I think they now have - there have been reports that they won't be do any installs until March.

In reply to a post by ian72:

I think they now have - there have been reports that they won't be do any installs until March.

I saw that post but not seen it officially yet

In reply to a post by ian72:

I think they now have - there have been reports that they won't be do any installs until March.

Will be interested to hear what they say to you if your ring up

Edited by deleted (Thu 07-Jan-21 15:31:34)

In reply to a post by dect:

In reply to a post by ian72:

I think they now have - there have been reports that they won't be do any installs until March.

Will be interested to hear what they say to you if your ring up

It does seem the BT retail website hasn't caught up with the message, currently says

Most connections, upgrades, installations and repairs are still going ahead as normal but engineer visits might be cancelled or delayed if an engineer needs to enter your home.

Remember, many of our packages can be installed without an engineer. We’ll just post you a hub and you can set yourself up without a home visit.

The original info was from ISPReview but they don't seem to link to the source and Openreach seem not to say anything publicly on their website.

I was talking about this recent post

In reply to a post by MarkC64:

I will now have to wait until March as they have stopped all Fibre installs due to lockdown.

In reply to a post by dect:

Totally agree, but why not cancel all none urgent installs and stop taking new orders, the fact that some people like the OP do not know if anyone's coming isn't good.

We where booked for install on 18th, with the current situation in our area I'm in two minds as to phone up and tell them not to bother, but think I'll leave it a while to let them decide what's happening. As much as I'd like FTTP ASAP, with one of our local health centres declaring an emergency as they only have one cv-19 free doctor left, it's looking pretty grim.

In reply to a post by burble:

We where booked for install on 18th, with the current situation in our area I'm in two minds as to phone up and tell them not to bother, but think I'll leave it a while to let them decide what's happening. As much as I'd like FTTP ASAP, with one of our local health centres declaring an emergency as they only have one cv-19 free doctor left, it's looking pretty grim.

Wouldn't be comfortable with anyone coming into my house at present.

In reply to a post by dect:

Wouldn't be comfortable with anyone coming into my house at present.

Some of that is going to depend on personal circumstances. For example FTTP has just become available to my brother on the checker (they where pulling the fibre just before Christmas). Given they all had it at the end of October chances of getting it are low, and the ONT would be located just inside the front door anyway so if everyone is wearing a face mask and you leave the front door open for ventilation the chances of any spread is of the virus is very low.

However he gets a decent 55/12Mbps. Though I wonder if he could swing the upgrade as an essential worker being a judge trying to do hearings from home with two teenage daughters doing home schooling.Though last year the youngest ended up getting sent in due to bad behaviour. I did suggest a lock on the study door to stop her interrupting hearings, would work as well.

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

Countersunk is the weapon of choice.

But I doubt that the presence of a couple of screws is going to swing it.

I thought the ONT slid onto the screws? In which case countersunk is never the right choice of screw ever. It's pan head all the time.

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In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

Countersunk is the weapon of choice.

But I doubt that the presence of a couple of screws is going to swing it.

I thought the ONT slid onto the screws? In which case countersunk is never the right choice of screw ever. It's pan head all the time.

That is normal, although I have occasionally come across units with an internal taper to allow csk heads.