Greg
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Hi guys,
Appreciate this isn't a forum for consumers, but, I'm definitely not at the level to be a prosumer yet (someday perhaps). So I hope this is okay to post.
I've spent since 31st March chasing Openreach to get our address updated on their system, after our landlord decided to register all the utilities with a temporary development address rather than the actual address. Fun. We moved in on the 15th April and it's a poor signal area for most networks so mobile broadband has been a PITA. Openreach repeatedly telling me the address is correct for most of that time. Alongside ISPs who kept telling me it might take a few days or a few months to update. Fun.
But, I finally got the address updated only to find ISPs (like Cuckoo) saying there's a 21-day wait for activation... due to Openreach. And there's no way to fast track that, either by Openreach or the ISP! But, new connections are typically completed in 7-14 days, because this is apparently an active line (despite being brand new), it takes longer?
I stumbled on Olilo via a Reddit thread – signed up earlier, and now
for something quicker than 21-days!
/rant
Thanks!
Appreciate this isn't a forum for consumers, but, I'm definitely not at the level to be a prosumer yet (someday perhaps). So I hope this is okay to post.
I've spent since 31st March chasing Openreach to get our address updated on their system, after our landlord decided to register all the utilities with a temporary development address rather than the actual address. Fun. We moved in on the 15th April and it's a poor signal area for most networks so mobile broadband has been a PITA. Openreach repeatedly telling me the address is correct for most of that time. Alongside ISPs who kept telling me it might take a few days or a few months to update. Fun.
But, I finally got the address updated only to find ISPs (like Cuckoo) saying there's a 21-day wait for activation... due to Openreach. And there's no way to fast track that, either by Openreach or the ISP! But, new connections are typically completed in 7-14 days, because this is apparently an active line (despite being brand new), it takes longer?
I stumbled on Olilo via a Reddit thread – signed up earlier, and now
for something quicker than 21-days! /rant
Thanks!
