WIltshireChris
Member
Hello, I live in a village in North Wiltshire. We currently get about 2.5 Mbps on ADSL, most of our village is too far from a cabinet to get FTTC. Wiltshire Council awarded phase 4 of its rural rollout to GigaClear who have promised FTTP to every home in our village. For many months we’ve seen roads being dug up and pots being installed but very little sign of anyone being connected. We had been told we could to be live by 4Q18, then 2Q19 but on chasing GigaClear this has been revised to 4Q19. I have little confidence in that date.
Frustratingly as part of phase 3 of the Council rollout BT made provision for some of the village to have FTTP available but not our place despite the fibre practically crossing the end of our drive. I believe, but could be wrong, that OR are hamstrung by the terms of the rollouts and so not be allowed to compete with the phase 4, GigaClear rollout.
I have been tempted by FTTPoD as I’d have thought with fibre now in the village the cost should be reasonable (for a given value of reasonable).
Ranting over, I’d be interested in other people’s experience with GigaClear in Wiltshire, has anyone gone live and how are they finding the service?
Frustratingly as part of phase 3 of the Council rollout BT made provision for some of the village to have FTTP available but not our place despite the fibre practically crossing the end of our drive. I believe, but could be wrong, that OR are hamstrung by the terms of the rollouts and so not be allowed to compete with the phase 4, GigaClear rollout.
I have been tempted by FTTPoD as I’d have thought with fibre now in the village the cost should be reasonable (for a given value of reasonable).
Ranting over, I’d be interested in other people’s experience with GigaClear in Wiltshire, has anyone gone live and how are they finding the service?