Re: Same situation here in North East Wales
"Was thinking of switching ISP to Virgin FTTH when it passes me. They can't be that bad, can they?"
When it works it works. When something goes wrong, well all I can say is good luck. Their "Super"hub is shite, especially the 3.0 version which is PUMA 6 based. My hub is currently up and down like a hookers knickers.