In my previous blogs I have documented the journey to getting Virgin Media’s XGS PON powered broadband installed and as you will see from reading them the inculded Hub 5x is limited in features and at the time of writing (21/7/24) does not have Modem Mode working properly which makes using your own router tricky.…
Welcome to part 3 of my journey to getting Virgin Media’s (nexfibre) XGS PON FTTP. In part 1 I talked about the pre sales process and then in part 2 covered the pre install. In this blog I will cover the install of the service and initial testing. Just a reminder that if your interested…
Your probably wondering why its taken so long for part 2 of this blog to come out well that’s because the install which was meant to take place on 20th June 2024 did not happen (more on that later) to quote Lord Sugar its been a bit of a shambles. What has happened on 26th…
This multi part blog will be covering my journey getting Virgin Media’s Gig1 XGSPON powered full fibre broadband at my home. In this first part I will cover the sales and ordering process. If your intrested in getting Virgin Media you can get £50 cashback on any package here What is Virgin Media XGSPON? When…
Trooli has become the latest ISP to launch a multi gig internet service this week launching a 2Gbps package. More speed all round Alt-net Full Fibre network and ISP Trooli has this week launched a 2Gbps symmetric (same upload and download speed) package across its entire network. The new package will cost £49.99/month on a…
Full Fibre alt net Voneus which has now fully merged with SWS has won £12 million funding from the Governments Project Gigabit to build full fibre network in parts of Shropshire. This will target rural parts of Mid West Shropshire that have up until now not benefitted from any Gigabit capable broadband. Over 6000 Shropshire…