Community Fibre 8.5Gbps Hits London at £300/Month – Do UK Streamers Need It? (Sep 2026)

[husham]

Community Fibre lit London's first 8.5Gbps home line in Beckton at £300/month. Skeptical streamer take: bragging rights, not a Freely or multi-4K must-have. Stick to 5Gbps or cheaper multi-gig only if it reaches your postcode.
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[MikeVanWa]

Community Fibre lit London's first 8.5Gbps home line in Beckton at £300/month. Skeptical streamer take: bragging rights, not a Freely or multi-4K must-have. Stick to 5Gbps or cheaper multi-gig only if it reaches your postcode.
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Ugh, that's a lot of lolly mate! ~$400!. I can get 8GB for $165. I'll stick with my meager 1GB. Beats the hell out of the 300bps I started out with. What am I going to do with 8? Ah, sell some off to the neighbors!

 

[husham]

Ugh, that's a lot of lolly mate! ~$400!. I can get 8GB for $165. I'll stick with my meager 1GB. Beats the hell out of the 300bps I started out with. What am I going to do with 8? Ah, sell some off to the neighbors!
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Personally I'm on £25 for 1gb. I'm more tthan happy with it to be honest

 

[MikeVanWa]

Personally I'm on £25 for 1gb. I'm more tthan happy with it to be honest

Good deal; that's about USD $33.50. I'm paying $45, which is a bargain here.