r/bedfordshire

Feedback welcome

Recently found out that Digi has entered the UK market, offering uncomparable deals to any other UK provider. In other countries they have completely disrupted the market, and it would be amazing to see this happen in the UK too.

1G - £15
2G - £20
10G - £25

No contracts - Montly rolling

I placed an order on Saturday, and today, Monday, they installed the line.

The install went great; the engineers were friendly, but they did something the other ISP that I have didn't. They actually ran the fiber to where I wanted it, to the loft on my server rack on the other side of the fiber entrance, and ran it nicely over the top joists and even left a few meters slack on the fiber in case in the future I would want to relocate the rack.

So far the connection has been fine, working as expected. Speed test saturating my 2G LAN

I got the 10G Line; the router is the ZTE F8748

I have my own Eero mesh, so I wanted bridge mode. I needed to ask technical support for this, unfortunately, since the option doesn't show on the web interface. They enabled it for me remotely and gave me the PPoe credentials.

The IP is under CGNAT, so bridge mode won't do much, but maybe reduced the latency by 1ms.

The ONT is integrated with the router.
Public IP is not available yet; they said they are working on it.

For some, the fact that it is monthly rolling is not ideal since they could raise the prices whenever they want; on the other hand, in the other countries where they operate, they haven't done price increases, so I think it's genuinely a good deal.

If you are interested, I believe they are currently covering areas of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.

I'm not affiliated with Digi, just a customer. Happy to answer any questions and feedback in a few days

Use the code DIGI295SK on the order page (https://www.digi.uk/en/configurator/bundle) for a free month for both of us.

Digi UK Van

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ZTE F8748

ZTE F8748 Underneath

We’re relocating from London and trying to decide between Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard, with a budget of around £500–600k for a family home. I’ve previously lived in both Luton and Leighton Buzzard, so know those areas reasonably well.

Luton: The most convenient – great train links into London, close to Hertfordshire and the M1, and more diverse, which is important for our family. However, it has a bad reputation, traffic is awful, schools seem mixed and when I lived there, getting GP appointments or an NHS dentist was difficult. Housing in the nicer areas is also relatively expensive.

Dunstable: Seems fine and there are some nice residential areas, but it also has a mixed reputation, there isn’t loads going on and having no train station is a downside.

Leighton Buzzard: Nice market town, some good areas and close to Milton Keynes. I’ve lived there before too, but the train line isn’t as convenient for my London commute.

For those who know the three areas, where would you choose to raise a family and why? We’re open to other areas but we’re not village people at all and don’t want to be too far from London, so Bedford and Milton Keynes are out.

I’m writing on behalf of my parents, who are having a really tough time on their street.

They’ve lived in their home for years — it used to be a nice, quiet area — but lately things have really gone downhill. Cars are parked terribly, there’s more litter about, crime has gone up, and now they’re facing behaviour that feels quite threatening.

My mum has told me she’s starting to feel unsafe. We don’t know exactly who’s behind it, but rubbish keeps getting thrown into their back garden (it could be from any of the four houses that back onto theirs), and her front garden has been damaged — her rose bush has been trampled more than once.

One horrific incident while visiting my parents, was when my husband parked outside a neighbours house, the neighbour came out and told him he couldn’t park there, my husband said he could as it’s not a dropped curb and that we were only going to be a couple of hours. This person in particular started shouting at my husband telling him he needs to move his car and then said that he will ‘r*ape his mother’. This was really shocking and was reported to the police.

This situation is really getting us all down. They love their home, but it feels like they’re being pushed out. We’ve tried going to the council and the police, but neither have been any help.

Has anyone dealt with something similar, or have any advice on what they can do next?

(They’re in Luton, if that makes any difference.).

Thanks in advance.

just seeing if there’s any other young adults in beds looking for mates or just someone to chat to

it is 3am tho so expecting about 0 replies 💀

Hi everyone,

Seen a similar topic in the r/hertfordshire and thought I'd expand the search across beds too.

Recently moved to Houghton Regis and would love to look for good, shaded walks that are relatively flat (easy enough for toddlers to safely run around) and with some car park.

Thanks

Hello, my partner and I recently moved to central Bedfordshire and were wondering if anyone knew any good stargazing spots locally? We were hoping to catch the perseid meteor shower tonight but can’t find many places where we can park up and lean back. Car parks are ideal but many close overnight or are surrounded by trees. Since it’s a new moon and touchwood not too cloudy, it would be a shame to miss

Hi

I’m looking for ideas of places to keep an eye on for work. I am looking for a contact centre / customer service / admin type role and ideally hybrid.

Can you help name some big companies in central beds / herts for me to keep an eye on please?

Id be able to drive as north as Bedford and as south as Hemel.

thanks for your help!

EDIT: If you work for your recommended company, what makes it good? Thanks!

Hey! I’m searching for some new friends to hang out with. Whether it’s going for coffee, a walk, or just chatting, I’m up for anything. If you’re interested, let me know!

Married straight guy looking to meet a local man discreetly and explore sexually. I’m open-minded about whether you’re straight, bi or gay, and happy to be guided by someone experienced.

Ideally looking for someone around Biggleswade, Sandy or nearby. Respectful, discreet and easygoing. Adults only. DM if interested and tell me a little about yourself.

#bicurious