FTTH Install

nlel1975 · 11 Jul 2018 at 15:06

I currently have a FTTH fibre connection providing 38mbit/s download 8 mbit/s upload without the need for a landline which costs £ 26.24 a month.

Thinking of switching to another provider who will give me 250mbit/s download and 50mbit/s upload with a landline costing £ 228.71 upfront for the router and a site visit as my phone line is not currently in use.

After the initial £ 228.71 the monthly cost will be £ 39.90 a month. Is it worth it? I don't really need a faster connection.

nlel1975 · 11 Jul 2018 at 16:41

Current ISP is homenet in Jersey, planned ISP is SureCW also in Jersey. With the SureCW connection you can get a gigabit connection if you are prepared to pay for it but the standard connection is 250mbit/s.

nlel1975 · 12 Jul 2018 at 07:42

Here's my order, haven't gone through check out yet just seeing how much it would cost.

nlel1975 · 12 Jul 2018 at 12:15

Well I use my internet connection a lot, don't have Sky anymore because I hardly ever watch TV, I'm on the Internet mainly that's so £ 47 a month less not having Sky. As I use the Internet so much it would be worth investing in a faster internet connection. Most people in Jersey are forced to have the 250mbit/s plan anyway as my 38mbit/s service isn't available to them.

To be honest I am not going to miss the initial £ 228.71 and I want to be on the same speeds as everyone else.

nlel1975 · 12 Jul 2018 at 12:48

Well monies not really an obstacle. I'm not loaded but don't waste a lot a of money unnecessarily. With everyone else being on faster connections I feel I am being left behind.

nlel1975 · 12 Jul 2018 at 13:38

TJM said:
The other consideration with FTTP is improved reliability and slightly lower pings compared to FTTC but I wouldn't let that swing a decision unless you are actually having problems with your current connection.

My connection is FTTH its just a "slow" one. See here...

Also my connection uses a different type of router then the Sure service and I don't own the router anyway. I get 15ms ping times to google.co.uk for example.

nlel1975 · 13 Jul 2018 at 12:05

Bug One said:
Have you checked if you can get a faster connection with HomeNet? Might save spending the initial outlay.

Nah homenet only have the one speed unfortunately, once the initial outlay is out of the way its actually the same per month as my current connection i.e. £ 26.24 per month including GST. The extra £ 13.66 is for the landline which is nice to have on occasion but don't really need.

nlel1975 · 13 Jul 2018 at 15:40

I am old enough to remember being one of the first people in Jersey to get 512kbit/s down 256kbit/s up ADSL connections back on the 04/10/2000. Back then it cost £ 200 up front and £ 40 a month. I think we get excellent value for money these days. I started out with a 28.8k modem back in February 1996 probably before some of you were born!

nlel1975 · 26 Jul 2018 at 15:42

Well I went ahead and ordered a second FttH service to my home. The current one runs through the cable tv ducting whearas the new one will run through the telecoms copper phone line ducting.

I have been given a date for an engineer visit to survey my property and install the fibre that day if possible and have arranged to cancel my current FttH service on that day also.

Now plenty can go wrong, i.e. they don't turn up, can't finish the install that day, service not as good as expected etc etc

If worst comes to the worst and my current service is switched off before the new one is up and running I'll have to use data on my PAYG iPhone which costs £2 for 100MB which is plenty to keep in touch with emails etc as long as I don't use Facebook and YouTube etc.

nlel1975 · 10 Aug 2018 at 13:38

Had FTTP installed today, they had a bit of a mare trying to get the fibre cable in due to blockages in the ducts but they got there in the end and its not something they've never encountered before. Over WIFI using a Netgear A7000 WIFI adapter this is the lowest result I got out of 18 speed tests…

I have had higher but this is because speeds have risen temporarily until 3rd September when they will go back to normal what I am paying for i.e. 236mbit/s down 46mbit/s up. Router is in another room about 11ft away through one wall.

nlel1975 · 11 Aug 2018 at 12:35

Connected with an Ethernet cable and got this...

Think I'll keep using the Ethernet cable until September 3rd when speeds are due to go back down to 236Mbps down 46Mbps Up. My WIFI adapter might be able to handle those speeds.

nlel1975 · 11 Aug 2018 at 14:09

Here are some photos from my FTTP installation...

First thing they took the wall plate off...

Brought the toolbox in and connected up some kind of testing device...

Getting ready to pull cable in...

Fibre cable pulled in...

ONT fitted to wall...

New blanking plate to replace old BT socket...

Close up shot of ONT...

New Netgear router and cordless phone unboxed and connected...

Final shot of finished installation...

nlel1975 · 11 Aug 2018 at 20:56

Sparx said:
Price seems to jump crazily though! £230pm for 1Gb/100Mb profile, wow

No that's for the unlimited pro with a fixed IP and lower contention ratio, mine is just the standard unlimited. The standard unlimited gigabit is £ 63 a month + 5% GST.