Immigrating to the UK

[Sinbad]

WHAAATTT?

Sorry 43. I also pay a fiver for a static ip


Though I see this is a promotional rate. I may need to do some negotiating soon.
Not that I'll switch away. ****ed if I'm going with BT or virgin fibre...

 

[Paul Kemp]

42 a month for hyperoptic 1gb symmetrical

Winning. Think their offer was just under £50 with an increase in March for 1gb. Didn’t see the point so went with a fixed price for 24.

 

[gregmcc]

Whenever I take out a contact the first thing I do it set a calendar reminder 2 years - 31 days to remind me to haggle

 

[gregmcc]

Sorry 43. I also pay a fiver for a static ip

Damn. With a static. Son of ....

Hypertonic 1Gbps
£0.00 for 3 months, then £39 a month for 21 months


When is my contract coming to a end?!

 

[Hamish McPanji]

There are some good deals out there, I think @Hamish McPanji got a 900Mbps fibre service from Vodafone recently for around that cost, with cash back via uSwitch.

Yup. Some January offer from Vodafone. 900mbps fibre for £28/month , with like almost 3 months worth of cash back. Includes the phone line (keep your number) , which made my mother in law happy.

Downsides :
24 months contract
7% Price increase kicks in April 2024

Upside :
Don't have to worry for 2 years
900mbps is awesome. We had 150 with sky

 

[Paul Kemp]

Does your CV and cover letter clearly point out your right to work in UK?

This is a good call. I also made sure to do a custom cover for every application. It was work.

Sentiment overall though, I think quite a few of us came over without jobs, it can feel a little overwhelming at times but you’ll find your fit.

 

[AdrianH]

Yup. Some January offer from Vodafone. 900mbps fibre for £28/month , with like almost 3 months worth of cash back. Includes the phone line (keep your number) , which made my mother in law happy.

Downsides :
24 months contract
7% Price increase kicks in April 2024

Upside :
Don't have to worry for 2 years
900mbps is awesome. We had 150 with sky

I am on 500 and I actually wonder if paying more for 900 is worth it?

4k streaming on 3 TVs, Xbox, PS5, both wife and I work from home most days. Never had any performance issues.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

I am on 500 and I actually wonder if paying more for 900 is worth it?

4k streaming on 3 TVs, Xbox, PS5, both wife and I work from home most days. Never had any performance issues.

500 is plenty good enough. You will struggle to get that 900 unless it's wired anyway. Virgin was £27 for 250mbps...so only £1 difference

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Highest wireless I've got is 589 down , 750 up on my phone /pc

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Wish I had this problem! So far they've all been ghosting me.

Ja. Same. Am applying for jobs well below my skill level....and no bites

 

[The Voice]

More than anything else it's because the greatest concentration of our friends in the UK stay in North West London. So we figured we would look to stay there for a sense of 'community'.

The reason we moved to Guildford initially is because a family friend offered us a short term rental of his place while he is abroad. And even though I am really enjoying it here, I do think that ultimately it would be better to move closer to central London and be around people we know.

Are your friends Saffers? We usually congregate in the SW by default (except for @Dave who didn’t get the memo).

Whereabouts in the NW specifically? Don’t say Wembley…

 

[The Voice]

I am on 500Mbps, paying £42 currently. Under £30 will be fantastic.

Did you phone for renewal, or go straight to cancellations?

£39 for 1Gbps with Virgin.

 

[AdrianH]

Ja. Same. Am applying for jobs well below my skill level....and no bites

Could be the current job market?

We had a tough year last year, was a real struggle. Things have seemed to improved last 2 to 3 month to the point we are almost needing to hire, but are cautious about hiring right now.

 

[Deandbn]

Emigrrate to somewhere /immigrate from somewhere.. British English at its best.. Kinda like accept / except or enquiry / inquiry or advice / advise and so on.

 

[AdrianH]

Emigrrate to somewhere /immigrate from somewhere.. British English at its best.. Kinda like accept / except or enquiry / inquiry or advice / advise and so on.

 

[Dave]

Are your friends Saffers? We usually congregate in the SW by default (except for @Dave who didn’t get the memo).

@gregmcc and @Paul Kemp and @Mephisto_Helix are in the north.

Hamish lives somewhere really desolate outside the south as well, worse than Rockall, I heard.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Emigrrate to somewhere /immigrate from somewhere.. British English at its best.. Kinda like accept / except or enquiry / inquiry or advice / advise and so on.

Emigrate from.

Immigrate to.

It's really not difficult.

 

[prod]

I recently renewed with BT. Was going to go 300 fibre with Virgin. I thought they had a pretty good deal. Spoke to BT and said I'm moving and next thing they are giving me 500 fibre for £28

Seems like I need to throw hands with BT, I'm paying £30 for a measly 150 Mbps

 

[2026]

Emigrate from.

Immigrate to.

It's really not difficult.

I remember it like this:
Emigrate - Exit
Immigrate - In

I emigrated from south africa
I exited from south africa

I immigrated to england
I in england

 

[2026]

Going back to the job seeking, also mention you are IN the UK and have the right to be here for x years (in addition to your right to work).

I found that helped a bit (might just be a coincidence though)

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Does your CV and cover letter clearly point out your right to work in UK?

I was having meh luck when I got here, had my CV redone and whoosh came the jobs.

@gregmcc and @Paul Kemp and @Mephisto_Helix are in the north.

Hamish lives somewhere really desolate outside the south as well, worse than Rockall, I heard.

Proud North aye