Static Address and possible speed

I�m currently with O2 and pay for a static IP address as I run a server as well as our PCs. I�m supposed to be migrated to the Sky platform at some time in the near future but I�ve been told that they don�t do Static IPs. This week part of our town has started excepting order for fibre and my cab (PCP) is due to be completed by October. I was wondering if I switched to fibre do most of the ISPs offer a static address? I live about 200m from the cab and local Openreach people have said that we have quite a bit of aluminium cable in the ground so any idea what sort of speeds I should get over fibre?

Many thanks

Phil

Most ISPs don't do static. Somewhere on here was the same question last week (can't remember which forum it was, probably which residential ISP).

Upshot was that Plusnet do them for a one off payment of £5. I think Vivaciti said they do as well. Barring Plusnet it is mostly either smaller ISPs that do static, large ISPs often only have static on business products.

EDIT : Memory was not failing me, it is the top article at the moment in Which ISP (Residential) - thread is here

Edited by ian72 (Mon 05-Aug-13 13:28:59)

The vivaciti one is standard. I have a feeling it will be on Freeola as well. It looks like ADSL24 have it as standard as too. PlusNet, as you say, is a £5 one-off charge, but only available on the two "unlimited" packages I think. Not Essentials.

Sorry, my post wasn't clear. When I said Vivaciti "do as well" - I meant provide Static rather than charge for it - poor wording on my part...

EDIT : Obviously when I say "poor wording" I mean "poor phrasing". Wow, I seem to be having a bad day getting my, uuhh, whatsit, er, yes - words out.

Edited by ian72 (Mon 05-Aug-13 14:26:27)

TalkTalk also offer a static ip address option free of charge...however its not something they advertise, you have to beg and plead with a TalkTalk OCE (via their forums) to get one.