In reply to a post by adslmax:

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

he uses a mobile network.

No I use SoGEA FTTC on 1 month contract with my smaller ISP.

I thought you had a 5G thingy in your loft?

In reply to a post by MHC:

Simple maths.

If you have an £8 increase with a CPI+3.9% increease you will be paying £55 already.


But actually, what you say id totally wring ... you are paying £24, so PN at £24.99 on renewal is just over 4%

I was paying £24 until the last payment I made, now it goes up to £30, my mistake was the £8, it is £6 difference.

From plusnet dashboard

Your last bill:
24th March
£24.58

Your products
Unlimited Fibre inc. Line rental
£30.59
(after contract ends £47.76)

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

I thought you had a 5G thingy in your loft?

Yes it still there but smarty 5G can be affected by heavy rain as 5G will be disappear until the rain stop.

Without rain (5G): 450 to 600Meg down and 5 to 15Meg up.
With rain (4G): 10 to 13Meg down and 1 to 3Meg up

I stay with SoGEA FTTC 80/20 because rain will affect 5G.

So, your bill is wrong too. If you were paying £24.58 then with the increase, it should be £28.12.


Or if you upgrade to FTTP and similar speeds, £24.99

In reply to a post by adslmax:

Yes it still there but smarty 5G can be affected by heavy rain as 5G will be disappear until the rain stop.

Without rain (5G): 450 to 600Meg down and 5 to 15Meg up.
With rain (4G): 10 to 13Meg down and 1 to 3Meg up

I stay with SoGEA FTTC 80/20 because rain will affect 5G.

So my point in other threads that 5G is not reliable is correct.being affected by rain reminds me of satellite TV

In reply to a post by MHC:

So, your bill is wrong too. If you were paying £24.58 then with the increase, it should be £28.12.

You are correct, I remember now when the price increases were first announced I worked out that it would £28 and the email I had also said increased by £3.54 a month.
I wonder if the extra is because it is a part month or something like that? I will have to email them and ask.

Or if you upgrade to FTTP and similar speeds, £24.99

I really don't see the point in going to FTTP for the same speed, it is hassle and I would get nothing out of it apart from saving money, but I could either try and get a better price from Plusnet for FTTC or go to another provider.

Why do you bang on about 2 years of price increase if on a 2 year contract?

Most ISPs have a yearly increase. Go with one now, for 1 year, and it will increase next March. Then move to another one for the following year and it will, probably, increase the following March.

"So my point in other threads that 5G is not reliable is correct"

Don't rely on one person's comments about 5G. Bit like listening to people down the coffee shop or pub.

In reply to a post by broadband66:

Why do you bang on about 2 years of price increase if on a 2 year contract?

Most ISPs have a yearly increase. Go with one now, for 1 year, and it will increase next March. Then move to another one for the following year and it will, probably, increase the following March.

But if you have a 12 month contract you can haggle for a lower price after the contract ends, so may get a lower price to start with, something that you can not do with a 24-month contract for 2 years. so you are stuck with the price rises and nothing you can do.

I also don't want to be tied into a contract for 24-months, been there, done that, never again

In reply to a post by broadband66:

"So my point in other threads that 5G is not reliable is correct"

Don't rely on one person's comments about 5G. Bit like listening to people down the coffee shop or pub.

It is not just one person's comments. I chat to people in large towns and cities that have the same problem and a lot of them have switched 5G off due to the problems