That's such a fudge.

If you need to keep the landline number and need to upgrade to FTTP then just pick another ISP or take your landline number elsewhere.

Talktalk do no provide a landline with FTTP.
They do not sell a landline service on its own.
Taking out a separate FTTC and FTTP package is such a fudge. It's going to cost you more in the longer term particularly when the minimum term for whatever deal they just offered you runs out.

I wouldn't trust Talktalk as far as i could throw them to not lose your landline number during all this.
They have already told you that your couldn't order both. Now you magically can.

Why why why do you need to recontract your FTTC to order FTTP???? Doesn't that sound wrong to you that they want to lock you back in to a minimum term on 1 product just so you can order a completely different product that in no way relies on the other?

That's £48 a month for 24 months. That's a mad price to pay Talktalk.
You can get BT's 1000/115 package for £49.99 much of the time.
You could also take the Talktalk FTTP and a £12 a month landline only from BT for cheaper.

Is there any reason you are so determined to keep the landline number with Talktalk?

Here's what I'm looking at.
Can't wean GF off TT email, so if I go to another ISP it will cost an additional £5/m.
Need to keep landline number with unlimited UK landline/mobile calls, either with an actual landline or by VIOP.
Anything with a speed of 40Mb plus should be fine.
I've recently looked at 3 options to give me an idea of the market.
Sky 80/20 £27+£8+£5 = £40.
BT 50/10 £28+£15+£5 = £48.
TTB 100/20(145/25) £48.
Ideally I would port number to a VIOP provider such as Sipgate and have a cheap FTTP service, but as the FTTP is not laid from pole to house I could lose internet for a unknown time and with erratic mobile service that's a non runner.

Jesus effing H Christ, what's so difficult about getting FTTP and keeping present landline number?
So yet another phone call to TTB, what a shambles, passed from pillar to post and no answers.
So I decide to further investigate Sky FTTP. So I want to know the procedure, I'm on FFTC at moment I guess I swap to them and then they upgrade to FTTP, and I believe they offer VIOP, well the website seems a bit sparse on fact for this type of move, so I look for a sales number to discuss my requirements, I cannot find a sales number, it looks like they don't have one for internet.
Meanwhile my extension of TT contract price has come to an end, no notice just a bill, and also notification that next month anytime calls are going up to £14 per month!

In reply to a post by burble:

Jesus effing H Christ, what's so difficult about getting FTTP and keeping present landline number?

Nothing. In fact the best advice was given earlier.
1) Order FTTP from whoever.
2) Wait for live FTTP service
3) Transfer landline number to (for example Sipgate) and automatically cease landline and FTTC service.
4) Enjoy VoIP via FTTP

What seems to be the problem?

That could incur a cease fee of the FTTC course.

Mind you, I suppose that could happen however it's done.

Not exactly on the main topic, but big changes down the road at Talk Talk.
It's in process of a buyout by major shareholder and a "private equity" outfit.
Which might mean it goes through layers of refinancing, getting loaded with debt, broken up and sold off in maybe 3 to 5 years. Then going down the tubes.

The point is - no 'talktalk' email address is safe.
It would be very wise for GF to start changing over to a mainstream email provider sometime soon.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

That could incur a cease fee of the FTTC course.

I _thought_ OP was suggesting s/he was out of contract so there shouldn't be. Long thread so I may have missed a bit! There is €20 ish fee to transfer in a number to Sipgate though.

Some backhaul providers charge a cease fee for completely ceasing the copper service, even when out of contract.
It also applies during certain migrations, even when out of contract.
Some ISP's pass this on to the customer and others take the hit themselves.

I don't believe Talktalk residential charge any cease fees. I'm not certain on that though.

In reply to a post by candlerb:

BT are not the only players in this game now, but it does seem that the 300M level is being squeezed out. Zen residential have cut out everything between 100M (£39) and 500M (£55). Sky will sell you 150M for £35. Talktalk do 150M for £34.95 and 500M for £39.95.

Update: Zen have reintroduced the 300M level and added 900M. They are currently offering me:

100M £39
300M £49
500M £56
900M £63
(all with £30 setup fee, no phone service)

In reply to a post by Ixel:

Even with VAT on top that's not far from half the price I'm paying Cerberus at the moment for the gigabit package (120Mbps upload). Obviously TTB don't go via BT Wholesale though, so costs are cheaper. When my contract term is finished, and if overall feedback seems fine, I might switch.

I’m reviving this thread from the dead out of pure self interest 😎

Ixel - Did you change to TTB in the end?

Any other folks care to share any experiences of TTB FTTP service over the last 10 months or so?

Has anyone heard more from Highland76? He was quite active last year, but has gone super quiet since. I wonder how he’s got on with his TTB FFTP service. I might PM him.