Fibrus helps Wendy and her family navigate health challenges

Lives in: Tandragee 

Living with arthritis can be more than just painful; it can be debilitating. Before gaining access to reliable internet, Wendy experienced this firsthand. 

Connecting with others is crucial for Wendy. While she can still drive and use a scooter, the pain and fatigue from arthritis often make it challenging to stay active. “Sometimes you are in pain and very tired, and to be able to just sit down and watch something without waiting for it to download is a relief,” Wendy explained. “Instead of thinking, ‘Oh, I’d like to watch that, but it’s going to take three weeks to download a two-hour film,’ you can actually just pull it up, and it’s there.” 

With Fibrus, Wendy can now also listen to her favourite tunes while gardening. “Being able to take music out into the garden is fantastic,” she said. 

Wendy lives in the countryside with her three adult children, one of whom is completing a degree from home and another has high-functioning autism. The high-speed internet connection from Fibrus has been just as beneficial to her children as it has been to Wendy herself. 

“My daughter is a junior project manager in a construction company which means she has a degree to do, which sometimes requires doing coursework from home. When you have poor download speeds, that’s pretty challenging. The college did what they could during lockdown but it was still a struggle, and our previous broadband provider didn’t give a damn.” 

“I’ve got a son who is high functioning autistic. He’s got a wonderful little group that meet up online and play computer games together, or they build a Minecraft world. It’s a nice group, they all support each other. They found each other online, two are in America, one is in England.” 

Fibrus’ high-speed broadband service has transformed Wendy and her family’s internet experience, addressing their unique challenges and significantly improving their quality of life. 

“We’ve noticed a difference. It’s a lot quicker, and an awful lot faster. We can all watch a different television programme at the same time, we can do homework or talk to somebody on zoom, and before it would have been buffering all the time, or cutting out and it just wouldn’t hold the signal.”