If you’re within the estimate they may not do anything at all!
BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion
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Ordinarily that would be true, I have a feeling it’ll play out favourably, but I could be horribly wrong.
Did the engineer tell you your line length Avalon?
Looks like they've upped the price for existing customers now anyway, It was £65 when I checked the other day but it's £100 now, which seems steep for an ISP-branded one.
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Finally got round to phoning bt to upgrade to fibre only to be told that the wimborne cabinet was full at the moment. Any way of getting an idea of how long that may take? Did manage to get a new router for nothing and my existing package down a fair bit.
Damned frustrating. I hate the phone and making the call takes a lot for me to do (just don't like using it) so for that to happen was a bit irritating to say the least. Did get 2 very helpful operators though which made a change.
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Damned frustrating. I hate the phone and making the call takes a lot for me to do (just don't like using it) so for that to happen was a bit irritating to say the least. Did get 2 very helpful operators though which made a change.
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There's no way to know. You're either waiting for them (BT Openreach) to add more capacity or for someone else to leave and free up a slot.
The fun continues... (ordered on Black Friday, install booked 7 days later, cancelled and rebooked by BT 24hrs later, no show for install, rescheduled for 10 days later, random line ceases booked etc. etc.). Now they haven't completed my order down, so can't do anything in terms of even basic checks. Also despite having working service (it just fluctuates between 80mbit and 210mbit so far) the 'internet' light isn't lit on the 922, is this normal?
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Our install didn't have one allocated, i saw it right there on his works list. If you order from BT they will tell openreach to not install one.
My last bill was a little bit ouch, looks like the commander made some unsubsidised phone calls.
That aside though I'm getting a little annoyed with broadband prices and line rentals going up. Feels like I'm just subsidising BTs purchasing of football that I don't watch and couldn't care less about. 3 months left on our contract, I might have to look at other ISPs.
Hum. Virgin broadband only seems decent, but given how bad they were in the past not sure I can stomach going with them again.
That aside though I'm getting a little annoyed with broadband prices and line rentals going up. Feels like I'm just subsidising BTs purchasing of football that I don't watch and couldn't care less about. 3 months left on our contract, I might have to look at other ISPs.
Hum. Virgin broadband only seems decent, but given how bad they were in the past not sure I can stomach going with them again.
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Look at Quidco/TCB, factor in the offer from Sky/Plusnet/Virgin etc. along with the speeds available and choose whoever gives you what you want for the best price. Then when you speak to tour existing ISP ask them to match/beat it. Sometimes they can, sometimes they can’t. Rinse and repeat every time your contract is up.
The downside with Virgin is it can and does vary massively by area and time of year (student influx for example in Sept/Oct used to cause issues).
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Openreach's line rental charges are going down, so it's just a bunch of retail providers trying to make their broadband look cheaper. At least it was until Ofcom said the advertisement needed to be for the total cost inc. rental.
We had massive problems with Virgin before so I'm loathed to consider them to be honest. But I can get the same sort of deal for £40/month broadband only it seems, where we're paying almost £70 now.
But... its reliable... which I suppose is worth a few bob. Funnily enough, our contract ends tomorrow; anyone ever negotiated a reasonable discount with BT?
But... its reliable... which I suppose is worth a few bob. Funnily enough, our contract ends tomorrow; anyone ever negotiated a reasonable discount with BT?
I suspect BT won't be passing on those savings
Eh, prices are lower now than they were 7 years ago when I first got an 80/20 Mb/s package. You just have to shop around, use cashback sites, wait for deals, and haggle with your current provider. I'm more annoyed with the lack of progress. Yes, G.fast and FTTP exist but their painfully slow roll-out leaves most people without those options.
I've shopped around. My options don't seem to stretch that far. Of the FTTC providers, BT are the only ones who offer me 80/20. Then there's Virgin who do offer up to 200Mb/sec for a little less, but that could well be a poisoned chalice.
If BT offer 80/20 then every other FTTC provider can offer the same. VM do a satisfaction guarantee policy, you could get them to install, test it and see how you get on, if it’s not for you then it costs nothing (other than calls made or PPV etc. if you get TV). If you keep it, then you need to give BT notice and do a number port if you are bothered about the number.
As above if BT offer it other providers should be able to. What does http://dslchecker.bt.com say for your number?