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The Fibre has landed

So after finally BT sent my special offer email with the full-fibre price (after the fleet of Open Reach vans finally left the estate) that was just too good to ignore … much as I tried for at least 4 hours. Two weeks on and there is an en...

So after finally BT sent my special offer email with the full-fibre price (after the fleet of Open Reach vans finally left the estate) that was just too good to ignore … much as I tried for at least 4 hours. Two weeks on and there is an engineer downstairs putting together a fibre termination unit.

So before I lose my old connection, the speed test settings look like this;

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Which is pretty much bang on for the product I currently have which I think is billed at £31.99 / month. The new product is an additional £14 a month which I’m hoping to make back in reduced hosting fees …

Getting the fibre from the hole in the pavement, through the ducts, around the house and into the house have taken around 1h20m, which seems pretty good so far for a lone engineer.

… to be continued.

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