In reply to a post by MCM:

Can you give me something, anything, to go on, please?

Ribble has given you as much as he can and confirms what SuperFactCymru have already told you. Ribble could quite possibly tell you more but then he would have to kill you so you instead you will have to accept what he's said.

Thanks - but why have BT categorically said they have 0 plans to provide FTTC or FTTP in the area specified?

While seemingly a game to some people - we're trying to base a house purchase on potential internet speed in the future. So, as much information as I can get would obviously be hugely beneficial, especially when others are seemingly privy to details that I am not.

Doing a postcode lookup here it says :-

Fibre Street Cabinet 1: P10 FTTP Planned Phase BDUK Wales 11a

In reply to a post by thedonut:

Thanks - but why have BT categorically said they have 0 plans to provide FTTC or FTTP in the area specified?

Because you are speaking to BT Retail, who rely on the standard BT Wholesale checker.

That checker doesn't normally have any details of FTTx forecasts for BDUK/Council "Superfasts" until just before or perhaps not until the "cabinet area" goes live.

If you're risking a lot of money on a house purchase with fibre being a must-have, I suggest you would be better off buying one that can already get fibre from Virgin or Openreach.

Thanks - but why have BT categorically said they have 0 plans to provide FTTC or FTTP in the area specified?

Because you haven't spoken to someone who has the slightest idea as to what either BT Openreach or SuperFastCymru are planning but rather in most likelihood a sales bod at BT Retail who only has access to what is available today or in the next few weeks.

In reply to a post by MCM:

Thanks - but why have BT categorically said they have 0 plans to provide FTTC or FTTP in the area specified?

Because you haven't spoken to someone who has the slightest idea as to what either BT Openreach or SuperFastCymru are planning but rather in most likelihood a sales bod at BT Retail who only has access to what is available today or in the next few weeks.

The people I spoke to were referred by A&A ISP and the one gentleman was listed as Head of fibre products and forecasts in openreach. I wasn't merely speaking to some random call center over the phone - it took me 2 days to get this far into people!

Unfortunately, Superfast Cymru can't tell me when Phase 11a is even planned.

Edited by deleted (Wed 31-Dec-14 15:04:09)

Phases are really batched releases of data, not a list that has to be completed before work on the next batch starts.

FTTP is often done after all the FTTC work in an area. Increasing amounts of FTTP are appearing in Wales, so just a case of waiting.

As someone said if fibre based broadband speeds are important, then find a different property as it could be 2015 or might be 2017.

In reply to a post by thedonut:

While seemingly a game to some people - we're trying to base a house purchase on potential internet speed in the future. So, as much information as I can get would obviously be hugely beneficial, especially when others are seemingly privy to details that I am not.

You'll find that people in certain jobs are privy to information that others are not.

In reply to a post by thedonut:

The people I spoke to were referred by A&A ISP and the one gentleman was listed as Head of fibre products and forecasts in openreach. I wasn't merely speaking to some random call center over the phone - it took me 2 days to get this far into people!

Perhaps as it's not cast in stone, the person you spoke to did not want to commit themselves.

Just have a look at some of Ribbles posts, he has helped many people and obviously he has to be careful of what information he gives whatever his sources are.

There was another very helpful poster on here once who had a website which had loads of information, which the author obtained from a friend working for BT, BT have since had that website shut down!