FTTPoD

Can anyone here tell me how I can check if my cabinet has got/will get FTTPoD? I have FTTC at the moment but hope to get FTTPoD if or when it's available.

Thanks.

The DSL checker will tell you www.dslchecker.bt.com

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/btavailability.html fod will show up if you use the bt wholesale checker

Thanks for the info. I've check the links and no mention of FTTPoD so maybe I won't be able to get it. Just keep my fingers crossed that it may become available in the near future.

Thanks.

What was the estimate for FTTC?

Estimate was 40/10. Does the speed estimate make a difference as to whether I could get FTTPoD?

It could indicate how far you are from the cabinet, which could have major cost implications for FTTPoD. However, 40/10 sounds like the max for the 40/10 product rather than an estimate from the DSL checker.

Sorry if I made it sound like and estimate. My cabinet figures for my line is 40/10. I'm about 525m from the cabinet. I'm not too worried about cost.

The Openreach wholesale price list indicates you could incur an install charge of £2450 for that sort of distance, plus the £750 standard cost plus £1188 annual rental and that's what the ISP would be looking at. Obviously the retail cost will be different to this. http://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/products/pricin...

Edited by deleted (Fri 17-Oct-14 21:43:37)

See what you mean about cost. I'd have to think about that if FTTPoD ever came to my cabinet. Thanks for all the useful info.

I do not know where this costs come from. I an in a native FTTP area. The manifold is in a new pavement chamber 12m from my front door on the other side of the road in a cup-de-sac. However the excess construction charge due to needing the current armoured copper cable overplayed with ducting for the fibre was £4200.

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/btavailability.html fod will show up if you use the bt wholesale checker

FOD? Foreign Object Debris!

I believe Batboy was giving the list price costs for FTTPoD. FTTPoD has very different cost structure to native FTTP.

FTTPoD will be at least what Batboy said plus potential excess construction charges if any were hit. Not a cheap solution for those that can't get native FTTP (ie, most of the country). BT are purposefully pricing it out of the residential market.

In reply to a post by ian72:

I believe Batboy was giving the list price costs for FTTPoD. FTTPoD has very different cost structure to native FTTP.

FTTPoD will be at least what Batboy said plus potential excess construction charges if any were hit. Not a cheap solution for those that can't get native FTTP (ie, most of the country). BT are purposefully pricing it out of the residential market.

They are trying to protect their ever decreasing leased line market. Crazy and stupid by bt tbh .

My cabinet is now added FTTPoD:

Downstream Line Rate(Mbps)


Upstream Line Rate(Mbps)


Downstream Range(Mbps)


Availability Date
High Low High Low
FTTC Range A (Clean) 80 77.2 20 20 -- Available
FTTC Range B (Impacted) 80 69.8 20 17.7 -- Available

WBC ADSL 2+ Up to 11 -- 6.5 to 15 Available
WBC ADSL 2+ Annex M Up to 11 Up to 1 6.5 to 15 Available
ADSL Max Up to 6 -- 5 to 8 Available
WBC Fixed Rate 2 -- -- Available
Fixed Rate 2 -- -- Available
Other Offerings
FTTP on Demand 330 30 -- Available
Fibre Multicast -- -- -- Available
Copper Multicast -- -- -- Available

Edited by adslmax (Tue 21-Oct-14 18:02:10)

Sadly wish FTTPoD cost around £20 a month like FTTC. But I can understand it cost more than that plus installation charge!

If it helps, the single solitary FTTPoD I've installed was on behalf of BT Business.