Between 11-14 Mbps depending on the noise on the line.

It’s about 1000m to the nearest cabinet from my post code BN207TW. And the road with the works is the next road and postal code BN207TX.

In reply to a post by Spinstorm:

Between 11-14 Mbps depending on the noise on the line.

It’s about 1000m to the nearest cabinet from my post code BN207TW. And the road with the works is the next road and postal code BN207TX.

I have just realised from looking at candlerb FTTPoD spreadsheet that your property was originally part of BDUK PH3.1 rollout back last year but due to highways issues was then delayed indefinitely.

If eSussex are now saying they are not covering your property then you have to hope its a commercial rollout from Openreach.

In reply to a post by Spinstorm:

eSussex replied to me and said it was only infrastructure upgrade in that postal code which is that particular road.

It's not impossible that they found some disintegrating footway boxes in one particular road and decided to repair them (especially if they were in a dangerous state).

But if Witchunt says there is FTTP going to the whole area, then that's likely to happen. Just have to be patient I'm afraid...

I am not impressed.

Openreach and the council are saying no FTTP is planned for my area.

The BDUK for Sussex site shows the road where the openreach work was being done as coming soon in 2021. My road which has the back to it says no plans.

Even the road that the works WENT PAST are not showing as on the FTTP list.

I have put my name down for Starlink as I think that is my best chance in getting decent service even though I am in a town with some FTTP.

Diagram showing area!

I guess it's still possible that someone in that close ordered FTTPoD. It may become clearer when you find out exactly which properties have been activated: whether it's the whole close, or just a few properties around one footway box.

But I'd still maintain hope from what Witchunt said. There's lots of miscommunication within large organisations.

In reply to a post by Spinstorm:

I have put my name down for Starlink as I think that is my best chance in getting decent service even though I am in a town with some FTTP.

Diagram showing area!

Looks like you should do a deal with the person whose house backs onto yours, and run a cable or a wireless link there - offer them half the cost of Starlink

Or: wait until FTTP is live in the adjacent close, maybe another couple of months for records to be updated, then try another FTTPoD desktop quote.

In reply to a post by Spinstorm:

I am not impressed.

Openreach and the council are saying no FTTP is planned for my area.

I really don't know what to say, I can remember you previously stating (and you have stated it again now) that you're not in plan for a BDUK rollout and you have had it also confirmed you're not in plan for a commercial rollout by Openreach.

There are sadly millions of properties in the same boat as you, I could provide you with a cul-de-sac not to far from me where half have FTTP (funded by BDUK) and half don't and the half that missed out were getting the same poor speed as the half that got upgraded, sadly nobody ever said these rollouts are done fairly.

I think below is good advise.

In reply to a post by candlerb:

wait until FTTP is live in the adjacent close, maybe another couple of months for records to be updated, then try another FTTPoD desktop quote.

As others have said this looks very much like someone in that close ordered FTTP on Demand, this automatically gives all houses on the same distribution point FTTP, and that quite likely is all those houses in that close and no one else. It is very similar to my street where 5 houses at the end all got FTTP including me, but there are houses immediately next door to ones that got FTTP as part of my FTTP on Demand order, that don't have FTTP. Basically it has to stop somewhere. My fibre runs past many more houses on its way to me and I'm sure some people thought it was coming to them as well when Openreach were here pulling fibre through but are still waiting!

Given the work done for new ducting up to that close should hopefully mean if you were to get a quote for FTTP on Demand it would be fairly reasonable, although given they had to do a lot of work either because of blocked ducts or direct in ground cable to get to that close may well mean they still have more to do in order to reach your property, putting the price up.

It isn't FTTPoD.

An answer was given right at the start of this thread.

In reply to a post by witchunt:

The whole area is getting FTTP installed infrastructure installed.

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The OP's postcode BN207TW (Rochester Close) is not in scope for FTTP although a neighbouring postcode BN207TX (Wells Close) that backs onto the OP property is in scope for FTTP and this is confirmed by the Openreach website.

In reply to a post by dect:

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The OP's postcode BN207TW (Rochester Close) is not in scope for FTTP although a neighbouring postcode BN207TX (Wells Close) that backs onto the OP property is in scope for FTTP and this is confirmed by the Openreach website.

The OpenReach site doesn't show BN207TX Wells Close as having FTTP coming.

The only site that shows anything is the esussex site.

I trust the tools available to witchunt (I listed some of these tools above) more than I trust a BDUK site.