Comments on: Fibrecity

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:17:59 +0000

From my reading of the information, H2O will be installing dark fibre i.e. the back bone of a network. They will won’t be providing network services themselves. Once the fibre is in place they will market it to ISPs for them to use in providing services to the public.
http://www.h2onetworksdarkfibre.com/about-us/?faqs

By: jimbo

jimbo — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:14:28 +0000

What is the matter with you guys? It is free. If and when they start their BB ,if you think it is too expensive, or any other adverse reason then don’t take it. You have nothing to lose.I wish I lived in Bournemouth.

By: tim

tim — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:44:03 +0000

William: it was the next sentence that made me think there will be a service charge for use: “It is up to you if you take advantage of the services that are delivered over it when they become available.”

Unfortunately when I went to the library the day after writing this post, the Fibrecity stand hadn’t turned up…

I’ll try to pop in this week and find out more.

By: William

William — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:22:43 +0000

To quote from the leaflet “Fibrecity is an all inclusive project, free to all homes, businesses, hospitals, and educational facilities.” unquote. The way I read it, it costs nothing to use.

By: tim

tim — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:28:19 +0000

Indeed, there’s been no mention so far of how much it might cost to use it once the cable is installed, or even of how long it might take before I would be able to do that (only that work commences in September).

This part is just to give me the option to use it at a later date.

By: Gyle

Gyle — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:42:10 +0000

They will install the cable - but how much will it cost to use it?? No mention of that at all. I am an old cynic but suspect they need a minimum number of installations before they can start digging up Bournemouth. I would love it if it were free but I doubt it!

By: Nigel Jones

Nigel Jones — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:29:28 +0000

Tim - I’m sure it will be interesting to see the exhibition, but it sounds like you have little to loose and a lot to gain. I’m sure many of your colleagues will be very jealous, and you’ll probably struggle to contain your excitement

Congrats, and let’s hope the s**t you get is of the electronic content kind, rather than something else coming up through the fibre