ISP Freeola Launches G.fast Ultrafast Broadband and Phone Packages

Internet and hosting provider Freeola has today quietly become the latest UK ISP to launch a new “ultrafast broadband” service based off Openreach’s new hybrid fibre G.fast technology, which offers maximum download speeds of up to 330Mbps and uploads of up to 50Mbps.

At present only a small number of providers have introduced G.fast packages (e.g. BT, TalkTalk, Cerberus Networks etc.), which is partly because the technology remains in a pilot phase and is currently only available to a little over 1 million homes and businesses across the United Kingdom. But Openreach plans to make it available to 10 million premises by the end of 2020.

The new ‘Freeola Unlimited Ultrafast Broadband‘ packages are not currently showing on the public website but they do appear if you go through the provider’s order system with a valid G.fast address. Customers can expect to receive a free installation, unlimited usage, silent line rental (no paid outgoing voice calls), email, web and domain hosting, a static IP address, 12 month contract and UK based support.

G.fast 160Mbps Down / 30Mbps Up
Price: £54.97 inc. VAT per month

G.fast 330Mbps Down / 50Mbps Up
Price: £62.97 inc. VAT per month

Sadly there’s no free router, although you can select a discounted one (-£15 off the price) and the G.fast install will come with its own modem that can be plugged into a router (other ISPs charge for the G.fast install but on Freeola it’s free). We should point out that we can’t yet give the average speeds for these packages because their products aren’t yet being openly advertised on their main products page (plus they can’t easily show averages before they have customers – chicken and the egg).

In addition, new customers will also receive £12 back every month to spend on a choice of Freeola’s website and email hosting services.