We're in an FTTC area, and the last week or so there's been some contractors (I forget the name on their van) laying what looks to be fibre all around the roads here.
One of the local Facebook groups mentioned that someone asked them what they were doing and the answer was 'laying fibre for superfast broadband'.
Haven't had the chance to go and chat to them yet, but wondering if this will possibly be things getting setup to offer FTTP?
I hope so
So following this I randomly checked our address on the Openreach site tonight for no real reason and was a nice surprise with it showing as now being able to get full fibre
After the brief excitement in my head went I then thought actually do I really need it
. (Want yes, need probably not).
Currently in EE FTTC, speeds have dropped since we first had this around 2.5 years ago, modem currently showing just over 52meg down, 12meg up.
BT have their 50meg package up for 29.99 at the moment, with £100 gift card, which is £2 less than I pay now for near as the same speed.
What do people think, worth ‘upgrading’ to FTTP even though probably staying around the same speed (actually a little slower) than currently getting on FTTC, given the ability to ramp that up as needed in future? Where as on FTTC I’m maxed out already.
Or is it a case of why am I even asking this and why haven’t I ordered the 300odd meg package yet?