Fibre is more reliable and while it may not give constant speed, you are removing hte variability due to sync speed issues.

Waiting on this myself for my home office. I've £2500 with whichever SP will deliver the product's name on it.

I suspect strongly that the ISPs will either ask for the full amount up front or will contract you and roll the install charge into the monthly fee depending on credit status amongst other things - rather than their risk being their contract with Openreach it's now also 4 figures in install fees.

I consider it useful to the home office and a good investment longer term. Prior to it going in all rooms will have structured cabling to them, Cat 7 or 7A, with wireless APs on each floor. Openreach permitting the FTTPoD solution will be load balanced and failing over with the residential FTTC service that will already be installed.

This should make the whole thing futureproof, just waiting now on the FTTC enabling and then FTTPoD going live - next month barring issues so I'm told.

One advantage of Gigaclear is that they put all the fibres underground. Many of my BT copper and aluminium line failures are caused by BT running overhead lines close to trees.

It will be interesting to see how much BT will want for a FTTH connection to my local cabinet when it eventually gets upgrade to FTTC. The distance is about 5km.

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One advantage of Gigaclear is that they put all the fibres underground. Many of my BT copper and aluminium line failures are caused by BT running overhead lines close to trees.

It will be interesting to see how much BT will want for a FTTH connection to my local cabinet when it eventually gets upgrade to FTTC. The distance is about 5km.

I've a suspicion that at that range the answer will be a straight 'no'!

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I've a suspicion that at that range the answer will be a straight 'no'!

Well I am not the only person at this distance, so hopefully they would provide a connection. However until BT make a proper announcement we can only speculate.

I am hoping to be a Gigaclear customer before the cabinet gets upgraded to FTTC/P. I just need about about 133 of the people close by to post of their contracts. So far, after just over 1 week, about 57 have signed up.

which isp you plan to go with?

Until I know what the options are for FTTPoD I can't answer that.

The options for FTTP are hardly vast right now, and this without potential of a huge install charge to claw back from the customer or take in advance.

It'll be a business package, obviously, and I would prefer to avoid BT Wholesale. I'm aware of some potential upcoming options but have to see if they materialise.

Well I sent an email to IDNET my current ISP, ill see what they come back with considering i've been with them 2 years with no issues I am hesitant to move, I am sure they can work something out.

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Well I sent an email to IDNET my current ISP, ill see what they come back with considering i've been with them 2 years with no issues I am hesitant to move, I am sure they can work something out.

No sign of an FTTP product of any kind from them yet

FTTPoD fibre is not fed from the FTTC cabinet. It is fed from an aggregation point, which is probably also serving the cabinet. What the range of distances between the FTTC cabinet and the aggregation point is I have no idea.

It could of course be the opposite side of the cabinet from the Premises, adding to the cost.