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Interesting, but it's Q1-2013 before it starts as a trial, apparently with a fairly high fee for an ISP to join the trial. It's also worth noting that a normal FTTC or FTTP GEA connection charge rises on 1 April 2013 from £80 to £92, both plus Vat.
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Connection - Plusnet Extra Fibre (FTTC). Sync ~ 54.0/14.9Mbps @ 600m. - BQM
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Just for the bored I noted that Openreach will shortly be trialling FTTC installs where the engineer attends the cabinet only, leaving the ISP to take care of sending out a modem and the customer installing it.
FTTC goes wires only!
Thank god I got mine sorted before that. Got a nice new BT openreach installed extension for free. There are going to be a lot of disappointed punters out there who upgrade from their slow adsl to slow fibre, because the source of their problem is the internal wiring.
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I would asume BT would still offer a full install including a home visit for those that want one PCP-Only Indicative Launch Pricing
To assist CPs with their business cases for the introduction of PCP-Only and/or engineer install of a CP's VDSL-capable device, we are pleased to indicate the following indicative launch connection price ranges:
PCP-Only Indicative Launch Price Range
£40 to £50
Managed Install without Openreach modem Indicative Launch Price Range
£95 to £100 Plus Vat of course.
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Connection - Plusnet Extra Fibre (FTTC). Sync ~ 54.0/14.9Mbps @ 600m. - BQM
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Yes but that is offset against other price cuts such as reduced line rental
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I suspect that as with ADSL those that have very long lines may be required to have a BT home visit
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It will mean the openreach modem will get installed in that extension socket where the current broadband is installed which drops out constantly due to internal wiring problems...
I don't see this actually giving anybody a better service in the end. It might make things cheaper / quicker install times.
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Yes but that is offset against other price cuts such as reduced line rental 4ppm if passed onto the end user? I doubt if that will help us.
My broadband basic info/help site - www.robertos.me.uk | Domains,website and mail hosting - Tsohost.
Connection - Plusnet Extra Fibre (FTTC). Sync ~ 54.0/14.9Mbps @ 600m. - BQM
"Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant." - Jean-Antoine Petit-Senn.
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It will mean the openreach modem will get installed in that extension socket where the current broadband is installed which drops out constantly due to internal wiring problems...
I don't see this actually giving anybody a better service in the end. It might make things cheaper / quicker install times. But won't we have fun sorting them out  !
My broadband basic info/help site - www.robertos.me.uk | Domains,website and mail hosting - Tsohost.
Connection - Plusnet Extra Fibre (FTTC). Sync ~ 54.0/14.9Mbps @ 600m. - BQM
"Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant." - Jean-Antoine Petit-Senn.
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I did that last week, I couldnt find a single vdsl modem sold in the uk apart from openreach ones on ebay or the friztbox.
BT Infinity 2 Since Dec 2012 - Estimate 65.9/20 - Attainable peak 110/36 - Current Sync 71/20
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zyxel seems lead contender as cheapest.
BT Infinity 2 Since Dec 2012 - Estimate 65.9/20 - Attainable peak 110/36 - Current Sync 71/20
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