In reply to a post by Jabes:

What happens to your phone line when you order FTTPonDemand? Does it remain an analogue phone line or does it somehow get converted?

Your existing copper line remains untouched, I've still got a TalkTalk Business vdsl2 and voice service active over it. Just be aware that at present FTTPoD is a data only service, though I guess you could have a voice (FVA) service over it once you migrate to a native FTTP service after 3 years.

FYI during installation the Openreach bod will offer you the option of linking the ONT to the copper master phone socket, I politely declined as I can't have FVA for 3 years at least. I also declined to have a battery backup unit (BBU) installed which is aimed at keeping a FVA service live in the event of a power cut.

I guess you'll be placing the order soon?

Edited by deleted (Mon 10-Jul-17 19:11:05)

In reply to a post by baby_frogmella:

I guess you'll be placing the order soon?

As soon as I exchange to get the property!

Best wishes
James

The question regarding the OP's neighbours� do we have an answer to that yet? They won�t have native FTTP, but would their FTTPoD installation cost be cheaper now the work has been done on your house?
Or if not and it completely require re-digging freshly laid tarmac, would it be cheaper to do a few houses at the same in one go?

There is nothing in Openreach's pricing list which suggests that 2nd and subsequent FoD orders in a locality will be charged at reduced costs to the CP. I guess if others on my street were to order the service now then yes Openreach would probably find it slightly easier/cheaper/quicker to install the service now that the some of the necessary FTTP infrastructure is in place along the route, eg splitter in manifold or DP locations. However the time consuming donkey work such as laying the fibre, test rodding the ducts etc would still need to be done. No excavation work was done at all during my install, OR used the existing duct routes.

Edited by deleted (Tue 18-Jul-17 17:38:20)

Just placing my Fluidone order right now, and they confirmed that this is the process:

· Order form and MSA signed and completed
· FluidOne to process order and submit to Openreach
· Openreach to complete initial checks and validate order (5-10 working days)
· Openreach to do survey at nearest fibre node and plan route
· Openreach to do site survey (this will usually require access to the property which you would need to agree with the current owner
· Circuit would move to planning so that all works can be planned
· Fibre works begin at fibre node
· Fibre works continue along planned fibre path
· Fibre works reach the premise where access would be required
· ONT installed at premise for the fibre termination point
· Openreach handover the circuit to FluidOne
· FluidOne activate and send Juniper CPE
· Service is tested and in use

Business or Residential?

You already know they don't do residential customers.

I will find a way to become business myself and sign up with FluidOne FTTPoD in due course.

Watch this space

Edited by adslmax (Wed 09-Aug-17 00:00:15)

Find a way?
register here: https://www.gov.uk/limited-company-formation/registe...
pay £12, job done.

You can be the director, the only share holder etc.
FTTPod review Ltd
1 share holder, holds 1 share, value £1

Unfortunately Fluidone will likely want to run a credit check against the company.
No 20k in the bank will help there (That's a bizarre thing to say on a forum btw).

Open ltd company open bank account for company put 20k in bank account order FTTPoD stop asking the same questions over and over on a forum and looking into every little loophole that gets your out of actually placing the order.

Pretty much either go ahead and order it or stop talking about ordering it.

Im pretty you used to complain about VM on cableforum back in the day saying your neighbours were stealing your connection and all sorts of tin foil hat theories so your pretty much just a resident troll anywhere you go.


People have made some fantastic points about why you should be taking the Cerberus deal and compared to what Baby_frogmella has paid youve got a bargain and would be able to future proof your home and stop these absolute nonsense topics and conversations about broadband ..