Hello from another windy Brighton hill. I had to go over to fibre way earlier than most people precisely because of this reason. The excellent tech guy I spoke to at my internet provider had taken it on as a project, determined to find out why I had such crap internet. Turns out on my side of town, there is only 1 phone/internet box thingy connection point and I was, in internet terms, a very long way away from it. We were also the first area to get dug up by city fibre and some neighbours have connected to it but I don't think they get much faster connections than me. Sending you grounding thoughts with everything you're juggling at the moment.
Thanks Rachel - and well done on getting it sorted, your tech guy sounds like a dream. It really is absurd that I've got far worse internet in the middle of Brighton than my mum gets in rural Lincolnshire 🤦🏻♀️😄 We've got one of those connection box things at the end of our cul de sac but it seems to spend more of its life tipped over on its side with all its cables showing (I can't help but feel embarrassed on its behalf like it's immodestly flashing its undergarments) than it does upright... Come on City Fibre!!
Thanks for mentioning me! Every week at Becoming, I try for some splendid photos, a poem or two and some quirky observations. I'm enjoying your meandering as well.
Thanks Fran! I'm very happy to have found your Substack. It feels like a lovely, warm invitation to slow down and just notice life, in all its quirky, oh-so-human detail. And as an English Lit graduate ( feels like a long time ago now) I'm always here for some poetry 😊
Hello from another windy Brighton hill. I had to go over to fibre way earlier than most people precisely because of this reason. The excellent tech guy I spoke to at my internet provider had taken it on as a project, determined to find out why I had such crap internet. Turns out on my side of town, there is only 1 phone/internet box thingy connection point and I was, in internet terms, a very long way away from it. We were also the first area to get dug up by city fibre and some neighbours have connected to it but I don't think they get much faster connections than me. Sending you grounding thoughts with everything you're juggling at the moment.
Thanks Rachel - and well done on getting it sorted, your tech guy sounds like a dream. It really is absurd that I've got far worse internet in the middle of Brighton than my mum gets in rural Lincolnshire 🤦🏻♀️😄 We've got one of those connection box things at the end of our cul de sac but it seems to spend more of its life tipped over on its side with all its cables showing (I can't help but feel embarrassed on its behalf like it's immodestly flashing its undergarments) than it does upright... Come on City Fibre!!
Fingers crossed for you!!
Dear Vicki,
Thanks for mentioning me! Every week at Becoming, I try for some splendid photos, a poem or two and some quirky observations. I'm enjoying your meandering as well.
Thanks Fran! I'm very happy to have found your Substack. It feels like a lovely, warm invitation to slow down and just notice life, in all its quirky, oh-so-human detail. And as an English Lit graduate ( feels like a long time ago now) I'm always here for some poetry 😊