megilleland Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Noticed on The Hereford Times website today: "Herefordshire Housing has pledged to provide all its tenants with free broadband within five years. The housing association, that has around 5,500 homes, has teamed up with Whitestone-based Allpay to provide the ambitious scheme. While Allpay’s background is in social housing payment systems and it has breached out to broadband and recently created Herefordshire's Ofcom-approved broadband network using church steeples as transmitters. Working together Allpay and Herefordshire Housing are trialling free broadband at speeds of up to 10Mb at three sheltered housing schemes, starting at Innesfield in Clehonger followed by Southgate in Ross Road, Hereford, and Bryngwyn Court, off Barrs Court Road. “Broadband is increasingly becoming the fourth utility and we want as many of our tenants as possible to benefit from having high speed internet access in their home,†said Herefordshire Housing chief executive Peter Brown. “Access to the internet can change people’s lives.†A lot of comments about this here. I wouldn't mind a faster connection, but mine is ok for most things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin James Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 I have added my thoughts. FREE? nothing in life is free so who is really paying for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megilleland Posted May 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Plenty of comments (21) about this topic on HT website. Like others how is this to be paid for. I think the motive is for Herefordshire Housing to save itself a lot of money on sending post out if it can access tenants through the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.Butt Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Plenty of comments (21) about this topic on HT website. Like others how is this to be paid for. I think the motive is for Herefordshire Housing to save itself a lot of money on sending post out if it can access tenants through the internet. Yes I have read most and I can see why so many people are angry about this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megilleland Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 This must be one of the hottest comment item in The Hereford Times. Now up to 34 and a comment from the editor of "24 housing magazine" as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Smith Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Why FREE? I do not get anything for Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Adcocks Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 I may be a little controversial here , but why do some of these people have everything given to them on a plate for free ? I have to pay £15 per month , it is not a necessity it is a luxury. They should pay like the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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