FTTPoD costs with fibre cable already located outside home

Hey,

I am in a FTTC area that is not currently scheduled to get FTTP. However there is already a fibre cable and joint right outside my home and I already have an unconnected fibre cable running from my new house straight to the same pole. That would suggest to me a very reasonable price for FTTPoD, but I'd like to know more before I commit to spending £250 on a quote.

Has anyone else been in the same position?

Thanks,

They can't source the fibre from the joint outside.

Fibre will still come from the nearest Aggregation Node.

In reply to a post by pscassidy:

I already have an unconnected fibre cable running from my new house straight to the same pole.

Can you clarify this - do you know who put this fibre in, and what it was for? Can you show a picture of where it joins onto the pole, and what it looks like at the house end?

If it's a ceased leased line, it won't help you. For FTTPoD they'll run a separate fibre cable back to the aggregation node.

If you have a Connectorised Block Terminal on the pole - typically with 4, 8 or 12 round caps on it - then you might be in luck; but then I wonder why you don't have FTTP available to order already.

You can go ahead and ask for a free desktop quote, before you spend the £250+VAT, but the desktop quotes do tend to be rather random.

The description sounds like FTTP is on its way to you, or should already be available. Hence people asking for a picture of what you say is the unconnected fibre cable.

Thanks for the replies. I can't get a desktop quote for some reason so £250 is the only way to go.

This what is on my pole. No sure what it's purpose is for. There is a FTTC cabinet further up the road so perhaps it's for that?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/PtXbgfxTMHmfBnsC6

That is a joint enclosure. what you are ideally looking for is this

that picture is a joint

In reply to a post by Fastman3:

that picture is a joint

there is a yellow stripe on one of the cables, again still only a joint enclosure ..

It's just a joint by the look of it. No CBT.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/PtXbgfxTMHmfBnsC6

There's a FTTC cabinet further on up the road so possibly it's for that.

But the pictures of both ends of the fibre cable from your house to the pole?