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Community Fibre

Anybody heard of/have this?  Just had a leaflet put through the door, it is being rolled out over Wandsworth, starting with estates.  Can give more info.

Bunny Payne ● 2799d9 Comments

Here's the Council's blurb about it. https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/article/14161/more_homes_get_gigafast_broadbandSeems to be getting great reviews on Trustpilot. 40/200/1000mps options with accompanied increase in monthly fees. I doubt many domestic customers need pay for the fastest speed at £50pm though.

Freddie Francis ● 2799d

Been using community fibre for over a year, brilliant service,no phone line required,£20 a month,great value ,highly recomend

Michael Tierney ● 2799d

Brilliant it was one of the last contracts I worked on to get off the ground b4 I retired 5 years ago. So glad people like it and it seems to be working.BT tried to block it.

Andy Pike ● 2799d

I;m just confused as I rang them and they confirmed it would mean changing my present provider if I used it (or when the contract ran out) and yet other people have told me you stay on your present provider, it's just the infrastructure that has been changed (like BT Openreach I guess?)

Bunny Payne ● 2799d

But is it only available in council owned blocks?

Michael Ixer ● 2799d

Apparently, with cooperation with WBC, that's where they're going start laying cables or whatever they have to do and then roll it out to the rest of the borough, or so Community Fibre told me today.

Bunny Payne ● 2799d

Thats right Bunny.the council have contracted with the company to set up the network across the Borough using its estates as the  starting points/ hubs. Once they establish a hub in an area they can then seek to link off estate properties to the network. It's a long term project with little if any expense falling the way of the Council.

Andy Pike ● 2798d

Putney Vale Estate has just got Community Fibre, I have the £35 a month deal, my speed is 400mg upload and 400mg download and that is from upstairs away from my router, it's the best service around, my Virgin Media was maximum 10mg, also the call centres are based in the uk.

Fross Walters ● 2798d

Sounds good, only just ordered it as I wanted to keep my landline.  The landline will be outsourced to Vonage but paid for via CFL.  Total package £24.25 for the 1st 6 months, lowest speed but it's still 40 Mbps which I'm sure is still faster than my EE broadband.

Bunny Payne ● 2605d