[Merged] 100mbps for Bournemouth

[Graham M]

Originally Posted by FibrecityBmouth

Hi RealDiamond,

1. The Bournemouth project is from postcodes BH1 through to BH11 with a small number of BH12 properties (around 10 or so).

2. This is someting that I have been harping on about to and I do know that there are going to be live updates launced very soon for people who have registered for updates via the website. There is also going to be a lot more information added to the website soon including maps of the areas we will be installing and and up to date information on when we will be in certain areas.

The newspaper and magazine articles are aimned at the older population in my opinion but I agree that alot more needs to be done with the site and if you have any recommendations I will be happy to pass this on.

3. Not sure about this one. I will see what I can find out.

In response to your suggestion Graham, you're not the first to suggest this I can tell you lol. I will keep you updated if I hear anything about work in the BH14 area.

Haha ok thanks, I think the BH13-ers IE Canford Cliffs, Branksome Park, Sandbanks might be a bit miffed

[FibrecityBmouth]

Haha I think so to Graham.

Hopefully we will be able to get to them soon to so noone feels left out!

[mr_bo]

Hi Paul,

Some BH11/BH12 codes are run by Poole Borough Council, will these properties be excluded?

I have a Bournemouth postal address (BH11) but come under Poole Borough Council, so I'm guessing it's a no?

Thanks, Mike.

[Smilie]

btw do we get confirmation after returning the opt in letter??
dont wanna be left out when they start working on my street
and have to pay for installation when services are available

[RealDiamond]

OK Paul thanks

For the site
Put some promo videos up. Please avoid Flash and Java use for video .
Video in WMV and MP4 via direct click-able links please. They are adverts they pay for them selves if done right.

Live updates, well any update is a start. Even if its just simple text like the news section here.

A map of which areas are being done or been done is what I was after on the site.

PS3 users have a web browser, please test the site for compatibility please , as currently its a bit messed up.

Im sure ill have more later.

[FibrecityBmouth]

Hi guys thanks for the replies.

@Smilie - I believe that this is something that is being wokred on at the moment, either sending out letters or emails or a combination of both. If you do not hear anything and would like to make sure you have been registered please email bournemouth@fibrecity.eu or send me a PM and we can check.

@RealDiamond - Great suggestions, thanks for that.

We do have a few videos which show the machines that will be used for the micro trenchs and I am sure a promo video was done at sometime so i'll get right on that. The updates are badly needed as you mentioned and I will pass this on as a priority.

I believe the guys who are responsible for the site (3rd party company) are going to be wokring on adding some maps to the site which will show the areas that we will be installing in and will hopefully allow you to track the progress of Fibrecity and also show the target install dates of each postcode/area.

Ill pass that compatibility issues on as this could cause problems.

Keep em' coming mate, thanks again.

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Originally Posted by mr_bo

Hi Paul,

Some BH11/BH12 codes are run by Poole Borough Council, will these properties be excluded?

I have a Bournemouth postal address (BH11) but come under Poole Borough Council, so I'm guessing it's a no?

Thanks, Mike.

Check PM Mike

Cheers, Paul

[*sloman*]

Hi Paul

Are H2O looking to lay fibre throughout cities within the UK (I recommend Derby), Do you have a price per month for the current 100mbps service?

Thanks in advance

[Smilie]

Hi Paul

few more questions if u dont mind answering

When abouts should we see services available

what initial service will be available with the service provider you have in place,
just internet?? (even though im not really interested in the other services)
i expect there be some kind of TV video service in the future correct??

any idea if the service provider have a competitive price compared to virgins??

and also the important question
u know when will service be available in BH9 area? :P

[FibrecityBmouth]

Hi Guys,

@sloman - We are looking to rollout across the UK and so I am sure Derby will be considered. I will certainly pass your suggestion on. No prices as of yet but hopefully the service provider announcement is not too far away and all should become clearer.

@Smilie - For the BH10 and BH11 postcodes we should hopefully be looking at around 6 months for services to be available. we are currently working on trying to produce some accurate times and dates for each area. We will then hopefully be uploading this onto the website.

The initial services should include BBI, TV and Telephone line as far as I am aware. I would expect a TV video service, possibly similar to On Demand to be available at some point as well. If this will be available from the word go we are not sure at the moment.

We do not have any pricing details yet. Once we get confirmation of the providr and everything is setup hopefully we will get a lot more details on the services available and the packages/prices. if I get anything I am allowed to release I will make sure I post as soon as!

For BH9 between 6 and 12months based on estimates but as I said we will hopefully have accurate information soon which we can add to the website.

I am going to visit the Web Design team in the morning so if anyone has anything they would like to see on the site please post or PM me tonight and I will take this with me in the morning.

We are working on making the site look better, adding more content and updating the site a lot more with ongoing news and the like.

[*sloman*]

Brill thanks

[fnkysknky]

It will be interesting to see who the service provider(s) is/are.

[FibrecityBmouth]

Hi fnkysknky,

We will hopefully be announcin this very very soon.

It will definitley be interesting and is a question that a lot of people are asking before signing up.

Just a quick mention about the meeting yesterday with the web team, all went well and I passed on the suggestions received. The work that they have planned should make the site a lot better to use and will provide a lot more up to date information.

Paul

[darkbeing]

Originally Posted by Tightscot

speedy sewer service... Linkage

AWWWW Jeeeeez I really dont want a job fixing their sewer cables tho.
Oh imagine that?
getting home from your work
wife : did you have a good day today luv?
tech: nah it was ****

[Nhyrvus]

Originally Posted by NeilH

Never ceases to amaze me this great country of ours..

We invented the damn telephone and have one of the slowest internet systems in the world.

Neil

Ummm......
The slow internet is as a RESULT of inventing the phone, dude. .. ..
As one of the first countries to implement a phone service, we used what was best THEN, which was copper wires .. . Other countries made their phone networks later, using the info gained by us doing it, so they were made better, leaving us with the 'old' copper wire.. .. . .
Old boss of mine used to say 'you can have it FAST, or you can have it GOOD, but not both' .. . .

Might as well blame Thomas B. Doolittle (1839-1921), for inventing the copper wire in the first place :P

[Horizon]

FibreCity, how many cities/areas does your company intend to fibre up after Bournemouth, something like a dozen perhaps?? When will this be announced?

Plus, where is your company getting its funding from? Does it have access to new funds considering the credit crunch?