The costs of FTTPoD are difficult to justify on a price/performance basis. Those who are the furthest from the cabinet, who have the most to gain from FTTPoD, are likely to be amongst the furthest from the aggregation node who therefore face the highest up-front costs for FTTPoD.

I may well be in an unusual position but my line is about 600metres long giving me around 50Mb down and 15Mb up. But, radial distance from cabinet is around 150-200metres (it was a newer estate so it passes all the old houses and then does virtually a 180 turn to get up to my house - cables follow the road).

So, if the DP is anywhere near the cab it could be a relatively low cost install to get a 6 times up and double down rate.

Monthly costs don't worry me too much - it isn't necessarily wildly more than FTTC. But, there is no way I am signing up to a 3 year contract for broadband - things change far too quickly. Until they reduce contract term I won't be signing up for FTTPoD.

Yep 36 months is far too long contract for broadband. I don't think BT will never reduced this contract to short term for the future. BT want the money. You are better off with Virgin Media 152Meg in 2014 for 12 months contract and cheaper monthly payment but installation charge will be lots cheaper than Openreach £1500+ but who care about 330/30 anyway. We don't need that for the next ten years. 80/20 is more than enough for every days use of internet including HD/4K.

Edited by adslmax (Wed 18-Dec-13 15:25:50)

Unfortunately I am not better off with VM as they don't serve my part of the country (very limited coverage in my County with VM) - they were going to rollout to the city but the council refused permission to dig up the pavements (this was a long time ago!).

In reply to a post by ian72:

the council refused permission to dig up the pavements (this was a long time ago!).

The council might refused premission to dig up the pavements for FTTPoD to your property. As I believe you have to ask council premission or BT have to ask them first too.

Lots of mights, but FoD can go overhead or through existing ducting.

How often does a council refuse a property the right to a telephone line?

Ducts are already in place for BT - and likely even if they are blocked council would allow BT to repair. It was just VM they blocked I think in the 80's.

I'd give my right arm for the opportunity to take the FTTPoD package even as a residential user. The cost is potentially prohibitive, but the 36 month contract doesn't bother me - I've got no plans to move home.

I'm just hoping that Openreach/BT/whoever doesn't decree that my home is once more ineligible for any sort of modern broadband access. So far I've been denied ADSL 2+ because my exchange was not deemed worthy and I can't get FTTC because of a completely inappropriate network topography put in place for PSTN in the last century. I live about 3.5k from the exchange, but unfortunately about 3k from the FTTC-enabled cabinet.

I'm prepared to invest in the future of my property (and my career in software development, technical writing and audio production), but I'm at the mercy of Openreach and their slow roll-out (if I get it at all). It's frustrating to say the least.

Cheers,

Maurice

You will not be happy to hear that FTTPoD is ONLY available to those for which FTTC is available. So, under present rules you cannot order it.

Are you sure?
Sounds like mrkelly is connected to a FTTC enabled cabinet but is too far away to get a connection.

Could be eye wateringly expensive at that distance though
Requires a custom quote over 2000m.

My understanding is that people only get an offer of FTTPoD if they already get offered FTTC via the checker - if the checker says FTTC is not available for the line then I don't think you can order FTTPoD - but I have no way to confirm that so may be wrong.