purplebogmonste
Regular Member
Hi,
Living in Priddy in Somerset we have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Voneus wireless internet. However dates repeatedly slip from Jan / Feb to now. 11 properties recently went live but that leaves the vast bulk of the village without connectivity. Part of the issue is the terrible organization where relay points were not agreed up front. Instead Voneus appeared to assume that properties would host relay sites with the promise of free internet. Whilst this has worked with some sites, one of the key sites has refused. This could have been sorted out 4 months ago. With only 31 days until the CDS vouchers run out time is now a major pressure. I am sure that Voneus don’t want just 11 properties as they will clearly lose money but at the moment I am very sceptical they will meet the promises they made all those months ago. I have all but given up hope and any reassurances from Voneus I take with a pinch of salt. I do have a transceiver on my house but it is pointing to a property with no relay capability which in turn is supposed to be getting a signal from the most problematic of the sites. Having taken 2 days of work for the installation and having had holes drilled through my walls I really do hope they get their act together over the next few weeks. Interestingly Vodafone have recently upgraded to 4G and parts of the village can get this. I can if I prop my phone up in the window which means an aerial would certainly work well. Whilst 4G won’t work for me as a heavy user it would be a potentially better and cheaper option for light users.
Chris.
Living in Priddy in Somerset we have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Voneus wireless internet. However dates repeatedly slip from Jan / Feb to now. 11 properties recently went live but that leaves the vast bulk of the village without connectivity. Part of the issue is the terrible organization where relay points were not agreed up front. Instead Voneus appeared to assume that properties would host relay sites with the promise of free internet. Whilst this has worked with some sites, one of the key sites has refused. This could have been sorted out 4 months ago. With only 31 days until the CDS vouchers run out time is now a major pressure. I am sure that Voneus don’t want just 11 properties as they will clearly lose money but at the moment I am very sceptical they will meet the promises they made all those months ago. I have all but given up hope and any reassurances from Voneus I take with a pinch of salt. I do have a transceiver on my house but it is pointing to a property with no relay capability which in turn is supposed to be getting a signal from the most problematic of the sites. Having taken 2 days of work for the installation and having had holes drilled through my walls I really do hope they get their act together over the next few weeks. Interestingly Vodafone have recently upgraded to 4G and parts of the village can get this. I can if I prop my phone up in the window which means an aerial would certainly work well. Whilst 4G won’t work for me as a heavy user it would be a potentially better and cheaper option for light users.
Chris.























