Squirrel internet

marinersfan · 8 Jul 2025 at 15:48

Anyone else on Squirrel?
Any issues?

We've just signed up and had the cable installed and I set up the router this morning.

I'm on their Red package, been getting 600Mbps on the WiFi. Which is fast considering I've been using my 5g phone at 150/200 if I wanted to download anything.

In the not so distant past we were on ADSL getting sub 30Mbps.

marinersfan · 8 Jul 2025 at 15:59

Just tested wired and getting 1.2Gbps.

Sparx · 11 Jul 2025 at 22:39

Yup - via the MS3 network and been great.

mickyflinn · 11 Jul 2025 at 22:44

Squirrel Internet that's NUTS

marinersfan · 11 Jul 2025 at 22:47

Did a couple of speed tests late one night, 2Gbps.
I'm not sure why I need it that fast, but it's pretty entertaining.

Sparx · 12 Jul 2025 at 20:37

What wholesale network are you using with Squirrel?

Rroff · 12 Jul 2025 at 20:38

Sparx said:
What wholesale network are you using with Squirrel?

Around here Squirrel sits on top of Gigaclear - not sure what the deal is.

Avalon · 13 Jul 2025 at 09:03

Rroff said:
Around here Squirrel sits on top of Gigaclear - not sure what the deal is.

As long as you own the land/have permission, and it's grey, you can legally shoot it, subject to usual safe practices like backstop and public rights of way

They appear to be just another single network reseller from what I can tell, 2 staff and nothing nasty jumps out at companies house.

Sparx · 16 Jul 2025 at 21:54

Avalon said:
They appear to be just another single network reseller from what I can tell, 2 staff and nothing nasty jumps out at companies house.

Yeah I have a connection who knows the lads who run it, very clued up and have their APIs/automation down to a tee it sounds like.

Very knowledgable on the initial queries and setup I had, got me a Static IP for £3pm too with them.

Avalon · 17 Jul 2025 at 10:11

Sparx said:
Yeah I have a connection who knows the lads who run it, very clued up and have their APIs/automation down to a tee it sounds like.

Very knowledgable on the initial queries and setup I had, got me a Static IP for £3pm too with them.

Unfortunately, while some run/do it efficiently like this, eg Martin @ Aquiss, others are shining examples of how not to do it at this end of the market, eg Liam/Martin of Yayzi/NuFiber/olilo who’s track record is like a slow motion car crash sadly.