Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

Hi Horizon,

We are aiming to do as many Fibrecities as possible, I think there were hopes that we could start between 2 and 4 a year once everything starts to kick off. I will tey and get confirmation on this for you.

Our funding is kept private from us so I would not be able to divulge this information, however I do know that funding is not a problem and from what I can gather the company has the backing and funding to help it grow as much as it is able to.

The fact is that noone in the UK is investing as much in infrastructure in the UK as Fibrecity and we intend to continue to rollout Fibrecity to as much of the UK as possible as long as helping to implement our technology across the world via our International department.

There should hopefully be a lot more to come and Fibrecity should continue to grow and become a household name.

Keep the questions coming guys.

Paul

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

Thanks for reply FibreCity, looks like there's lots of competitors to your company appearing now. So, exciting times for UK cable.

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

Hi Horizon,

It certainly is, and about time to!

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

Hi Paul,

I hope when it all goes live we are not just restricted to a Virgin deal as it seem a shame to have all that speed only to be capped by Virgin under their "fair usage policy" I hope sometime they and others follow Sky's example of offering true unlimited broadband. Cant' wait, I'm in the BH5 postcode so looking forward to when this hits my area maybe a bit of a wait though?

Thanks,
Steve.

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

sky does have usage policy, below is cut from there website:

If you subscribe to a Product that has a cap on the amount of data that you download or upload via your Sky Broadband internet access each month ("Usage Cap"), your usage must not exceed that Usage Cap each month. For the current Usage Caps on each Product, please go to www.sky.com/broadband.

If you exceed your Usage Cap, we will contact you to let you know that you have done so.

If, in subsequent months, your usage continues to exceed your Usage Cap, we will continue to contact you to ask you to reduce your usage immediately. If after a reasonable period of time your usage still exceeds your Usage Cap, then we may do one or more of the following things by notice in writing (including by email):

(a) charge you fair and reasonable costs for your usage (and any reasonable administration costs) in excess of your Usage Cap;

(b) change your subscription to a Product with a higher Usage Cap, in which case we would also notify you of the new price you will be charged;

(c) suspend your use of Sky Broadband for the relevant month; or

(d) end your Contract in accordance with Condition 11 of your Contract


So sky don't have cap's and is totally unlimited then :rolleyes:

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

Unless you get Sky Max BB, then NO FUP.

http://www.sky.com/portal/site/skyco...andoptions/max

Truly unlimited

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

yeah except for the bt line if it's more than a metre long you won't get anything near what you pay for ;)

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

I've got a neighbour on O2 broadband and it's nearly a constant 13Mpbs and at £21.50/month (£10/m O2 (ok he's an O2 mobile customer) and £11.50/m line rental BT) I think it's good value for money, as there's no traffic management policy, when you compare it to the £25/m `L' STM package from VM

Cable distance is around 2km, according to BT line tests

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

Noggo is correct:-

Not on the Sky Max package:-

"TRULY UNLIMITED BROADBAND

Truly unlimited broadband

Sky Broadband Max now offers a truly unlimited broadband service with no fair usage policy restrictions and no broadband speed caps. If you sign up for our Sky Broadband Max service it means you will be free to download as much as you want, whenever you want.

We also promise to customers taking our Base, Mid or Max products that we won't slow down connection speeds at peak times. So whether you want to download a movie at 7am or a music track at 7pm, you'll still be able to enjoy the same consistent speed"

I agree with the BT line the speeds can be hammered so bring on the Fibre Optics!!

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

Let's face it, this company (H2O) is becoming more and more like a vapourware company, no news, nothing, nada.

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

Well I saw a Fibrecity van this morning so I don't think they're going anywhere

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

Its was december when "fibre" posted here, most Web design companies are shut for nearly 3 weeks it Xmass. I know 1 person at a company Who has been forced to take 2 weeks payed leave for Xmass.
The only company vans on the road Ive seen are SKY vans they seam to be on the road every were.
The free paper seams to have vanished due to delivery day being Bank Holidays...less to go in the rubbish Bin....
If its 3-6 months to do per post code then you realy don't need a quick reply do we.

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

So is anyone actually connected yet?

It really shouldn't take 3-6 months to do a single postcode, you're looking at an insane length of time to do Bournemouth if that's the case.

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With all due respect Paul, 2 - 4 cities a year and you haven't connected a single home in a 'fibrecity' yet. Yes your tech is certainly useful and presents an alternative to standard construction techniques, I think some of it's been done in Sweden before, and is well worth running.

It'd be good to see some actual progress, some construction work, some homes being serviced, any timescale on when you'll be connecting your first residents?

Any news on who the ISPs available to people will be as well?

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

Hi Guys,

Sorry for the lack of replies lately we have been closed over christmas from the 22nd of December till today so apologies for that!

I will check through the posts as soon as I get a spare minute and try toanswer any questions that have been raised.

Just to let you know everything is going well and we are certainly still progressing with Bournemouth and we soon be launching our Dundee project.

Any other questions people have while I am checking? Feel free to post.

I will post again as soon as, Happy New Year to everyone!

Paul

Re: 100mbps for Bournemouth
 

It would please me more to see Virgin Media to see another cable / ISP provider. In which it can offer better speeds, no restrictions and not being penalised.
I do hope it can offer better customer services, UK call centres. As being half death I have trouble understanding and hearing people over the phone. When they hang up on you thinking you are having “ Joke “, then having to send letters in to complain along side with medical notes.
This is what kind of treatment I had. After being a loyal customer to Telewest before Virgin Media comes along and made a mess of things.


I do hope they come to London and start doing cable to the homes, I would like to sign up :)