Yep, ridiculously fast speeds of up to 900Mbps and rock-solid reliability have a downside... No more claiming that your broadband’s buffering, lagging, or booting you off. Looks like you’re out of excuses for all that stuff you don’t actually want to do. Sorry about that…  

Here are five things that just won’t fly now you’re with Cuckoo: 

1. I can’t join the meeting – my broadband’s down again 

With broadband that’s up a whopping 99.93% of the time, the likelihood of your connection going down at 4:30pm on a Friday is about as slim as you actually wanting to be on that call.  

2. I would’ve won, if my broadband hadn’t glitched in the middle of the game 

Our full fibre connections are fast and smooth, with no lags or delays. So the only reason you missed that shot is… well… you. 

3. Nah, there’s not enough bandwidth to stream Love Island 

Full fibre won’t ever mug you off – even during peak hours. So, if you want to wriggle out of watching Love Island All Stars, you’ll need a better excuse… 

4. Sorry I missed your call, I’ve got no signal at home 

Nice try. But with full fibre’s rock-solid reliability and Wi-Fi calling, you can’t use the “bad signal” excuse anymore – even in the sticks. So no more dodging your mum’s calls then…  

5. I couldn’t do my homework because my little sister was hogging the internet 

Full fibre, teamed up with our super eero router, has enough bandwidth to handle work calls, the cat video you’re watching on the sly, and every other device in your house – all at once. Plus, if you’re hiding out in the attic to ‘study’, you can connect extra eero units to create a powerful mesh network. Fancy.  

Ready to ditch the excuses and step up to full fibre? See if we’re in your area and start your switch now.   

5 excuses you can’t use anymore (thanks to full fibre broadband)

If you’ve got ridiculously fast broadband from Cuckoo, congrats. But also – commiserations? We’re sorry to say that your go-to excuses just went out the window…  

Everyone knows it’s no fun when your internet stops working. But when the connection along your old copper broadband cable breaks, this is exactly what happens. 

And because copper cables are vulnerable to corrosion, more susceptible to bad weather and generally require regular maintenance, it can make those internet outages annoyingly frequent. 

But a fibre-optic connection into your home is way more durable - it can even last up to 40 years with minimal maintenance. 

So in theory, you're looking at a few decades of uninterrupted internet connection. Bliss. 

Two-thirds of Brits (65%) have a streaming subscription service like Netflix or Amazon Prime, which makes up around 18.8 million households. So plenty of us will have experienced the dreaded buffering circle, or a screen that's so pixelated you can't actually make out who's saying what. 

Full fibre speeds will make all that a thing of the past. 

And because you'll want to keep using the internet on all your other devices at the same time as your TV, you can see why full-fibre broadband will help you finally join the dream stream.

3. No more gli..gli...glitchy video calls

WFH? Full fibre is your new best friend. It has much lower latency (the time delay that often leads to stilted video calls) and jitter (the variability in this delay). Which means team calls are a breeze – just as good as the real thing. It can't, however, teach people how to use the mute button. 

Read our WFH Broadband guide to stay connected.

Whether it’s a laptop, mobile, smart watch, PS5 or smart speaker, chances are you have a surprising number of devices connected to the internet - particularly if you live with other people. And the truth is, we're only going to get more and more of these devices in our homes. 

And the problem here is bandwidth. All of these things compete for it, and regular fibre broadband simply can't provide enough of it to go around. 

Full fibre provides far, far more bandwidth for all your devices to comfortably work at their very best, simultaneously, 24/7. Making your home a frustration-free zone. 

Most of the time, we're more concerned with download speeds: how fast we can get information from the internet. But upload speeds - how fast data can move from your device to the internet - are still really important. Here are just a few examples: 

🤳🏻 Video calls - Full fibre will guarantee that you'll be seen in glorious high definition, and not as a pixellated blur. 

📸 Uploading photo albums and videos - if you want to put your latest exploits on your social media account, full fibre upload speeds can potentially save you hours of time. 

📽 Live-streaming - if you want to live stream anything, like gaming on Twitch, then a great upload speed is pretty essential if you want anyone to watch. 

Now all you need to do is use our postcode checker to see if your address is ready for full fibre speeds. 

There's lots of general noise about just how good full-fibre broadband is, but we realised it would probably help to dive into the detail and give our top 5 reasons to switch, so you can see for yourself. 

5 reasons full fibre broadband makes your life better

Don’t let buffering kill the vibe. Our full fibre goes up to 900Mbps, so you can stream in 4K without the fuzzy frames or jerky moves.  

Ethernet FTW – plug your device directly into the router 

Download ahead – especially if you’re sharing bandwidth  

Tweak the setting – drop your streaming quality to HD if your broadband’s struggling  

Want more tips on streaming? Find them right here  

Empire-builders. Dragon-slayers. Warriors and warlords. Whatever you’re playing, defeat any lag with full fibre. And because full fibre is reliable as well as fast, you can download those massive updates quicker than your mate can say ‘pass the controller’.  

Run a speed test – so you understand speeds and ping rate (read all about it here)  

Get rid of the lurkers – like Alexa or smart devices who might be hogging bandwidth  

3. Run your smart home, well… smarter 

If you’ve got more gadgets than the electronics aisle at Currys, full fibre can handle them all – and keep them running smoothly. Imagine controlling your lights, heating, and music with a single command. Your home, your rules. 

Create easy profiles – use eero to easily switch between work, evening and weekend modes (and automatically switch off the devices you don’t need) 

Put your router centre-stage – keep the good vibes (and strong signals) flowing through the whole house 

Hot take… not every night has to be online. If you want to disconnect and take in the real world sometimes, we feel you. And don’t worry – even if you unplug, full fibre will be ready and waiting when you want to join the digital world again.  

Use a freeze schedule – you can do this with eero, here’s how. 

Go on airplane mode – it’s not just for a flight. Flip the switch and enjoy some downtime. 

So, whether you’re planning a Marvel marathon, a gaming sesh, or just quality time with the dog, make sure there’s no buffering, no stress and definitely no arguments.   

See if we’re in your area, or if you prefer, give us a ring on 0330 912 9955.   

They say staying in is the new going out. Especially when it’s less than perfect outside. So if you’re streaming, gaming or unplugging full fibre's what your need to make your nights in run smoothly

4 reasons you need full fibre for your night in

You know how it goes – some days you’ve got a lot more in the tank than others. And that’s totally OK, because not every day’s meant to be a personal best. But when it comes to your broadband, only peak performance will do. Enter full fibre – the sturdiest, most reliable broadband around.  

Let’s go back to broadband basics. There are actually two main types of connection – copper cables and full fibre. Copper wires are older technology that use your phone line to bring internet into your home, making them slower and much more likely to break down. Whilst full fibre runs directly into your home using fibre optic cables – hands down the most reliable connection out there.  

At Cuckoo, we’re full fibre all the way.

Head-to-head: copper wires vs full fibre 

Back in the day, the internet wasn’t used for much more than the odd email. Those old-school copper wires were designed in the era of landlines (remember those?), so they can’t always handle the strain of today’s internet use. And that’s why you might end up with slower downloads, stuttering streams or buffering right as you’re about to share your screen in a meeting. 

Full fibre, on the other hand, was designed to deal with all the technology you need in modern life. Like 4K streaming, gaming, WFHing and so much more. So, when it comes to loading, it doesn’t just keep up – it races ahead. Like the reliable little speedster it is.  

Most days, the internet is a pretty busy place. But some days, it’s like a shopping centre on Christmas Eve. Utterly crowded and chaotic, with simple things like paying for stuff in your basket taking forever.  

During these really busy times, some broadband set-ups can’t handle the strain (copper cables, we’re looking at you) because they share a connection with a whole street or neighbourhood. And when everyone’s online at the same time, the copper cables get overloaded and give up.  

But other types of broadband (hello, full fibre) can hold strong – because every connection serves one home directly, and isn’t impacted by what other people are up to. Pretty cool, right? 

Take Black Friday as an example. On 1st December 2024, shoppers were snapping up deals while Fortnite fanatics downloaded the latest update. The result? A huge 405 petabytes of data consumed on the Openreach network (that’s enough to keep your TV streaming in 4K for over 40 million hours). And a lot of frustrated people whose connections couldn’t keep up.  

Moral of the story? Full fibre’s your key to staying online, all the time.  

Hopefully now we’ve convinced you that full fibre’s ridiculously reliable. Here are a few tips and tricks to make sure you always get peak reliability: 

Plug in 🔌– whenever you can, connect your laptop or phone to your router with an Ethernet cable. It just makes everything that little bit smoother. 

Share nicely 🤗– got an important call? Nicely ask your Twitch-loving housemates to pause their gaming spree 

Declutter your network🧹– check your router settings and disconnect anything you don’t use anymore (like old phones or laptops). Like a spring clean, but for Wi-Fi. 

Get an extra eero router ➕ – this helps spread the signal and coverage further in your home with a mesh system  

Ready to upgrade your connection? Let’s make it happen.

More streaming, more scrolling, more screen-time... it all takes a toll. Unless you’ve got full fibre, that is.  