ISP Freeola Add FTTP Option to UK Ultrafast Broadband Packages

Internet and hosting provider Freeola has followed the recent launch of their G.fast plans by adding a new range of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based home “ultrafast broadband” packages to their line-up, which offer average peak time download speeds of either 140Mbps or 290Mbps.

The new “full fibre” packages from Freeola are based off Openreach’s (BT) national FTTP network and it should be noted that at present this only covers 631,000 UK premises, although it’s expected to reach 3 million premises by the end of 2020 and then there’s an aspiration for 10 million by around 2025.

Customers can expect to receive totally unlimited usage, email, website and domain hosting, a static IP address, 12 month contract, UK based support, automatic Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) filtering to reduce cyber-attacks and there’s also a one-off activation fee to pay “from” £62.40 inc. VAT. Take note that this is a standalone broadband service (i.e. no phone required).

Unlimited Full Fibre Broadband (160/30)
Average Download 140Mbps
Average Upload 25Mbps

PRICE: £59.99 per month

Unlimited Full Fibre Broadband (330/50)
Average Download 290Mbps
Average Upload 40Mbps

PRICE: £74.99 per month

Sadly there’s no free router, although you can select a discounted one (-£15 off the price) and you can also get 3 months of free service by pre-paying for a year in advance. In addition, new customers will also receive £12 back every month to spend on a choice of Freeola’s website and email hosting services.

We note that Freeola’s FTTP tiers are roughly £5 more expensive than their similar speed G.fast options, although G.fast requires a copper phone line and is less reliable (performance wise).