Finally, we're getting FTTP, woo-hoo! (it was installed in June 2024)

Open reach have been pulling the fibre cables down the existing trenches on my street today. They have also hooked a bundle of fibre cables on the pole that serves my house.

I wonder how long it’ll be before I can order…
 
Jon20 said:
The fibre checker map has been updated. It’s showing the area that I’m in is going to have the build started in the next 12 months. Not sure if the houses here are direct in ground or not. Doesn’t appear to be any ducting to the houses. There is a chamber right outside the house in the footpath that Openreach occasionally open up. Be interesting to see whether Virgin with their fibre overlay or Openreach get here first.
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Just to add to this. There's a couple of guys at the moment checking out the chambers, taking the lids off etc, along the road. Guess it's potentially the very early stages of the build starting.

Edit: Looks like they are pulling through some plastic tubing through the ducts. Was hooked on to some blue rope that was being pulled through by a machine.
 
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Jon20 said:
Just to add to this. There's a couple of guys at the moment checking out the chambers, taking the lids off etc, along the road. Guess it's potentially the very early stages of the build starting.

Edit: Looks like they are pulling through some plastic tubing through the ducts. Was hooked on to some blue rope that was being pulled through by a machine.
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That’s exactly what they were doing here (blue rope to pull the fibre cables through) but they were doing it by hand here.
 
mogwai said:
My top budge is probably up to about £300. In terms of requirements I would like it to be able to provide decent wifi so that I retire my Ubiquti Amplifi HD ROuter and mesh system. I used to just have this running with an openreach fibre modem. But when that had a few issues I started using the Plusnet router with the Amplifi HD in bridge mode, I will probably getting the 500mb servcie.
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Get one of the new UniFi Cloud Gateways and a UniFi AP. It's going to get much more development compared to Aplifi and UniFi Network Application 9 is extremely good.
 
mrochester said:
Open reach have been pulling the fibre cables down the existing trenches on my street today. They have also hooked a bundle of fibre cables on the pole that serves my house.

I wonder how long it’ll be before I can order…
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did this early november and still not able to order. i've just tried that form see if get a response. I did email the CEO one last year and got told April 2026 :(
 
So would I just need a Cloud Gateway Max, an AP and a Poe Injector to power the AP. If I don't intend to ever have cameras is there any other reason I need the gateway to have an SSD?
 
mogwai said:
So would I just need a Cloud Gateway Max, an AP and a Poe Injector to power the AP. If I don't intend to ever have cameras is there any other reason I need the gateway to have an SSD?
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If you are just going to run Network, then no you don’t need any SSD. If you are going the get the door bell or CCTV etc then you will need storage.
 
I got the response which doesn't bring much hope.

Thank you for your recent enquiry via the Openreach website about getting faster broadband.



I have had a look in to this for you and we are really sorry that we don't have any plans to upgrade your property to receive Ultrafast Fibre Broadband right now, but we can keep you up to date when things change.



In response to your query I would also like to make you aware that our UK full fibre rollout plans are managed in individual local projects that must be commissioned in a phased manner.


Due to this your neighbouring street/locality might get Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) before yours, if you are seeing the other residents in another part of your town/village or even the street appearing to have fibre available already, this will be why.


Please register your interest in Ultrafast Full Fibre Broadband via our Fibre Checker. We’ll let you know if the plans change and when Ultrafast Full Fibre Broadband is available to order.



If you want to bring fibre to your property sooner is an option you could look into.



Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) on Demand, FTTP on demand is a product which a few select service providers offer, which will give you a full-fibre FTTP broadband, as a bespoke installation direct to your premises. It is available across the UK – even in areas that cannot reliably get FTTC.



Fibre on Demand differs from standard FTTP in a number of important ways. As the fibre is delivered to your premises as a custom build, a substantial installation. If you would like to look into this option you’ll need to contact a service provider to place an order.


You can find a list of service providers on this link, just scroll down the page and click on demand https://www.openreach.com/fibre-broadband/fttp-providers



If you need to contact us further please use the following link, as the email account I’m writing to you from doesn’t accept replies https://www.openreach.com/forms/fibre-broadband-availability---customer-form.



We do encourage you to explore fibre on demand solutions to bring faster speeds to your community.
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welshboy said:
BTwholesale has and all the ISPs have now too.
Openreach checker now sais not yet available.

Got my order in for zen. Confirmed openreach install mid Feb. B00m
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How odd if Openreach say not available then how on earth Zen say yes? Zen must be wrong? Must be data error? As normally Openreach updated first then following by BTW checker later
 
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I've been at the current property about 20 years, no whiff of fibre. Checked tonight and it said it is coming up to Dec 2026! I nearly fell off my seat. Checked again and now the date has vanished! What a punch to the nut sack.

EDIT: It is back. OMG.
 
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bulldog147 said:
How odd if Openreach say not available then how on earth Zen say yes? Zen must be wrong? Must be data error? As normally Openreach updated first then following by BTW checker later
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I assume the back end is fine and the front consumer website just needs to catchup.

As I can run the check on zen ee Vodafone idnet etc etc all comes back fine and have placed my order which openreach have text to say confirmed date of install so I assume is going ahead.
 
welshboy said:
I assume the back end is fine and the front consumer website just needs to catchup.

As I can run the check on zen ee Vodafone idnet etc etc all comes back fine and have placed my order which openreach have text to say confirmed date of install so I assume is going ahead.
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Lucky you.

Mine is not available and Openreach email me this morning say it now available but this afternoon they removed it off - not available?

Terrible by Openreach checker mess around!
 
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Openreach checkers updated now to available now.

Funny all the email alerts I've signed up to from openreach idnet etc to say alert me when it's available not had single one yet
 
welshboy said:
Openreach checkers updated now to available now.

Funny all the email alerts I've signed up to from openreach idnet etc to say alert me when it's available not had single one yet
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Likewise, openreach still say it's unavailable but they pulled cables a couple of months ago.
I thought I would check if FTTP is available as an upgrade from from my current supplier mid December and was surprised to find this it was - jumped at it. Installation date pushed to early Feb but all good with the updates from openreach _fingers and toes crossed_
 
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