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Will a new broadband provider drill into my wall again?

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pastlives · 29/09/2024 12:08

I installed Sky Superfast broadband two years ago. Lots of drilling and a big ugly box on the outside of my house. Not very please about it, but fine. They have upped the tariff since and are charging me £45 a month which is far more than I want to pay. Especially as I now rarely work from home. Nobody in this house games, probably the most data-heavy thing we do is video-call people and download the odd TV programme or podcast onto our phones. We probably don’t actually need superfast.

Anyway, I want to haggle a discount from Sky, or switch provider.

The big thing holding me back from switching is the fear that if I do, the new company will also come and drill and I’ll then have two ugly boxes on my wall. In a few years time if I switch again the house will be a mess.

So my question is: how can I avoid this happening?

Thanks

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GRex · 29/09/2024 12:43

We've done two changes. BT reused their own hole and Community fibre reused the Virgin holes. Each originally said they would drill, you really do need to ask.

Arafon · 29/09/2024 12:43

Is the box grey, about 9 inches square and got Openreach on it, ours is for BT. If it is it is probably the standard box for all providers except Virgin.

pastlives · 29/09/2024 12:41

Dbank · 29/09/2024 12:39

Can you remove the sky box and re-use the hole?

I don’t know! It’s a good idea, if possible, but I’m no expert in these things. Thanks for replying :-)

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Dbank · 29/09/2024 12:39

Can you remove the sky box and re-use the hole?

pastlives · 29/09/2024 12:36

Anybody?

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