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#11
Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion / Re: My further ramblings about...
Last post by stan - Mar 23, 2025, 20:12:31Right'o .... But you reckon you're on a plan that sounds much like my one?? Is that a 12 month one?
#12
Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion / Re: My further ramblings about...
Last post by Simon - Mar 23, 2025, 20:10:06Can't remember what the old package was now, to be honest Stan.
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Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion / Re: My further ramblings about...
Last post by stan - Mar 23, 2025, 19:48:47Thanks for that, Simon. I can relate to what you're saying.
What was the package that you WERE on that was going up £4?
I'm guessing you and I are on the same plan now. As I said, mine's called Fibre 150 (and is no longer offered) and I'm getting exactly that (with 29Mbs out) when I use a Speed Test website.
It was a close call between Idnet and Andrews and Arnold. Strangely the new Idnet Fibre 100 is within 50pence of the price that AAISP charge for their 115Mbs plan. There's a £100 installation fee with AAISP whereas I went for the two year option and got the router and installation without charge and, apparently, there's no increase in plan price during that period. I would have been very confident with AAISP but chose to stay with Idnet as I thought it might be the simplest way to get fibre plus they did offer a small loyalty concession given my 17 years with them.
My mate, who DID just swap over to AAISP, has had great service during the swap, but, having said that, my own swap from ADSL to FTTP with Idnet was fine. Openreach were good (but I was lucky enought to get Openreach rather than Kelly, who might not have been quite as diligent judging by the experience of my neighbour who was decidedly unimpressed with them).
I might have said I wasn't going to use UBOSS or CENTREX and contacted AAISP immediately after my fibre went live to request a port of my existing landline number away from Idnet over to AAISP using their £1.44 a month VOIP service. I'm hoping to plug an old analogue phone into the green socket on the TP Link router but can report AAISP were totally on the ball in dealing with my request to port the number to them. I believe it takes up to two weeks. I was a bit surprised when my copper landline circuit ( which was provided via the same pavement duct as Openreach used for the fibre) was disconnected the moment fibre was up and running. The Openreach bloke wasn't surprised and expected it to happen but I thought that it wouild remain functional for up to 30 days until such time as I ported my number away from Idnet. But it matters very little.
I'll stop there but have found the experience fairly easy up to now and am pleased to have done it.
If anything else develops I'll say so. Ta.
What was the package that you WERE on that was going up £4?
I'm guessing you and I are on the same plan now. As I said, mine's called Fibre 150 (and is no longer offered) and I'm getting exactly that (with 29Mbs out) when I use a Speed Test website.
It was a close call between Idnet and Andrews and Arnold. Strangely the new Idnet Fibre 100 is within 50pence of the price that AAISP charge for their 115Mbs plan. There's a £100 installation fee with AAISP whereas I went for the two year option and got the router and installation without charge and, apparently, there's no increase in plan price during that period. I would have been very confident with AAISP but chose to stay with Idnet as I thought it might be the simplest way to get fibre plus they did offer a small loyalty concession given my 17 years with them.
My mate, who DID just swap over to AAISP, has had great service during the swap, but, having said that, my own swap from ADSL to FTTP with Idnet was fine. Openreach were good (but I was lucky enought to get Openreach rather than Kelly, who might not have been quite as diligent judging by the experience of my neighbour who was decidedly unimpressed with them).
I might have said I wasn't going to use UBOSS or CENTREX and contacted AAISP immediately after my fibre went live to request a port of my existing landline number away from Idnet over to AAISP using their £1.44 a month VOIP service. I'm hoping to plug an old analogue phone into the green socket on the TP Link router but can report AAISP were totally on the ball in dealing with my request to port the number to them. I believe it takes up to two weeks. I was a bit surprised when my copper landline circuit ( which was provided via the same pavement duct as Openreach used for the fibre) was disconnected the moment fibre was up and running. The Openreach bloke wasn't surprised and expected it to happen but I thought that it wouild remain functional for up to 30 days until such time as I ported my number away from Idnet. But it matters very little.
I'll stop there but have found the experience fairly easy up to now and am pleased to have done it.
If anything else develops I'll say so. Ta.
#14
Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion / Re: My further ramblings about...
Last post by Simon - Mar 23, 2025, 18:06:15All going well, Stan. My 1 year contract came up for renewal, and indeed, IDNet have changed some of the packages. They were going to put my existing package up by about £4 per month, so I elected to switch up the package and I'm now on the 160/30 for £1 less than they were going to charge me for the old package. I had a couple of short outages last week, but generally it's been very stable. Still not decided what to do about my phone, but there still no indication of when my PSTN line will cease, so no great urgency on that front.
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Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion / Re: My further ramblings about...
Last post by stan - Mar 23, 2025, 15:49:47I was obviously worrying a bit too much prior to installation. It went OK, he got the fibre through the duct after a couple of go's (on the first attempt the fibre came undone from the draw wire so he had to push it back down the tube and attach it a bit more carefully plus it was a bit stiff but he did it eventually).
He agreed to fit the ONT into a protective plastic housing that I supplied (I bought it off ebay for less than a tenner although as it happens he had several on his van anyway) - which made it nice and neat so that was OK.
The TP Link VX230V is working OK although I don't know how good the wi fi is yet and the speeed is up from 18Mbs to 150Mbs.
One thing I noticed is .... I subscribed to a thing called Idnet Fibre 150 and agreed a price - but now there isn't such a thing on their website - it's now Fibre 100, and it's £1.50 cheaper than the previous Fibre 150. It's obviously a bit slower too. Probably doesn't make a noticable difference either way.
What's your own situation now, Simon?
He agreed to fit the ONT into a protective plastic housing that I supplied (I bought it off ebay for less than a tenner although as it happens he had several on his van anyway) - which made it nice and neat so that was OK.
The TP Link VX230V is working OK although I don't know how good the wi fi is yet and the speeed is up from 18Mbs to 150Mbs.
One thing I noticed is .... I subscribed to a thing called Idnet Fibre 150 and agreed a price - but now there isn't such a thing on their website - it's now Fibre 100, and it's £1.50 cheaper than the previous Fibre 150. It's obviously a bit slower too. Probably doesn't make a noticable difference either way.
What's your own situation now, Simon?
#16
Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion / Re: My further ramblings about...
Last post by Simon - Mar 23, 2025, 15:30:25Good to hear, Stan!
#17
Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion / Re: My further ramblings about...
Last post by stan - Mar 23, 2025, 15:22:38All sorted. Fibre in, landline disconnected (I was expecting it to remain working by never mind).
Very satisfied so far.
Very satisfied so far.
#18
IDNet Help / Re: SoGEA
Last post by Postal - Mar 23, 2025, 09:19:06Quote from: peasblossom on Mar 19, 2025, 10:55:41Yeah, but I'd quite like to keep my landline phone number. ymmv, obviously.
You could always transfer your landline number to a VoIP provider, put their app on your mobile then receive calls to the landline number on your mobile.
Caveat: If your landline number is part of a package for phone and internet with your ISP, transferring the landline to a VoIP provider will cause the cancellation of your whole internet/phone package which may also involve early cancellation charges. You may be able to strike a deal with you ISP to change your package to internet only but you need to do the groundwork before any changes.
#19
IDNet Help / Re: SoGEA
Last post by peasblossom - Mar 19, 2025, 10:55:41Quote from: robinc on Mar 19, 2025, 07:06:51Switched to SoGEA last year. It took a couple of weeks for speeds to step back up- didn't drop much but the connection profile does get re-set. No VOIP so cannot comment. Cannot see the point as mobile does Wifi calling just fine.Yeah, but I'd quite like to keep my landline phone number. ymmv, obviously.
#20
IDNet Help / Re: SoGEA
Last post by robinc - Mar 19, 2025, 07:06:51Switched to SoGEA last year. It took a couple of weeks for speeds to step back up- didn't drop much but the connection profile does get re-set. No VOIP so cannot comment. Cannot see the point as mobile does Wifi calling just fine.