[Merged] 100mbps for Bournemouth

[soicky]

Originally Posted by Graham M

Heh?

dw

[mr_bo]

Well they are laying the last mile all around BH11 9XX, all the workmen with fibrecity logo on their hi viz jackets, working on a Sunday too!
So painful that they are laying cable literally 2 streets away from mine knowing they won't be laying in my street

[ED209]

Originally Posted by mr_bo

Well they are laying the last mile all around BH11 9XX, all the workmen with fibrecity logo on their hi viz jackets, working on a Sunday too!
So painful that they are laying cable literally 2 streets away from mine knowing they won't be laying in my street

Well that's good news for the girlfirend, she lives a little further down Poole Lane towards Kinson.

Why aren't they doing your road?

Does anyone know how long from installation to being able to use, any chance before Christmas?(Yes I know I'm being very optimistic! )

[ED209]

The stepson was delivering down Bearcross Avenue and saw fibrecity boxes on the front of houses with a cable running from them to the road that needed to be connected yesterday!

[robertjames]

So has anyone actually had the installation yet ?

I had a lady round last night to discuss my installation. She seemed keen to run the fibre from the street down the side of my house, to the rear. I stated that my PC was in a bedroom at the back of the property, and she was keen to situate the box near that bedroom. So her route involved approx 13M of paving slabs being pulled up. As I live on a corner, I suggested coming in off the other side of the house (from another street) and she agreed it would be easier that way.

So I have the following question outstanding from my meeting.
1) does the box actually have to be near your PC ?
2) is it fibre from the external box to an internal box ?
3) Is it fibre from an internal box to your PC, or 100Mb ethernet ?
4) could the internal box go in the loft? (I have ethernet cables from some rooms cabled to the loft, so the loft could be a good place to start).
5) if TV services are planned, maybe the internal box should go near the TV in the lounge ??

I'm just keen to
a) NOT have any slabs pulled up and then poorly re-laid
b) get the external box fitted in the best location.

Anyone got any comments ?

Rob
located in BH9 near winton/moordown.

[AHN-David]

I sent this company a email about 2 weeks ago using the method on there site and no reply.

Looks like a major scam to me or they have went under already.

[RealDiamond]

Ha Ha LOL
Expecting a reply to email under 4 weeks are you New to the internet.
Try 8 weeks, IF its not a Fault with service companies do ZERO to supply information..
Fibrecity wont go under untill there Loans are recalled by the Investers and thats not Due for Years thats what investers DO. There parent company H20 Has been around for a while any way.

Back to topic were does B11 cover and where is their base in Bournemouth. NEVER seen one dam VAN, As I got lots of questions for Real workers of the company. Seen plenty of Virgin media vans LOL, One guy lives real close.. Down the bottom of the road turn right.

BH9 as well still 5 months untill I expect them to want to Talk to me about installation.

[Ignitionnet]

Odd RealDiamond I've seen a number of posts on forums from people who've seen Fibrecity vans around Bournemouth and Dundee.

[lloydio]

I seen a Fibrecity van on Sunday night at about 7.30 in the Little down area about 2 weeks ago and last Friday a Fibrecity van in Winton.

Also know I someone who works at a business along Ringwood road and he was saying that they had been working there for about a week, evenings and even Sunday digging up road etc.. you know near Lidl, Matalan, The Range etc.!

So they are around!

[smokedup]

Originally Posted by Broadbandings

Odd RealDiamond I've seen a number of posts on forums from people who've seen Fibrecity vans around Bournemouth and Dundee.

i must admit iv not seen 1 fibrecity van in Dundee. when i first saw about it getting done in Dundee i held off getting 50 meg from virgin cos didn't want tied in for another 12 months in case my bit got done first and that 12 months is now well over! should have done it.

[ED209]

Well after someone popping around back in September asking where my girlfriend wanted the box fitted and being told it would be done in 4-6 weeks, rather unsuprisingly still nothing, I gave them a call. Was told that the cable would be installed by mid February, so much for 4-6 weeks, but of far more importance was told that there would be no services supplied until SEPTEMBER!

I was also told that there would be an announcement before regarding the services/ISPs available. Now firstly with this being Fibrecity I doubt that there will be any services until this time next year and secondlly in my eyes it makes no commercial sense to have all of the money tied up with the infrastucture for them to have no returns until September.

[Hugh]

A reminder of post #145, May 15th 2009 on this thread

Hi Guys,

Sorry for the lack of contact lately, have been in Bournemouth recently following up a few things.

@lloydio - We have not yet announced the service providers using the connection at the moment, as soon as I am able to do this I will be sure to post on here for everyone.

@Pierre - There are a number of homes installed as you have mentioned and we should be starting the roll-out in earnest in around 2-3 weeks.

I will post any information that I can as soon as guys.

Regards

Paul

[haydnwalker]

Further Information: HERE

[Hugh]

Cool (if true, he says, wearing his Mr Cynical hat).

[haydnwalker]

I had my cynical hat on too... but ThinkBroadband don't usually speculate with stuff like that (from my experience)