre Regrade October 2025 (compulsory, pre FTTP).
We dropped landline service at that time as we didn't use it outbound
and it was getting nuisance calls.
I think I was offered Zen email service but I didn't take it up because
it's such a hassle migrating addresses if you change ISP. I had to
abandon Demon and Freeserve email accounts when I switched ISPs
so now I make do with half a dozen Gmail a/cs and an Apple iCloud one.
The BT boys are up my pole as I write, very exciting!
he told her it was BT
and that we should expect a letter in about a month. I guess that will
be to offer BT Internet. Meanwhile I'll keep prodding Zen rather than waiting for them to contact me.
Trolleybus wrote:I will be annoyed if I don't keep my /29 when FTTP lands here.
I stayed with Zen and was pleasantly surprised to find that I kept my
fixed IP address.
I would be horrified if this didn't happen!
Just a note to those not quite getting round to fibre but have it
available. Somewhere else I deal with has OpenReach fibre available via overhead and a pole. The installation technician said there were far fewer fibre termination points in the box at the top of the pole than there were existing PSTN lines. So I asked what would happen when all those ports were used up. He said yourCOd be waiting a long time for more plant to be put in. Not saying itrCOs like this everywhere, but here at least there wasnrCOt provision for every property served by that pole.
Sn!pe wrote:
he told her it was BT
and that we should expect a letter in about a month. I guess that will
be to offer BT Internet. Meanwhile I'll keep prodding Zen rather than
waiting for them to contact me.
Surely they'll keep saying "computer says no" until after BT/OR actually
let Zen know that FTTP is able to be provided?
Just keep checking here
https://www.openreach.com/fibre-checker
Openreach have been forced to FTTP-provision new build sites or redevelopments with 3, then later 2, homes. It sounds like they run the fibre and put up a single termination box. Later on they will convert the rest of the road and will need to install more plant, but perhaps they don't do that for the first install so as to keep the costs and more importantly lead time low for the new build customer.
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:physical
I'd never use an altnet where there's no separation between the
fibres and the ISP provision, in this area that includes Virgin, am I
right that in other areas you can use Virgin fibres to get service from
other ISPs?
Yes and no :)
Where Virgin do offer a wholesale offering it appears that the choice of
ISPs is limited to members of the same owning group, eg GiffGaff.
Graham J wrote:
Trolleybus wrote:
I stayed with Zen and was pleasantly surprised to find that I kept my
fixed IP address.
I would be horrified if this didn't happen!
I will be annoyed if I don't keep my /29 when FTTP lands here.
newman <aa111@despammed.com> wrote:
On 29/06/2026 00:32, Sn!pe wrote:
newman <aa111@despammed.com> wrote:Vodafone via Moneysavingexpert referral link
After asking a few questions here, I finally had FF installed on
Thursday. Although the landline was UG cable, various garden
changes meant that the only viable route was overhead from the
original pole. The Openreach engineer was a 40 year service guy
and made a really great job, both inside and out. Lots of iced
lemonade kept him hydrated for the 4 hours plus time he took. The
contacted speeds were below spec but he advised to change the
Ethernet cable to Cat6 and that did the trick. Now on 150 Mbps
for -u22 per month. To have continued with FTTC would have been
-u41. Very happy.
Regards.
Openreach serves many ISPs, which one gives you that deal, newman?
Regards
I've saved this post for when FTTP becomes available here (soon, I
hope).
Thank you, newman.
On 2026/9/3 9:38:43, Tweed wrote:
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:physical
I'd never use an altnet where there's no separation between the
Do GiffGaff now offer fixed ICP? I thought they were mobile only ("goody bags" and similar pretending-to-be-for-children).fibres and the ISP provision, in this area that includes Virgin, am I
right that in other areas you can use Virgin fibres to get service from >>> other ISPs?
Yes and no :)
Where Virgin do offer a wholesale offering it appears that the choice of
ISPs is limited to members of the same owning group, eg GiffGaff.
I think Zen tick all the boxes here, but hererCOs my list of requirements for an ISP:
No in contract price rises.
No CGNAT
Static IPv4 address
Supports IPv6
UK based tech support
Offers connection via wholesale Altnets where available. (Eg you can choose CityFibre or OpenReach if both in your street)
I think I was offered Zen email service but I didn't take it up because
it's such a hassle migrating addresses if you change ISP. I had to
abandon Demon and Freeserve email accounts when I switched ISPs
so now I make do with half a dozen Gmail a/cs and an Apple iCloud one.
The BT boys are up my pole as I write, very exciting!
Sn!pe wrote:
he told her it was BT
and that we should expect a letter in about a month. I guess that will
be to offer BT Internet. Meanwhile I'll keep prodding Zen rather than
waiting for them to contact me.
Surely they'll keep saying "computer says no" until after BT/OR actually
let Zen know that FTTP is able to be provided?
Theo wrote:
Openreach have been forced to FTTP-provision new build sites or
redevelopments with 3, then later 2, homes. It sounds like they run the
fibre and put up a single termination box. Later on they will convert the >> rest of the road and will need to install more plant, but perhaps they don't >> do that for the first install so as to keep the costs and more importantly >> lead time low for the new build customer.
There is a development of 40 new houses off the bottom of this road, it
will be annoying if we (having put up with umpteen builders lorries per
day) have to wait until after they get their shiny new fibre on
moving-in day!
On 2026/9/3 7:3:24, Tweed wrote:
[]
I think Zen tick all the boxes here, but hererCOs my list of requirements for
an ISP:
No in contract price rises.
(What sort of contract length do Zen do? If no in-contract rises, do
their renewal offers generally go up in price?)
No CGNAT
Static IPv4 address
Supports IPv6
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:
On 2026/9/3 9:38:43, Tweed wrote:
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:physical
I'd never use an altnet where there's no separation between the
Do GiffGaff now offer fixed ICP? I thought they were mobile only ("goodyfibres and the ISP provision, in this area that includes Virgin, am I >>>> right that in other areas you can use Virgin fibres to get service from >>>> other ISPs?
Yes and no :)
Where Virgin do offer a wholesale offering it appears that the choice of >>> ISPs is limited to members of the same owning group, eg GiffGaff.
bags" and similar pretending-to-be-for-children).
https://www.giffgaff.com/broadband
Only in very limited areas though.
On 03/09/2026 12:34, Andy Burns wrote:
Theo wrote:
Openreach have been forced to FTTP-provision new build sites or
redevelopments with 3, then later 2, homes.-a It sounds like they run the >>> fibre and put up a single termination box.-a Later on they will
convert the
rest of the road and will need to install more plant, but perhaps
they don't
do that for the first install so as to keep the costs and more
importantly
lead time low for the new build customer.
There is a development of 40 new houses off the bottom of this road, it
will be annoying if we (having put up with umpteen builders lorries per
day) have to wait until after they get their shiny new fibre on
moving-in day!
Only 40?!
We have 3000 being built round us and all of them have, or
will have, FTTP of course.
For us, "We're planning to build in this area", according to Openreach.
Yeah - it's been like that since they first scrawled it on one end of
the Bayeux Tapestry...
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:
On 2026/9/3 7:3:24, Tweed wrote:Even if you donrCOt gain any technical advantage from the above, the availability shows that the ISP has been around a while and knows what they
[]
I think Zen tick all the boxes here, but hererCOs my list of requirements for
an ISP:
No in contract price rises.
(What sort of contract length do Zen do? If no in-contract rises, do
their renewal offers generally go up in price?)
No CGNAT
Static IPv4 address
Supports IPv6
are doing. It also indicates that they arenrCOt cutting corners. ThererCOs more
to being a good ISP than just providing a connection.
Surely they'll keep saying "computer says no" until after BT/OR actuallywhat I read on here that Zen were a bit less automated than that.
let Zen know that FTTP is able to be provided?
Is that just you being auto-cynical, or ... I'd always understood from
(Though perhaps not as robust as Andrews and Arnold allegedly are, at considerable cost to the user.)
On 2026/9/3 14:21:29, Tweed wrote:
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:Thanks. They can't do my area. I filled in the form to be notified
On 2026/9/3 9:38:43, Tweed wrote:
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:physical
I'd never use an altnet where there's no separation between the
Do GiffGaff now offer fixed ICP? I thought they were mobile only ("goody >>> bags" and similar pretending-to-be-for-children).fibres and the ISP provision, in this area that includes Virgin, am I >>>>> right that in other areas you can use Virgin fibres to get service from >>>>> other ISPs?
Yes and no :)
Where Virgin do offer a wholesale offering it appears that the choice of >>>> ISPs is limited to members of the same owning group, eg GiffGaff.
https://www.giffgaff.com/broadband
Only in very limited areas though.
(which involved accepting marketing emails, which I'll opt out of if I
ever get one; misleading form design).
The biggest annoyance was that
I couldn't set up rDNS on the new addresses until after the address
change had happened.
On 2026/9/3 7:3:24, Tweed wrote:
[]
I think Zen tick all the boxes here, but hererCOs my list of requirements for
an ISP:
No in contract price rises.
(What sort of contract length do Zen do? If no in-contract rises, do
their renewal offers generally go up in price?)
No CGNAT
Static IPv4 address
Supports IPv6
Sound good, though not sure what difference those would make to me.
UK based tech support
UK-based is good, but at least as important is native English speaker
IMO. Or at least a good _grasp_ of the language. I'm not racist - some
of the best technical support I've had was when sorting out a friend's problem - actually on TalkTalk - where the person I was speaking to definitely had an non-British accent, and may well have _been_ in India
- but definitely knew his onions, and also was able to converse with me.
Too often recently - not just ISP/ICP, but e. g. banking, pension,
utilities - I've found myself speaking to someone who it was clear I
couldn't really have much of a conversation with, whether they were
actually _located_ in the UK or not.
Offers connection via wholesale Altnets where available. (Eg you can choose >> CityFibre or OpenReach if both in your street)Again, sounds good, though I suspect I'll only have a choice of one
(almost certainly Openreach) when fibre hits here.
On 2026/9/3 7:3:24, Tweed wrote:
[]
I think Zen tick all the boxes here, but hererCOs my list of requirements for
an ISP:
No in contract price rises.
(What sort of contract length do Zen do? If no in-contract rises, do
their renewal offers generally go up in price?)
No CGNAT
Static IPv4 address
Supports IPv6
Sound good, though not sure what difference those would make to me.
UK based tech support
UK-based is good, but at least as important is native English speaker
IMO. Or at least a good _grasp_ of the language. I'm not racist - some
of the best technical support I've had was when sorting out a friend's problem - actually on TalkTalk - where the person I was speaking to definitely had an non-British accent, and may well have _been_ in India
- but definitely knew his onions, and also was able to converse with me.
Too often recently - not just ISP/ICP, but e. g. banking, pension,
utilities - I've found myself speaking to someone who it was clear I
couldn't really have much of a conversation with, whether they were
actually _located_ in the UK or not.
Offers connection via wholesale Altnets where available. (Eg you can choose >> CityFibre or OpenReach if both in your street)Again, sounds good, though I suspect I'll only have a choice of one
(almost certainly Openreach) when fibre hits here.
My wife spoke to one of the linemen yesterday, he told her it was BT
and that we should expect a letter in about a month. I guess that will
be to offer BT Internet. Meanwhile I'll keep prodding Zen rather than waiting for them to contact me.
I've just placed an order for Full Fibre 900
Sn!pe wrote:
I've just placed an order for Full Fibre 900
900Mbps!-a 900Mbps?
Have you invested in a matter transporter for sending birthday presents
to your grand-snipelings down-under?
Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
[...]
My wife spoke to one of the linemen yesterday, he told her it was BT
and that we should expect a letter in about a month. I guess that will
be to offer BT Internet. Meanwhile I'll keep prodding Zen rather than
waiting for them to contact me.
Five days later, Zen have contacted me. I've just placed an order for
Full Fibre 900, 24 month contract at -u39 per month. It's due to be installed in just under three weeks, very pleasing.
you should have asked for a referal code.
Sn!pe wrote:
I've just placed an order for Full Fibre 900
900Mbps! 900Mbps?
Have you invested in a matter transporter for sending birthday presents
to your grand-snipelings down-under?
On 09/09/2026 12:34, Andy Burns wrote:
Sn!pe wrote:
I've just placed an order for Full Fibre 900
900Mbps! 900Mbps?
Have you invested in a matter transporter for sending birthday presents
to your grand-snipelings down-under?
I have that service. With me the reverse applies.
I have a fixed IP address and the Fritz!Box Zen supplied has a built-in
Wire Guard VPN server. So my kids and grand-kids can pretend they are in
the UK when they are not. They generate a fair bit of traffic.
Dave
Sn!pe wrote:
I've just placed an order for Full Fibre 900
900Mbps! 900Mbps?
Have you invested in a matter transporter for sending birthday presents
to your grand-snipelings down-under?
On 2026/9/9 12:34:47, Andy Burns wrote:
Sn!pe wrote:
I've just placed an order for Full Fibre 900
900Mbps! 900Mbps?
Have you invested in a matter transporter for sending birthday presents
to your grand-snipelings down-under?
Does that include any VoIP?
David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> wrote:
On 09/09/2026 12:34, Andy Burns wrote:
Sn!pe wrote:
I've just placed an order for Full Fibre 900
900Mbps! 900Mbps?
Have you invested in a matter transporter for sending birthday presents
to your grand-snipelings down-under?
I have that service. With me the reverse applies.
I have a fixed IP address and the Fritz!Box Zen supplied has a built-in
Wire Guard VPN server. So my kids and grand-kids can pretend they are in
the UK when they are not. They generate a fair bit of traffic.
Dave
Interesting. I think Zen are sending me an Eero 7, I wonder if that has
the same.
I have a fixed IP address and the Fritz!Box Zen supplied has a built-in
Wire Guard VPN server. So my kids and grand-kids can pretend they are in
the UK when they are not. They generate a fair bit of traffic.
Interesting. I think Zen are sending me an Eero 7, I wonder if that has
the same.
I could have ordered 1,600Mbps for u45!
Sn!pe wrote:yes, for 1.6Gbps GPON (or the newer XGSPON) they fit an ONT with 2.5Gb ethernet
I could have ordered 1,600Mbps for +U45!
My router, which has a 2.5Gbps ethernet port, only connects at 1Gbps
to the (7 year old) ONT. I wonder if they have to replace the ONT for
speeds above 1Gbps?
In article <1s16a2s.blxx3f1vywpxlN%snipeco.2@gmail.com>,
Sn!pe <snipeco.1@gmail.com> wrote:
I could have ordered 1,600Mbps for ?45!
My router, which has a 2.5Gbps ethernet port, only connects at 1Gbps
to the (7 year old) ONT. I wonder if they have to replace the ONT for
speeds above 1Gbps?
Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
[...]
My wife spoke to one of the linemen yesterday, he told her it was BT
and that we should expect a letter in about a month. I guess that will
be to offer BT Internet. Meanwhile I'll keep prodding Zen rather than waiting for them to contact me.
Five days later, Zen have contacted me. I've just placed an order for
Full Fibre 900, 24 month contract at u39 per month. It's due to be
installed in just under three weeks, very pleasing.
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