You aren't in a low speed area.

You mean the OP here? On the BT forum, it shows his address can get FoD.

The guy I know is in a trial area in Milton Keynes and there is only FTTP, no FTTC. Long story short, the developer did not pay for (or ask for) the additional ducting to be connected up to the FTTP network when building the houses. The cost for the 3 homes to do the work is deemed too high, so he's stuck without paying for it himself.

+ the offer finished months ago

Tbh... I don't claim my current FTTC as an expense.

I'll try my developer again but unfortunately they don't have a great track record in responding (despite still building houses onsite).

There is no official process or system to rearrange the network, like you want.

Looking at the BT Forums, it seems that your neighbours with GEA-FTTP only have FTTP and there is no copper service for them at all. This will be a completely different build and configuration to what you have.

You really need to talk to your developer and try to put some pressure on them to see if something can be arranged with Openreach.

It is extremely rare for Openreach to make exceptions in cases like this though. Aside from the complications of adjusting the FTTP network to include your property, you could open the floodgates from every neighbour without FTTP asking to have the FTTP network extended to them as well.

Thanks for both replies Andy. I mean the OP here. I had forgotten he had already posted here that he can get FTTPoD. His later references to £84 installation and then his link to the standard FTTPoD page which he is misreading threw me .

In reply to a post by JmJohnson:

Tbh... I don't claim my current FTTC as an expense.

I'll try my developer again but unfortunately they don't have a great track record in responding (despite still building houses onsite).

It seems the developer is not going to be interested. You have FTTC and can get FTTPoD, simples.

It isn't his problem that your 37Mbps has dropped to 22Mbps or lower, which may or may be a fault but could also be cross-talk. No developer is going to fork out the FTTPoD cost for you to solve that problem, or fund the huge monthly rental for three years before it reverts to standard FTTP pricing with whatever retailer you use.

BT Consumer do not offer FTTPoD. Marketing policy.

I don't know if BT Business do or not, have you tried them? I expect they don't else the people on Fluidone might had used it.

Which is why you are banging your head against a brick wall and getting impossible suggestions from engineers who have nothing to do with any of this. They only see the technical side.

Standard FTTPoD at the price shown on the page you linked to, and didn't see the basic £750 in the first table which is a base cost. The £350 column lists the additional distance-related charge. Then whatever your supplier charges to supply a service over the "dead" line Openreach connect.

Edit: Oh, and that price list is "Subject to survey" which may result in higher charges.

Edited by RobertoS (Mon 24-Apr-17 14:13:08)

Did you get anywhere with the builder? Otherwise if you don't want to spend a small fortune on FoD then bonding 2 or more FTTC lines might be a cheaper option.

Amazingly after chasing for 6months and not giving up I've recieved an apology from our developer and their alterations/consent form to sign and return for them to pass onto Openreach.
Not sure what it is technically as it will use the same infrastructure as my neighbour who has WBC FTTP... but it's being arranged due to my request.

Either way... feeling slightly better about things.

That's excellent news

Has the developer or OR given you a timescale as to when the work will be completed?