In reply to a post by brookheather:

My update is that the CBT was installed today in the pavement box and a new small fibre cable run to the side of my house. So I am now ready for the final install stage of CSP and ONT - hopefully not too long now. Does the installation of the CBT trigger the availability of WBC FTTP on DSL checker?

It did for me, last week it was setup and the external build work and testing was confirmed by Openreach as completed, to then proceed to 'commissioning stage'. Yesterday my FTTPoD speeds changed from 330/30 to 1000/220, and this morning my address and phone numbers changed to WBC FTTP up to 1000/220 (but no other address connected to the same distribution pole is showing WBC FTTP as of yet, just FTTPoD 1000/220).

Edited by Ixel (Tue 26-Feb-19 14:15:14)

In reply to a post by brookheather:

My update is that the CBT was installed today in the pavement box and a new small fibre cable run to the side of my house. So I am now ready for the final install stage of CSP and ONT - hopefully not too long now. Does the installation of the CBT trigger the availability of WBC FTTP on DSL checker?

Some say it is just a coincidence, but lexl and mine both changed from 330/50 to 1000/220 within days of CBT being complete. Lexl's has gone one stage further to become available.

In reply to a post by Ixel:

I've got an FB2900 which claims to be capable of routing up to 750Mbps. That's connected to a Ubiquti Edgeswitch 16 150W which claims to have a non-blocking throughput of up to 18Gbps and a switching capacity of up to 36Gbps, so all being well my local network should be ready to take on a downstream speed of up to around 300Mbps easily once it's live .

Looks a nice router, I played with the online demo a while ago and couldn't get the hang of what I was doing. Trouble is I have had a Draytek for 6-years and know it inside out. I guess I will have to learn a new methodology whatever route I choose. But if the Unify-Pro-4 cuts the mustard then at £200 (ex VAT) it is both cheap and provides a single view of whole network performance. So certainly worth a shot for me.

I think I'm going to go with pfsense, at the moment I'm swaying towards a custom build VM server. Though an old dell r710 is also an option.

The Unify Pro 4/ Edgerouter-4 (basically the same kit with differently coloured case and firmware) should easily handle any FTTP connection from Openreach with the proviso you don't want QoS. At that point the Ubiquiti solution will probably only manage a 330/50 connection. However a pfSense box that can handle QoS at those speeds is also going to cost...

In reply to a post by Ixel:

Yesterday my FTTPoD speeds changed from 330/30 to 1000/220

This is likely because BT Wholesale *are* now selling 1000/220 and 500/165 variants of FTTPoD (see via link I posted above).

So probably it's whenever a property gets any sort of database update, the old "FTTPoD 330/30" is being replaced by "FTTPoD 1000/220".

In reply to a post by Retron:

In my case (and I'd imagine for others), the updates are emailed directly from a contact at Cerberus. Mine are usually on Thursdays, with the odd one on Friday.

...and this week's is a corker. The collapsed duct isn't in fact collapsed, instead it's "congested" - i.e. full. The whole thing's gone back to the planning stage, meaning it'll be well over a year since I ordered before this gets sorted.

Not Cerberus' fault, of course, and I'm sure Openreach would rather a different result. By the time the work's done to dig new ducting, what with all the permits they've applied for over the months (at £250 a pop, originally in batches of 3 but now singles), plus the two sets of roadworks already with traffic lights and all the overhead fibre rigging and so on... they'll be taking a massive loss, perhaps even a 5-figure loss.

Edited by deleted (Tue 26-Feb-19 17:13:15)

In reply to a post by candlerb:

This is likely because BT Wholesale *are* now selling 1000/220 and 500/165 variants of FTTPoD (see via link I posted above).

So probably it's whenever a property gets any sort of database update, the old "FTTPoD 330/30" is being replaced by "FTTPoD 1000/220".

Your reply above says the opposite though

Wholesale can provide us 500 & 1Gb On Demand now.
160/30 330/50 on demand available from OR, but Wholesale won't provide these.
We can provide these in some parts of the country.

edit: my mistake I see you're discussing the 500/1000Mb variants.

I wonder why they won't do the 330/50 variant.

Edited by j0hn83 (Tue 26-Feb-19 17:37:18)

In reply to a post by candlerb:

In reply to a post by Ixel:

Yesterday my FTTPoD speeds changed from 330/30 to 1000/220

This is likely because BT Wholesale *are* now selling 1000/220 and 500/165 variants of FTTPoD (see via link I posted above).

So probably it's whenever a property gets any sort of database update, the old "FTTPoD 330/30" is being replaced by "FTTPoD 1000/220".

I thought there was a temporary suspension in place by BT wholesale for the half gig and 1 gig FTTP/FTTPoD services nationwide , despite what the dsl checker shows? Unless the suspension has been lifted?

http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/fibre/t/4610109-re-...

If the BTW restrictions remain, then only where Spectrum Internet & Syscomm have their own networks in place (ie selected LLU exchanges in S Wales & E Midlands) can they supply the higher speeds, on both WBC FTTP & FTTPoD.

Edited by deleted (Tue 26-Feb-19 18:40:31)

In reply to a post by jabuzzard:

The Unify Pro 4/ Edgerouter-4 (basically the same kit with differently coloured case and firmware) should easily handle any FTTP connection from Openreach with the proviso you don't want QoS. At that point the Ubiquiti solution will probably only manage a 330/50 connection. However a pfSense box that can handle QoS at those speeds is also going to cost...

Cost isn�t my biggest concern, we are a business. But finding either definitive answers, or users with experience is nigh on impossible. Having spent £12,500 on the FTTPoD and £3,000 ish on WiFi system scrimping on the router seems silly.

But the Pro4 (£200) seems a bit under powered, the XG (£2500) seems overkill. The XG7100 PFSense at £700 is rack mount and should keep me going to 1Gbps or 2*330Mbps, but I lose the single view of the network.
Given the leaps in price I can buy and sell a Pro4 for a fraction of the others. So my thought is suck it and see. But always happy to consider options or take advice.

Dave