FTTC - Gresford - What happens next ?

I saw OR installing cable in Gresford today so I assume they are starting FTTC (we were due FTTC on 1st June 12 but now been moved to 1st Sept 12)

Couple of questions
1 Will I have to move ISP to see an increase in speed (currently with Post Office)

2 Do they have to change the socket in the property?

Thanks

Edited by mikegg (Tue 03-Jul-12 21:04:57)

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I saw OR installing cable in Gresford today so I assume they are starting FTTC (we were due FTTC on 1st June 12 but now been moved to 1st Sept 12)

Couple of questions
1 Will I have to move ISP to see an increase in speed (currently with Post Office)

2 Do they have to change the socket in the property?

Thanks

1. You will have to change ISP's because the Post Office doesn't offer any fibre products at the moment.

2. They just add an interstitial plate with a filter to the existing socket.

1. You will have to change ISP's because the Post Office doesn't offer any fibre products at the moment.



Where would I find what choices I have re ISP ?

Thanks

Edited by mikegg (Wed 04-Jul-12 20:03:15)

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1. You will have to change ISP's because the Post Office doesn't offer any fibre products at the moment.



Where would I find what choices I have re ISP ?

Thanks

This spreadsheet will give you some idea.
Here

The Sky entry is out of date because their Fibre Unlimited product is now 40/10 not 40/2 and also doesn't include Fibre Pro Unlimited which is their 80/20 product but costs £30 pm.

It's worth noting that many of the 40/10Mbps products there are now 80/20Mbps, many if not all of them at unchanged prices.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

It's worth noting that many of the 40/10Mbps products there are now 80/20Mbps, many if not all of them at unchanged prices.

But for how much longer? The BTW discount on the 80/20 product ends on the 11th July.

I'd forgotten that . It'll be interesting to se what they all do.

In reply to a post by simon194:

This spreadsheet will give you some idea.

Many thanks.

Am I correct in thinking that I am still limited by LLU in my exchange - so not all of these would be available to me ?

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In reply to a post by simon194:

This spreadsheet will give you some idea.

Many thanks.

Am I correct in thinking that I am still limited by LLU in my exchange - so not all of these would be available to me ?

The only "LLU" suppliers are Sky and Talk Talk. The rest AFAIK just resell the BT Wholesale product so as long as the BT checker says you can get fibre you should be able to sign with any of them.

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The only "LLU" suppliers are Sky and Talk Talk. The rest AFAIK just resell the BT Wholesale product so as long as the BT checker says you can get fibre you should be able to sign with any of them.

The words "resell BTwholesale product" are a bit misleading. They use BTw network to get from your home to the ISP network. The ISP network/internet service is all separate.

Essentially no different to dial up when you could dial multiple ISPs from your home using the same copper wires supplied by BT.

Cabs now starting to be installed - two other questions

1 How long is the 'average' time from cab installation to going live?. I appreciate this may vary a lot.

2 Will I see any speed increase at all if I just stay with my current ISP ?

Thanks

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2 Will I see any speed increase at all if I just stay with my current ISP ?

If you mean will FTTC at your cabinet mean your existing broadband will speed up, the answer is No. Existing broadband continues as though the fibre wasn't there. Have a read of how fibre connects in.

You will need to upgrade to one of your ISP's fibre products, or migrate to one elsewhere.

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Existing broadband continues as though the fibre wasn't there. Have a read of how fibre connects in.

Thanks - now understand how it works !!

Started see new cabinets by existing cabs but have also seen a new cabinet on a street without it being near an existing cab. It is adjacent to a BT manhole but definitely no old cabinet anywhere near. Is that usual?

Typically within 50m of the PCP

Gresford Exchange now FTTC enabled

OR checker still showing 'Coming Soon' but BT Availability Checker shows available (and BT/TT/Plusnet all accepting orders)

Edited by mikegg (Sun 18-Nov-12 14:11:41)