uknowiama
Super Pro Member
Girlfriend's place in rural location can now finally order Gigaclear. Up until now we have been using ADSL over a copper phone line. Backed up with 4G connection. Internet connection uses both with a load balancer has been working quite well for 2 year. After a bit of advice.
Do we get the fibre installed same was as telephone line. It comes into the property via a telegraph pole. Its a bungalow, so isn't that high. Has been cut a couple of times by a tractor with a front arm up (flat 8 I think).
Do we make the effort to dig a trench out to the road and lay a duct / pipe - put a rope in (to be able to pull any further ducts / fibre through) and use that to bring the fibre into the property? We have a digger for such things.
What would people do?
Also ... looking at just 200Mbps, been offered an introductory offer on 500Mbps for not a little more - but concerned about price once out of contract? Is it same as other ISPs, if you tie in for another 18 or 24 months you get better prices? Say £17 for 200Mbps, out of contract is £41. Then if renew will you get something like £17 (same as new customers) or something like £22 - it's cheaper but not as good as brand new customers.
Guess - as altnet (I think that's right) - its Gigaclear on Gigaclears fibre - no options of other ISPs?
What's happening with copper lines? Are they going or did they have a reprieve? Landline currently gets quite a bit of use. Or look at a deskphone that uses 4G and a cheap SIM? VOIP is also an option? But perhaps if Internet goes off we don't want the phone off as well?
Thanks in advance
Do we get the fibre installed same was as telephone line. It comes into the property via a telegraph pole. Its a bungalow, so isn't that high. Has been cut a couple of times by a tractor with a front arm up (flat 8 I think).
Do we make the effort to dig a trench out to the road and lay a duct / pipe - put a rope in (to be able to pull any further ducts / fibre through) and use that to bring the fibre into the property? We have a digger for such things.
What would people do?
Also ... looking at just 200Mbps, been offered an introductory offer on 500Mbps for not a little more - but concerned about price once out of contract? Is it same as other ISPs, if you tie in for another 18 or 24 months you get better prices? Say £17 for 200Mbps, out of contract is £41. Then if renew will you get something like £17 (same as new customers) or something like £22 - it's cheaper but not as good as brand new customers.
Guess - as altnet (I think that's right) - its Gigaclear on Gigaclears fibre - no options of other ISPs?
What's happening with copper lines? Are they going or did they have a reprieve? Landline currently gets quite a bit of use. Or look at a deskphone that uses 4G and a cheap SIM? VOIP is also an option? But perhaps if Internet goes off we don't want the phone off as well?
Thanks in advance























