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Druchii 23-05-2009 10:24

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 34800510)
Have they got an ISP yet ????

They're probably still "In talks". They'd make a lot of noise over it, i'm sure.

At the moment it's looking a bit like the Millennium dome in it's first incarnation... A big white... Elephant.

GhostMjr 23-05-2009 10:59

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 34800510)
Have they got an ISP yet ????

Nope everytime i ring their help line i get the words " we are just about to announce it" lol!

Raistlin 23-05-2009 11:05

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
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Originally Posted by Druchii (Post 34793375)
That image links to a nice looking webpage...

Not any more it doesn't ;)

RealDiamond 25-05-2009 06:40

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
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Originally Posted by GhostMjr (Post 34800063)
Which postcodes are as of now planned and are there any roll out dates for other ones?

Also which streets/ postcodes are currently as of now live.

PM Fibrecity/paul your post code.
Ive got up to another 7 months of waiting for BH9

Sirius 25-05-2009 12:47

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
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Originally Posted by GhostMjr (Post 34800577)
Nope everytime i ring their help line i get the words " we are just about to announce it" lol!

So its "coming soon" :LOL:

lloydio 26-05-2009 10:30

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
I was reading about Fibre tax, would this be something that is holding back getting a provider on board?

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/200...dband-tax.html

Safeman 26-05-2009 10:55

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
will benefit from 100Mbps broadband OMG virgin 50Mbps lol

BrianC 26-05-2009 23:21

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
I have sent a number of emails to the Fibrecity team. Haven't had many replies, but this one was in response to one I sent about 2 months back :-


Thank you for your email.

Bournemouth is very still much our primary project we have just started
the marketing and awareness campaign in Dundee as we did with
Bournemouth.

The installation work has begun and should be gathering pace now,
unfortunately we are not yet in a position to announce the service
providers using the connection. We hope to have this information for you
very shortly.

A few updates have been sent out regarding the first installations, I
will check your details on our system to make sure we have your email
address correctly. Can you please confirm your full address and
postcode, as well as your preferred email address to that I can check
this.

Your postcode is in the 3rd area to be connected, meaning that it will
be at least 6-8 months before we start to connect your area. If you
would like to take up another provider at the moment we can still
install the connection for you and you can then switch whenever your
contract ends or you are ready to use the connection.

I hope this helps.

Kind Regards

Paul Knight
Fibrecity


I suppose they are trying to be helpful.

lloydio 15-06-2009 15:04

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
Just read this bit of news:

Quote:

Sky hits velocity with first UK fibre deal

BSkyB is making its channels available via fibre optic technology in the UK for the first time, over a network capable of delivering 100Mbps, at a time when the government is calling for homes nationwide to receive just 2Mbps. It is also understood to be in discussions with another provider called H2O.

Druchii 15-06-2009 15:19

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
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Originally Posted by lloydio (Post 34814482)
Just read this bit of news:

Oh god no...

Wished it was BE for example.

BrianC 15-06-2009 16:12

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
Hmm. I wonder ..... Anyway, I'll have to wait and see. I have just (or am in the process of doing so) moved to another provider. I did make sure I was not locked into a contract period of more than 1 month so, if miracles do happen and fibre arrives on my doorstep and it is not ridiculously expensive, it shouldn't be too difficult to move.

Ignitionnet 16-06-2009 13:14

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
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Originally Posted by Druchii (Post 34814493)
Oh god no...

Wished it was BE for example.

This is about TV, Sky may also be in correspondance with H2O for the same thing, not necessarily internet as well. Sky have been in contact with H2O for some time actually.

In any event there are far worse ISPs than Sky. For all the raving about Be/O2 Sky manage their LLU network better with no congestion and have a superior IP network as a whole compared to the Be/O2 one.

RealDiamond 17-06-2009 08:32

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
Sky was one of ISPs in the UK which failed to update their DNS data base correctly. This trigged false claims that the PS3 PSN network was faulty even when Virgin media, Open DNS and BT DNS use was fine still. As usual SKY blammed Some one else.
I already altered My virgin media package Deal. so am saying with VM again.
Fibrecity still have the same old web site with no updates still.
The adverts in local press have vanished as has the junk mail on the door mat.

Ignitionnet 17-06-2009 13:34

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
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Originally Posted by RealDiamond (Post 34815695)
Sky was one of ISPs in the UK which failed to update their DNS data base correctly. This trigged false claims that the PS3 PSN network was faulty even when Virgin media, Open DNS and BT DNS use was fine still. As usual SKY blammed Some one else.

Neither Sky nor any other ISP manually updates DNS it's done automagically based on TTLs provided by authoritative servers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_to_live

RealDiamond 17-06-2009 20:54

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Broadbandings (Post 34815843)
Neither Sky nor any other ISP manually updates DNS it's done automagically based on TTLs provided by authoritative servers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_to_live

OK well what ever SKY use don't work correctly unlike Virgin media or BT. SKY users are still having to change DNS address manually on PS3.


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