Soldato
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This page also has locations that are getting FTTP.
BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion
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Yet BTW are rolling out FTTP to the poles everywhere currentlyAs if we need more broadband options
Do you have an MP living anywhere near you? You'd be amazed what local councils will fund BTOR for if there's a politician living in the area.
Probably because of the share price dropping I think. I was thinking to wait to order it myself but could be waiting a while!
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I'm trying to work out if you're in an FTTP enabled area and want to place an order but can't. Or, if yoiu're in an FTTC area and want the FTTP infrastructure to be installed.
BT aren't taking any orders for FTTP at present as Openreach can't do the in house work. It makes sense really, BT aren't having to tell people they have no idea what their install date would be. I'm in the situation where FTTP is available in my area but until BT are taking orders I can't get things moving.
Sky would need a Openreach engineer to attend your property to install FTTP, As Openreach have suspended all home visits atm, Sky would be exactly the same.
You're best just to wait really I think.
Sky I believe only offer 150mb, BT offer upto 900mb,
I had a company called Giganet who offered me 1GB Line with install first week of May, However they want to charge £135pm for that line!
Is this the same as the early days of ADSL? The Openreach guy ran an ethernet cable from my master socket to the bedroom, ending in an RJ11 socket on the wall, which is where my router is connected. No charge to me. But that cable is getting really tatty now, I'm honestly surprised it still works. So will they do the same again on these FTTP visits?
Completely different - an engineer is needed to terminate the actual fibre afaik
Hope they're willing to run it where you ask.
I don't mind crawling under the floor boards so all they would need to do is through the wall and u can pop it up through the floor boards to where I want it.
When they put the phone line in it's a right bodge can't wait to get rid of it.
So in other words, you could request where you want the fibre master socket to be located?
If you want the fibre putting somewhere other than an external wall then you'd be well advised to run in some flexible conduit and putting in a string so the fibre cable can be pulled through it. It also makes it really simple to replace the fibre in the future.
https://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/acp20blk/contractor-pack-10m-m20-glands/dp/CB19783
If you're on a ducted underground feed currently then the fibre will pop up in the same duct - they won't dig a new trench to you, so bear that in mind.
If your loft is fully boarded then I would assume they'd be OK with this, otherwise it's too much of a liability.
https://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/acp20blk/contractor-pack-10m-m20-glands/dp/CB19783
If you're on a ducted underground feed currently then the fibre will pop up in the same duct - they won't dig a new trench to you, so bear that in mind.
If your loft is fully boarded then I would assume they'd be OK with this, otherwise it's too much of a liability.
Mine goes through ducting under the ground as I'm in a newbuild property, I am hopefully having my garage concerted, then I'll run some of that ducting you linked to my garage / office just so I can have all the equipment in one place.
Ethernet, aye, even on the best of circuits power lines won't be anywhere close.
