Wightman is upgrading the communications infrastructure in Formosa, Fordwich, Gorrie, Neustadt, and Wroxeter! Fibre to the Home is considered the most advanced and the best technology to handle the increasing demands of everyday communications now and into the future. This will be replacing the existing copper infrastructure with a faster and more reliable method of delivering your internet, phone, and TV services.
Get all the details about our Fibre to the Home project:
To get Fibre to your home or business, you must sign up for Wightman Fibre to the Home service. We will not automatically bring Fibre to your home or business, and even current Wightman customers must sign up. Please call us at 1-877-863-4273 or Email.Â
Fibre to the Home Launch FAQs
A. We will be open Monday to Friday 9:00AM to 5:00PM
A. Choose one of the following contact-free options:
- Sign up online at wightman.ca/signup
- Call us at 1-888-477-2177
- Email at ftthsignup@wightman.ca and we will send you the details you need
A. Fibre to the Home uses glass fibre to carry communications signals. It replaces existing copper infrastructure, such as telephone wires and TV cable, with a faster, more reliable method of delivering internet, TV, and phone services.
A. Fibre optics provides the most robust, secure, and cost-effective solution for bringing truly high-speed internet to individual homes. It can manage significantly faster internet speeds over greater distances, and it is not subject to transmission interference like copper, coaxial cable, and wireless. Fibre optics offers more transmission security, requires less maintenance, and has a significantly longer lifespan than other technologies.
A. No. Subscription to only one service is required to have fibre installed. However, bundling all your services with Wightman should provide you with more savings.
A. No. The ONT does the job of a modem, but it is not wireless. If you would like to connect to the internet from any room in your home, Wightman offers a wireless router for only $4.95 per month.
A. Yes. However, bundling all your services with Wightman should provide you with more savings.
A. An ONT is powered by electricity but requires a battery in the event of a power outage. If you have telephone service, our battery will provide emergency power for several hours of talk time during an outage.
A. No. Fibre to the Home installation is free if you subscribe to our service during the initial construction period.
A. Customers who wait until after fibre construction is complete in their neighbourhood will incur an installation fee.
A. No. Current customers are required to sign up for our Fibre to the Home service. You can visit our office, sign up online, call, or email us.
A. Yes, you can keep your current phone number. Wightman will port this phone number from your current provider on your behalf.
A. We will publish our progress on our website that gives a high level view. As we start the mainline construction, we will drop off bags with information on our services and describing the construction process. This letter indicates we will begin construction in the next week or so after delivery.
A. We are planning to cover the entire town with mainline fibre. There will be some addresses that getting a service line in is not possible and we may not be able to serve that location. This happens very rarely.
A. Give us a call, or send an email and we can look that up for you.