Any sign of GFAST / FTTP?

My local cab (which is about 30m away) is now taking orders for both GFAST and FTTP but I've another 3 months left of an 18 month contract with PlusNet. Seems to be very little info out there as to if / when PN MIGHT start to offer a service so has anyone got any info at all?

A few people nearby are already getting the service via BT and while I'm reluctant to jump away from PN If there are no offerings on the horizon then come Feb / March time I'll be looking to migrate away.

Shape yourselves PN, a few of us want a bit of extra speed

Are you sure it offers FTTP, as opposed to FTTPoD? They aren�t the same thing pricewise.

My bad, yes, FTTPoD, I'd only actually looked at GFAST tbh and that's what others have had installed nearby.

VDSL Range A (Clean) 80 79 20 19 75.1 Available -- --
VDSL Range B (Impacted) 80 79 20 19 74 Available -- --
G.fast Range A (Clean) 330 330 50 45.2 330 Available -- --
G.fast Range B (Impacted) 330 330 50 34.4 330 Available -- --

FTTP on Demand 330 30 -- Available -- --

TBH you�re more likely to spot a flying pig than Plusnet ever offering you FTTPoD

Edited by deleted (Sat 22-Dec-18 11:22:51)

PN won't have G.Fast on their product from BT Wholesale. You are better off order g.fast elsewhere, different service provider who has G.Fast on it.

Nice predicted speeds there - there must be old jumper wire off cuts and used crimps right up to your front door.

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

Nice predicted speeds there - there must be old jumper wire off cuts and used crimps right up to your front door.

That looks good as my cab is 100M away and I get the full FTTC speed when I use it - so I am hoping if G.fast ever gets here then it will be about the same - it's on cabs a mile away but I am on the wrong exchange which sucks

In reply to a post by adslmax:

PN won't have G.Fast on their product from BT Wholesale.

Why not? EE, a sister company, do.

If they don't it could be a marketing thing. Plusnet are the cheap and cheerful brand.

No technical reason.

BT need to work out what they are doing with PN. No FTTP or G.fast yet. Need to either implement those or leave the brand behind, which would likely upset those people with referral credits and discounts.

In reply to a post by 23Prince:

That looks good as my cab is 100M away and I get the full FTTC speed when I use it - so I am hoping if G.fast ever gets here then it will be about the same - it's on cabs a mile away but I am on the wrong exchange which sucks

Your exchange, alongside Chartist, Maesglas, Caerleon, Rhiwderen, Llanwern, Risca, Penhow, Magor, Tredunnock and potentially more are all parented from Newport, so enabling of any cabinets on those or Newport, Gwent, indicate the headend capacity is there.

Your exchange also has a couple of cabinet areas that have native FTTP delivered via Huawei kit.

Openreach seem to prefer FTTP in more affluent areas for obvious reasons, areas that are less affluent but have a reasonably dense cluster of properties close to the cabinet are a good bet for G.fast.