In reply to a post by Fastman3:

there a nuance its the aggregation node that takes you back to the headend , in some smaller exchnagere there might be ethernet back to the local serviing exchnage , this is no not good if the local servicing exchange does not got back to right headend or in some cased even a headend (that is more likely if your exchange is small

Sorry I'm not sure I really follow what you're trying to say there. What is the nuance exactly?

I always have trouble trying to decipher Fastman's posts, sounds like total drivel to me.

With expectations of taking at least 4 weeks to perform a survey, to my surprise, I had a phone call from Openreach this morning to book in an appointment to inspect/photograph the installation location. He is coming tomorrow!

Any suggestions of things I should ask him?

Ask about the local network topology and especially how they route back to GX. And will it be all part of Denham or just some - Higher, Lower, Village, Green, New ...

Thought I'd post on this thread too. I'm moving house in a couple of weeks, and the FTTC situation is pretty average, predicting 40-50 down / 7-10 up. There's also a waiting list, so it would mean 17/1.5 ADSL2+ while waiting for a free port. Coming from full 80/20 with a high usage household, it doesn't look appealing either way. No VM or other fibre providers available (zone 2 south london), and 4G is pretty variable at busy times.

Cerberus FTTPoD estimated Build Cost is : £5,100.00 ex VAT with 5 premises passed. I've decided to go for the survey...

In reply to a post by eded2000:

Thought I'd post on this thread too. I'm moving house in a couple of weeks, and the FTTC situation is pretty average, predicting 40-50 down / 7-10 up. There's also a waiting list, so it would mean 17/1.5 ADSL2+ while waiting for a free port. Coming from full 80/20 with a high usage household, it doesn't look appealing either way. No VM or other fibre providers available (zone 2 south london), and 4G is pretty variable at busy times.

Cerberus FTTPoD estimated Build Cost is : £5,100.00 ex VAT with 5 premises passed. I've decided to go for the survey...

Wouldn't you just be better off getting two FTTC lines and wait it out (the FTTP upgrade). At the estimated cost you could buy another line (say £30 per month) for 17 years

In reply to a post by eded2000:

There's also a waiting list, so it would mean 17/1.5 ADSL2+ while waiting for a free port

Did you miss this?

In reply to a post by dect:

In reply to a post by eded2000:

There's also a waiting list, so it would mean 17/1.5 ADSL2+ while waiting for a free port

Did you miss this?

Lol, yep, i did

Maybe someone could "stir the cauldron" and check the postcode (if person can provide) and see if the port issue is long term or short term?

Cabinet 12 on Tulse Hill Exchange if there are any cauldron stirrers about...

It's been on waiting list for the best part of 6 months from what I have seen, which made me discount the load balancing or bonding routes

FTTPoD isn't a fast solution either - you could get it in 6 months, or it could be 18 months. But you may get a better idea from talking to the surveyor about any expected problems, state of ducts etc.