#1 ftth fibre broadband
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:19 am
here's a thing that's recently caused me to scratch my head, so much that I thought I'd share.....
about 15 years ago I winged about how kingston communications had a monopoly for telephones and internet in Hull.
About 5 years ago they(KC) dropped their prices and a bit later put FTTH in my street and others...whoopeee!
before Christmas we were leafleted saying a company called grains was putting in Fibre in Hull to compete with KC. The leaflet outlined all the partners for the installation and their broadband prices.In early January our street had trenches dug in the pavement and trunking was installed with an access point in front of every property. The trenches were about 9" wide and resonably neat.
last week we were leafleted by another company called MS3 with similar info to that on the grains leaflet. On monday this week the MS3 gangs arrived and started digging a 9" trench 6" to the right of the previous trench dug by grains. They(MS3) have installed access points right next to those that were installed by grains.
I'm scratching my head because in my ideal world couldn't MS3 put their fibre in the trunk that was laid by grains and share the cost?????
These contractors seem to be doing every street in Hull....
go figure!
edit: ironically, the leaflets have a table of speeds and prices comparing KC against the new partners. At all speeds the partners are about £12 cheaper than KC but there is a small footnot star. The footnote is in very very small print and states that KC prices include the landline(free24/7 nationwide) and the partners prices do not include a landline.
I can't imagine how much all this trenching is cossting, but to provide a service at a comparable price as the existing service doesn't immediately strike me as financial sense.
about 15 years ago I winged about how kingston communications had a monopoly for telephones and internet in Hull.
About 5 years ago they(KC) dropped their prices and a bit later put FTTH in my street and others...whoopeee!
before Christmas we were leafleted saying a company called grains was putting in Fibre in Hull to compete with KC. The leaflet outlined all the partners for the installation and their broadband prices.In early January our street had trenches dug in the pavement and trunking was installed with an access point in front of every property. The trenches were about 9" wide and resonably neat.
last week we were leafleted by another company called MS3 with similar info to that on the grains leaflet. On monday this week the MS3 gangs arrived and started digging a 9" trench 6" to the right of the previous trench dug by grains. They(MS3) have installed access points right next to those that were installed by grains.
I'm scratching my head because in my ideal world couldn't MS3 put their fibre in the trunk that was laid by grains and share the cost?????
These contractors seem to be doing every street in Hull....
go figure!
edit: ironically, the leaflets have a table of speeds and prices comparing KC against the new partners. At all speeds the partners are about £12 cheaper than KC but there is a small footnot star. The footnote is in very very small print and states that KC prices include the landline(free24/7 nationwide) and the partners prices do not include a landline.
I can't imagine how much all this trenching is cossting, but to provide a service at a comparable price as the existing service doesn't immediately strike me as financial sense.