UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband Launch Entry Level 100Mbps Plan
Network operator and ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which is building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 200,000 premises across the East of England by the end of 2022 (rising to 1 million by the end of 2025), has introduced a cheaper entry-level 100Mbps (symmetric) plan. Previously, the provider only offered a 1Gbps plan.
The new 100Mbps package costs just £24.95 per month on a 24-month term, which includes a Wi-Fi 6 wireless router and no in contract price rises. A £30 one-off home setup fee is also applicable. By comparison, their top 1Gbps package, which used to be the only one they offered, is priced at £39.95 per month. At present the 100Mbps plan is also being offered alongside 3 months of free service, which rises to 6 months on 1Gbps.
Brett Shepherd, CEO of LightSpeed, said: “The 100 Mbps speed package offers great value for all and will help us to further unlock the digital and economic potential of communities across the East of England with not only the best broadband and service but fair pricing for all customers, new and existing. … Both of our packages offer price certainty with no in contract price increases and your monthly fee won’t double when your contract ends.”
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LightSpeed is already providing service to residents in Boston, Bourne, Clacton-on-Sea, King’s Lynn, Market Deeping, Skegness, Sleaford, Spalding and Stamford, with its network expanding across a further 22 towns along the coast of the East of England.
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They don’t tell you this:
* It uses CGNAT, no static IP-addresses, hence no port-forwarding possible for e.g. CCTV, web server, RDP to your home-office, or others
* It’s online availability is a bit misleading, especially in view of proper rollout plans, making it impossible for potential new customers to plan for future broadband needs with them
* They are likely far away from reaching the announced target of 200,000 premises by the end of 2022
I would be surprised if they were even 10% of the goal
I do wish the various altnets building around my area would get off their collective arses when it comes to IPv6. I might only be able to get 30Mbps currently but the upgrade to 1Gbps doesn’t outweigh the downgrade to CGNAT (seriously… ugh) considering I currently have a static IPv4 and a /48 IPv6.
Which altnets senn?
john really
10% would mean they only would have only enabled 20,000 premises — do trying post something sensible it way more than that and keep up with press releases and industry briefings
Gnewton
see your standard post of rubbishing everying in sight is not only reserved for the big players in the industry
the network was built by far more credible industry figures (that you might be)
but you still dont like it
The amount of postcodes on Thinkbroadband that show as Lightspeed do not amount for 20k, much less 200k. TBB is the one reliable source to confirm numbers since they do not accept postcodes that can’t get service.
It may lag behind sometimes but I would be very surprised if it was lagging by 6 digits
@Senn completely agree with IPv6. Zzoomm are one of those with heads stuck in the sand. Brand new network but no IPv6 despite them owning a few IPv6 subnets.
Customer support said there was no need for IPv6 and they had no plans to use it
@Fastman: Perhaps you wouldn’t mind sharing your sources as to why you believe Lightspeed Broadband has a bigger coverage figure, or where it offers non-CGNAT services, e.g. static IP-addresses?
A little bit more upfront honesty by the ISPs would go a long way to improve relations with customers. Lightspeed’s availability checker is as useless as the ones from Openreach.
Gnewton the lightspeed network was designed by experts in their fields who had many years experiencing building Fibre networks so i trust their judgement explicitly
Lightspeed fibre Checker is up to date as far as i understand and its very specific about where its building — not really sure what your trying to achieve or get to
or you just generally grumpy
So you believe that these experts are close to 200k or will you be dodging the question after saying my post was not sensible?
john / gnewton
theres a world away from premises passed to premises connected and as you build a fibre network that means you build areas and then enable a lot of premises in one go as you build the spines out
not sure why you got so much issue with it — its not your money and i think Gnewton got covered by BDUK anyway with fttp (if he is where i think he is from memory)