We might have potholes you can almost swim in; we might have dry taps now and then; we are often sans electricity; we have cattle and donkeys roaming through the town … streets are breaking up; sewage bubbles to the surface in places; and clean water pours down the streets at times. This beautiful town is creaking at the seams and yet … fibre is coming to town.
Trench diggers have been working for months, from one side of town to the other, readying the ground for the laying of fibre. They reached our area last week – the netting along our pavement is hiding the open trenches, which were covered over only a day later.
Some people have complained about the constant digging, the sound of machinery, and (quite rightly) the litter that gets left behind as the workmen make their way through the suburb. The time will come though when this will all be forgotten and they, in their turn, will connect to fibre so that their internet speed and capacity can improve. The picture below shows the section next to our drive that has been cordoned off before a moling machine was used to tunnel under it to feed the fibre through without damaging the driveway.
Yes, our town is fraying like a piece of old cloth. Despite all its problems, it is still a beautiful place to live. Now, the town is seamed with a fibre network filled with potential. Time will tell
Something Over Tea 
Anne, ek is seker dis baie goeie nuus vir julle?
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Ek dink so. Ek HOOP so!
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Fibre is a private venture whereas municipal services are public misadventures. Btw. our suburb is also serviced by Frogfoot – they have used the sewers to lay the cables causing occasional blocked pipes. Internet access built on Frogfoot seems to be more expensive than other fibre providers like Telkom’s OpenServe.
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We do not appear to have much option. Just knowing the infrastructure is being put into place is exciting at the moment 🙂
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Finre is awesome!
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I think a lot of people are looking forward to getting connected 🙂
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By ons in die estate was ons kabels gereeld gesteel. Dan was ons weke aan mekaar sonder die net. Die kabels is wonderlik, geen waarde as gesteel word nie.
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Dit is goed om te weet 🙂
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Sommer baie, jou internet is altyd aan. Kyk maar net by wie julle uitneem.
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High speed internet will be most welcome I imagine. Despite the “fraying”, you certainly capture the beauty of the place you live.
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It is a pretty town that changes with the seasons and it is creaking along in the face of myriad obstacles. As long as the schools and the university continue to operate there will be ‘life’.
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Wow! Quite a post. I hope the high-speed Internet brings good things.
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We hope so 🙂
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I hope that the fibre provided is better than the slogan it comes with!
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Your comment sent me looking more deeply into the meaning and use of words … mmm. I think the average person here won’t see beyond a funny frog.
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One step forward, two steps back??
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There is a degree of excitement about the step forward, the steps sliding back are a constant battle which has not quite been lost yet.
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Good luck with it. We still can’t get it here
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Thank you, Derrick. We are looking forward to being connected.
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I think you will enjoy the fiber optic. It always is an inconvenience to have a major utility come through the neighborhood. It usually is worth the effort. The gas company and then the city water department each had our front garden dug up for a year each. Most inconvenient and ugly.
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