How much do KC charge for use of their lines? Is it in line with what BT charge, because if it is I can't see why others wouldn't be offering services here.

I'm sure you are very happy with KC if you are getting fiber. I would be too. But I can't get fiber. I won't be getting it next week. Or next month. Probably not for several years. We are in a ridiculous situation where the largest population centre has the slowest speeds while the outlying areas are on fiber. We are trying to sell ourselves as a futuristic city and the capitol of renewable energy, yet our communications system is stuck in the dark ages. Again, netindex show Hull as 826 out of 954 for home broadband, and 316 of 321 for mobile broadband [urlhttp://explorer.netindex.com/maps[/url Try putting Beverley or Brough into the search and then see if you are happy with broadband in Hull. Bristol you say? Averaging 35.43 Mbps, 235 of 954. Much better than hull.

Sorry, but KC's prices are not a little higher than Virgin, they're nowhere near. The prices I quoted earlier for Virgin (£25.99 for first 12 months and £31.49 after) include line rental. And that's for fiber speeds and unlimited downloads. KC are asking £32 for slow cable broadband with a 35GB limit, and it keeps going up in price! Lightstream is better value, but still no comparison to Virgin.

KC may not technically hold a monopoly, but as someone trying hard to find an alternative, it sure feels like one. Whisper don't cover my area and EE's 4G is shocking. My ONLY alternative is Pure, and they can't install till next year

How has it effected the share price? Whole market was at a 6 week low a few days ago due to Ebola crisis among other things, now returning to previous resistance levels and KCOM is tracking along nicely with that. Its a telecommunication share, one of the most boring equity categories out there, you'd pretty much a disaster to move it out of a trading range.

Good to see some competition for fibre access in Hull. Will be interesting to see what tariffs and so forth can be offered, and how KC react to that. Hopefully month price reductions and fair use limit increases.

Plenty of competition with the wireless providers in and around Hull.

As I said earlier in the thread, none of the wireless providers cover me in West Hull, except Pure. And they can't install till next year.

I'm currently tethering with a Giffgaff (O2) mobile phone. It's painfully slow in the evening, and I only have 3GB of usage, but at least I am being charged accordingly. I'm hoping this fibre supply to the masts will improve three and EE's service, and that in turn will be competition for KC. That can only be a good thing for consumers in Hull. If and when their prices are more realistic, I may consider going back to KC.

Sorry never saw that about not being able to get wireless in your area (KC now do a wireless service as well but it is a business package at the minute www.kcbusiness.co.uk/products/co ... stream-air) There was some good information a couple of years back on the karooforums karooforums.net/index.php?topic=2359.0 about why other suppliers are reluctant to come to Hull.

Sorry never saw that about not being able to get wireless in your area (KC now do a wireless service as well but it is a business package at the minute www.kcbusiness.co.uk/products/co ... stream-air) There was some good information a couple of years back on the karooforums karooforums.net/index.php?topic=2359.0 about why other suppliers are reluctant to come to Hull.

Wow think yourselves lucky, I cant even get a phone line fitted never mind broadband ha ha