BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion

ChrisD. · 15 Jan 2013 at 11:22

You'll get over 30Mbit unless you're really far from the cab. Estimates are generally very conservative.

NZB · 15 Jan 2013 at 13:45

I just randomly checked my house with samknows and it shows FTTC is now available, although it conflicts with itself on the main list still saying 31st march. The bt wholesale checker still says 31st march, is it possible it's now enabled here but will take time for everything to update?

Locky · 15 Jan 2013 at 16:59

NZB said:
I just randomly checked my house with samknows and it shows FTTC is now available, although it conflicts with itself on the main list still saying 31st march. The bt wholesale checker still says 31st march, is it possible it's now enabled here but will take time for everything to update?

Samknows will be going by the exchange live date, cabs get enable on various dates.

George Hincapie · 15 Jan 2013 at 18:44

Is there any way to geographically identify how far I am away from my Cabinet? I know it's number.

NZB · 15 Jan 2013 at 19:32

Locky said:
Samknows will be going by the exchange live date, cabs get enable on various dates.

Ah ty.

George Hincapie said:
Is there any way to geographically identify how far I am away from my Cabinet? I know it's number.

I found mine via google streetmaps, it's at the end of the street and i had no clue. The number is on the front of the cabinet.

KIA · 15 Jan 2013 at 20:57

BT Openreach Confirm UK ISP Pricing for FTTP on Demand Pilot Phase 2

Today Openreach has confirmed the pricing for Phase 2, which will see its 330Mbps (30Mbps upload) FTTPoD service given an annual rental price of £456 inc. VAT (£38 a month) and a one-off connection fee of £500 (note: a scary 36 month contract term will apply); as above, extra construction charges still apply. As usual this does not include all the extra costs that ISPs must add on top (i.e. the retail price will be more expensive).

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.ph...pricing-for-fttp-on-demand-pilot-phase-2.html

smit101 · 16 Jan 2013 at 11:16

Since my exchange has been RFS I've been making enquiries as to why my cab is yet to be upgraded, received this mail the other day from Openreach:

The rollout is based on the commercial criteria for each cabinet. Unfortunately when assessed cabinet (xxxxxxx), to which your line is connected, did not meet these and is not included in the rollout programme. This is because the cabinet was unable to provide a return on the Fibre to the Cabinet investment after construction and on-going running costs. Where cabinets are not commercially viable Government funding is available to Borough and County councils to improve fibre coverage and it is worth contacting your Council in relation to this.

Having always been a broadband blackspot here due to long reach to the exchange and/or old, bad quality line, I'd hoped maybe they would have made efforts to provide us with a service now that the technology is available for them to do so. Ah well, the price for living in the sticks I suppose. Thanks a lot BT! :rolleyes:

Deleted member 77746 · 16 Jan 2013 at 11:30

KIA said:
BT Openreach Confirm UK ISP Pricing for FTTP on Demand Pilot Phase 2

/SNIP

36 month contract, no thanks.

ChrisD. · 16 Jan 2013 at 12:20

KIA said:
BT Openreach Confirm UK ISP Pricing for FTTP on Demand Pilot Phase 2

Today Openreach has confirmed the pricing for Phase 2, which will see its 330Mbps (30Mbps upload) FTTPoD service given an annual rental price of £456 inc. VAT (£38 a month) and a one-off connection fee of £500 (note: a scary 36 month contract term will apply); as above, extra construction charges still apply. As usual this does not include all the extra costs that ISPs must add on top (i.e. the retail price will be more expensive).

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.ph...pricing-for-fttp-on-demand-pilot-phase-2.html

Do you know of any plans to run the service from Exchanges, or FTTC from exchanges? May have asked this already, sorry!

AMMUT · 16 Jan 2013 at 14:13

KIA said:
BT Openreach Confirm UK ISP Pricing for FTTP on Demand Pilot Phase 2

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Not too keen on the 36 month contract either.

George Hincapie · 16 Jan 2013 at 15:14

AMMUT said:
Not too keen on the 36 month contract either.

Why? If it works as described and the fee is affordable then what difference does it make?

KIA · 16 Jan 2013 at 16:33

MilanoChris said:
Do you know of any plans to run the service from Exchanges, or FTTC from exchanges? May have asked this already, sorry!

I think there's an exchange-only VDSL2 trial in Cornwall.

George Hincapie said:
Why? If it works as described and the fee is affordable then what difference does it make?

I don't want to be stuck with the same ISP for 3 years!

Too many things can change in that amount of time.

Rroff · 16 Jan 2013 at 17:06

Probably the only way they can make it economically feasible in the short term tho.

Snow-Munki · 16 Jan 2013 at 17:29

wierd, just placed an order for 38MB option.

Didn't need to put any payment details in or give them my old MAC code from 02 ?

Do BT come back to me for this at another date, and also let me know when an engineer will come here ?

trigger-happy · 16 Jan 2013 at 17:38

Finally got rid of wifi and started using a cat6 Ethernet cable. Much better download speeds. 76Mbps which is the max I can get for my area. I'm happy

George Hincapie · 16 Jan 2013 at 20:14

KIA said:
I don't want to be stuck with the same ISP for 3 years!

Too many things can change in that amount of time.

And too many things can stay the same. I've spent the last 4 years with Be. Excellent throughout.

Locky · 16 Jan 2013 at 20:19

George Hincapie said:
And too many things can stay the same. I've spent the last 4 years with Be. Excellent throughout.

I wish my 18month contract with BT would end already, terrible service.

George Hincapie · 16 Jan 2013 at 20:23

FFS!

We are getting Infinity installed at out new house on Friday. The router was supposed to be delivered today, but my wife and I were both at work. No card through the door asking us to collect, so I went on the Royal Mail web site to track it and got the following message:

We were unable to deliver item FF979407455GB as the addressee has gone away. We returned the item to sender on the 2013-01-16.

Gone away? I was at work you stupid *******! ******* idiots! Why the **** have they done that? Royal Mail *******! What the **** am I supposed to do now?

Will BT be able to get another router out to me by Friday if I call them?

Westyfield2 · 16 Jan 2013 at 20:23

smit101 said:
Since my exchange has been RFS I've been making enquiries as to why my cab is yet to be upgraded, received this mail the other day from Openreach:

Having always been a broadband blackspot here due to long reach to the exchange and/or old, bad quality line, I'd hoped maybe they would have made efforts to provide us with a service now that the technology is available for them to do so. Ah well, the price for living in the sticks I suppose. Thanks a lot BT!

http://www.itpro.co.uk/645097/oxfordshire-villagers-fund-bt-fibre-optic-rollout
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/...ng-bduk-wait-and-pay-for-cabinet-upgrade.html

Worth a look into

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George Hincapie · 16 Jan 2013 at 20:25

Locky said:
I wish my 18month contract with BT would end already, terrible service.

Why?