BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion

robj20 · 6 Nov 2018 at 14:22

Roadworks says nothing, but it was last week.
Openreach checker isnt working for me, either by number or postcode.

mrkev · 6 Nov 2018 at 15:20

Just noticed a g.fast pod attached to our local cab in the past few days. As I will be about 280m from it i doubt I'll gain much from the 80/20 that I get at the moment. Why are they still bothering with g.fast?

Steveocee · 6 Nov 2018 at 15:23

mrkev said:
Why are they still bothering with g.fast?

It's easier than running fibre to every premise in a street and requires only a bit of additional work at the cab.

robj20 · 6 Nov 2018 at 15:43

It certainly looks like in the link above.

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Simps · 6 Nov 2018 at 16:01

robj20 said:
It certainly looks like in the link above.

It sure does, lucky you.
Can you zoom in on the orange/yellow tag. It will probably tell you.

V_R · 6 Nov 2018 at 16:51

I have the option to upgrade to G.fast. I'm with Zen and it would mean starting my 12 month contract again, which I am just over half way though.

Not sure I want to start a new contract, or pay £52 for 160Mbps or £60 for the max on my line (200 - 230Mbps) - Currently paying £43 for 80/20 + phone line.

Any opinions?

Code:

VDSL Range A (Clean)       80     63.1    20    19    57.3     Available    --  
VDSL Range B (Impacted)    80     60      20    19    54.5     Available    --  
G.fast Range A (Clean)     231    201.7   33    14.1  167.6    Available    --  
G.fast Range B (Impacted)  258.8  175.7   29.9  12.4  152      Available    --

mrkev · 6 Nov 2018 at 17:12

Probably depends how far you are from the cab . The BT checker isn't very accurate with g.fast at the moment.

robj20 · 6 Nov 2018 at 17:33

So with openreach fiber what are the speeds. And do Sky sell it or do I have to go back to BT?

MissChief · 6 Nov 2018 at 18:57

robj20 said:
So with openreach fiber what are the speeds. And do Sky sell it or do I have to go back to BT?

Not yet for Sky, early next year most likely.

Caged · 6 Nov 2018 at 20:36

G.fast doesn't go on the pole, and you aren't likely to see anything appearing on the roadworks site as it doesn't involve digging anything up or incursion into the road.

V_R said:
I have the option to upgrade to G.fast. I'm with Zen and it would mean starting my 12 month contract again, which I am just over half way though.

Not sure I want to start a new contract, or pay £52 for 160Mbps or £60 for the max on my line (200 - 230Mbps) - Currently paying £43 for 80/20 + phone line.

Any opinions?

Code:

VDSL Range A (Clean) 80 63.1 20 19 57.3 Available -- VDSL Range B (Impacted) 80 60 20 19 54.5 Available -- G.fast Range A (Clean) 231 201.7 33 14.1 167.6 Available -- G.fast Range B (Impacted) 258.8 175.7 29.9 12.4 152 Available --

Not sure I'd pay Zen prices for it. EE do the 300Mbps product for £47.

Let the contract run out and then migrate away. There will likely be more competition by then as well - it's not like your 80Mbps FTTC is slow.

V_R · 6 Nov 2018 at 20:44

Caged said:
Not sure I'd pay Zen prices for it. EE do the 300Mbps product for £47.

Let the contract run out and then migrate away. There will likely be more competition by then as well - it's not like your 80Mbps FTTC is slow.

Yeah, you've pretty much just summed up my thoughts on it....

Caged · 6 Nov 2018 at 21:07

If I was getting 40Mbps now then it would totally change the proposition

robj20 · 7 Nov 2018 at 04:26

Looks like my sky contact us up. Who's best at the minute?

ChrisD. · 7 Nov 2018 at 11:02

robj20 said:
Looks like my sky contact us up. Who's best at the minute?

I'm more than happy with PlusNet.

Gammawolf · 12 Nov 2018 at 16:29

Whelp, i just got my g.fast service installed on Friday, and i'm finding it pretty good. But i'll be buggered if i can find a modem so i can use my own router. The ultra fast homehub is decent for most uses (i managed 80MB/s to my server over wifi, which is one floor up and a little over) but its not exactly feature rich. Anyone personally recommend any g.fast compatible modems?

Mostly interested in the better upload speed

the-evaluator · 12 Nov 2018 at 16:45

The only modem I've heard of that'll support G.Fast as the Zisa G1000. I've not used one myself but have a friend of a friend using one with his Unifi USG and it's all working well as far as I know.

numnutz · 12 Nov 2018 at 17:07

Jumping onto this thread rather than starting my own. Rental property I am living in has just got FTTH, only planning on being here until September next year - what is the best ISP option on a shorter contract, or is it worth just going on 12 month contract and bailing a few months early (and paying early termination)

bremen1874 · 12 Nov 2018 at 17:10

numnutz said:
Rental property I am living in has just got FTTH

What have you got available exactly? If it's BT FTTP then you're going to have very limited options.

numnutz · 12 Nov 2018 at 18:04

bremen1874 said:
What have you got available exactly? If it's BT FTTP then you're going to have very limited options.

Yes, it's BT FTTP. Most seem to have a minimum 12 months with fairly hefty install cost. Might just opt with normal FTTC, but other half who has lived here a while has said that BT told her that this wasn't an option strangely. Might do my own digging.

At The Gates · 12 Nov 2018 at 20:40

numnutz said:
Yes, it's BT FTTP. Most seem to have a minimum 12 months with fairly hefty install cost. Might just opt with normal FTTC, but other half who has lived here a while has said that BT told her that this wasn't an option strangely. Might do my own digging.

You might not have an option for FTTC. My exchange is FTTP or FTTC but not both. So half the area has FTTP like me and the rest only FTTC. I don't remember the install cost being very high when i got mine, but i think that was in the initial roll out period where they were giving things away for 12 months (300Mbs regardless of package etc). As far as i'm aware only BT as an ISP offer FTTP on their lines currently, and they're all 12 months minimum.