u/n_toxic_8ed

Hi all, new Olilo consumer customer here. I picked Olilo over Zen mainly because support was so quick to respond when I was deciding, and that experience was great.

Since Thursday evening, though, I haven't had a reply to a couple of follow-up emails and I'm a bit unsure where things stand:

- Router: I bought the eero 7 and was told it would be dispatched Thursday for delivery Friday. It hasn't arrived yet and I've asked for tracking details so someone can be home to receive it.

- Activation date: I originally picked Friday 2 Oct. Olilo let me know Openreach rejected that and moved it to Monday 5 Oct, which was fine. But I've now had an Openreach email saying Tuesday, so I'm not sure which date is correct.

Is there a phone line or live chat for consumer support, or is email the best route? I'd just like to confirm when the router will arrive and that activation is on track, so I can plan around it.

If anyone from the Olilo team sees this, I'm happy to DM my order number. Thanks!

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Just moved into a flat near Ealing Broadway (W5) that has an Openreach connection. I want to get broadband live as quickly as possible and would rather pick right the first time than switch in a month.

What I'm after:

500Mbps minimum, ideally 900Mbps/1Gbps

Shortest wait from order to live

Speeds that hold up in the evening, not just a good headline figure

If you're on Openreach FTTP around W5:

Which ISP are you with and what do you actually get at 8 to 10pm?

How many days did activation take from order?

Any ISP you'd tell me to stay away from?

Thanks in advance, will update the post with what I go for.

I posted here a few weeks ago asking where to live with a toddler. Got a lot of useful replies and we have since landed, currently in temporary accommodation while we look properly.

Yesterday changed how my wife and I are thinking about it. We were at a pub in W13 with a big garden and a play area. My son, 3, was playing dinosaurs with a group of kids. Partway through, one of the older ones started telling the others to kick him in the nuts. My wife pulled him out. He went back later, same kid kicked a gate, it swung into him.

I honestly do not know if any of that was about race. It may have been one badly supervised child and nothing more. What I do know is that we were the only few PoC families in that garden.

So here is what we are sitting with. The original plan was to live somewhere properly cosmopolitan, where he grows up around kids from everywhere. That is still what we want. But my wife is now asking whether we should just pick an area with a large Indian community and stop trying to engineer the ideal. I am not sure she is wrong.

If you are an Indian or other South Asian professional family with young kids, I would really like to hear where you ended up and how it has worked out. Mixed area or community-heavy one? Is your kid one of several brown kids in the class or the only one? Anywhere you tried and left?

Unchanged from last time: office near Liverpool Street, around £3000pcm for a 2-3 bed, want parks and a proper high street. Shortlist after the last thread is South Woodford E18, Wanstead E11, Highams Park E4, plus Harrow on the Hill and Pinner. Open to anywhere else that fits.

It is my first time traveling in business class using British Airways from Mumbai Terminal 2 International. Would like to know from seasoned travelers from this airport, what different experience can I expect as I don't want to miss out anything. Here are a few questions that I have:

- Is there a separate entry gate (the outside gate where CISF lets you inside airport) for business class?

- Generally, they don't let you enter before 4 hours inside airport but can I expect an earlier entry from a business class gate?

- I understand that there is a separate business class ticket counter, security check and immigration.

- Which lounge(s) do I have access to basis only the business class ticket?

- In the flight, my understanding is that food and drinks service is throughout the flight and I can ask anything from the menu. Any other perks/inclusions I should be aware of?

- Is there anything that I should be aware of or am missing out?

I'm working in a senior management position in AI role. Relocating to London the next month. I'm moving with my wife and my toddler. Priorities for renting a home are:

1)Area should be cosmopolitan and preferably families in similar situations as mine...working professionals with kids

2)Low crime rate

3. 2-3 bed houses with a budget of 3000 pounds per month

4. Area should be lively with parks, and lots of things to do for my kid. Restaurants, pubs, cinema and other things to do nearby

Office is near Liverpool Street, so commute matters too.

Based on my research so far I've shortlisted:

- South Woodford (E18) and Wanstead (E11) - Central line, around 20 mins door to door

- Ealing (W5) - Elizabeth line, looking at Walpole and Pitshanger rather than the Broadway itself

- East Dulwich (SE22) - great high street from what I can tell, but the commute looks like a problem

- Wimbledon (SW19) - everyone recommends it, though 45 mins with a change is putting me off

- Blackheath (SE3) and Chiswick (W4) - both look lovely, both awkward to get to the City

How would you rate these options based on my criteria? Do you suggest that I add or remove any places from my list? Would appreciate first hand experience.

I'm working in a senior AI role. Relocating to London the next month. I'm moving with my wife and my toddler. Priorities for renting a home are:

1. Area should be cosmopolitan and preferably families in similar situations as mine...working professionals with kids

2. Low crime rate

3. 2-3 bed houses with a budget of 3000 pounds per month

4. Area should be lively with parks, and lots of things to do for my kid. Restaurants, pubs, cinema and other things to do nearby

My office is near Liverpool Street station.

Based on my research so far I've shortlisted:

- South Woodford (E18) and Wanstead (E11) - Central line

- Ealing (W5) - Elizabeth line, looking at Walpole and Pitshanger rather than the Broadway itself

- East Dulwich (SE22) - great high street from what I can tell, but the commute looks like a problem

- Wimbledon (SW19) - everyone recommends it, though 45 mins with a change is putting me off

- Blackheath (SE3) and Chiswick (W4) - both look lovely, both awkward to get to the City

How would you rate these options based on my criteria? Do you suggest that I add or remove any places from my list? Would appreciate first hand experience.

Anyone travelled from Thane to Malad route today? How is the situation? Are the roads flooded or can we go by car? Which route did you take via Borivali or Powai?

Looking for a laptop for LLM Inference. Is there a store where I can physically go and see and buy a Ryzen AI Max+395 128 GB unified memory machine in Thane?

I'm not looking to buy online.

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