JayW
Member
Hi All
We are quite far down the line in terms of a house move and I stupidly didn't thoroughly check the internet availability before agreeing to purchase. Long story short we are still proceeding and im worried / trying to find a solution to help me sleep at night.
The property is located WV4 4XY
This is a 'private road' which could be a reason the infrastructure hasn't been upgraded, it seems like its FTTC to a cabinet near by but then it runs down the street to the houses via a telegraph pole.
When i do internet package quotes im getting 8-15Mb packages on Superfast etc with a 1Mb upload. I have looked at the BT wholesale site to check speeds, checked cabinet locations and looked at telecom tariffs which state for the postcode '7% area up to 30MB, 92% area less than 30MB'
I have done lots of research into if FTTP is an option and voucher schemes but it seems unless i get the other 9 houses on board for the scheme then it wont happen and I cant see Openreach randomly trying to improve this one street one day in the future. I also cant see my moving in and then being able to convince new neighbours to pledge their support.
I can see CityFibre is rolling out FTTP in Wolverhampton but i believe its via Wolverhampton City Council and this properly is literally the other side of the county line and classed as South Satffs however we do run through the cabinet / exchange (CMFIN) in Wolverhampton so i don't even know if the updates from CityFibre would affect anything in terms of speed, I guess not because id still be on a long length of copper from the cab.
Virgin Media isnt available either, even though their network is a stones throw away looking at the coverage maps.
It right next to a High School with most likely leased line giggbit which also rubs it in the face.
I have considered 4/5G as an option and the coverage looks good but until im there I wont know the speeds. I also do PC gaming which means ping is important so my question would be -
Would a 15Mb FTTC package provide a better experience (lower ping) than a 4G Router which could potentially see much faster download speeds with 5G becoming more readily available and offering even lower ping.
We also stream Netflix a lot and youtube / twitch etc (I already know with a 15Mb connection we would struggle to do multiple things at the same time)
Many Thanks
We are quite far down the line in terms of a house move and I stupidly didn't thoroughly check the internet availability before agreeing to purchase. Long story short we are still proceeding and im worried / trying to find a solution to help me sleep at night.
The property is located WV4 4XY
This is a 'private road' which could be a reason the infrastructure hasn't been upgraded, it seems like its FTTC to a cabinet near by but then it runs down the street to the houses via a telegraph pole.
When i do internet package quotes im getting 8-15Mb packages on Superfast etc with a 1Mb upload. I have looked at the BT wholesale site to check speeds, checked cabinet locations and looked at telecom tariffs which state for the postcode '7% area up to 30MB, 92% area less than 30MB'
I have done lots of research into if FTTP is an option and voucher schemes but it seems unless i get the other 9 houses on board for the scheme then it wont happen and I cant see Openreach randomly trying to improve this one street one day in the future. I also cant see my moving in and then being able to convince new neighbours to pledge their support.
I can see CityFibre is rolling out FTTP in Wolverhampton but i believe its via Wolverhampton City Council and this properly is literally the other side of the county line and classed as South Satffs however we do run through the cabinet / exchange (CMFIN) in Wolverhampton so i don't even know if the updates from CityFibre would affect anything in terms of speed, I guess not because id still be on a long length of copper from the cab.
Virgin Media isnt available either, even though their network is a stones throw away looking at the coverage maps.
It right next to a High School with most likely leased line giggbit which also rubs it in the face.
I have considered 4/5G as an option and the coverage looks good but until im there I wont know the speeds. I also do PC gaming which means ping is important so my question would be -
Would a 15Mb FTTC package provide a better experience (lower ping) than a 4G Router which could potentially see much faster download speeds with 5G becoming more readily available and offering even lower ping.
We also stream Netflix a lot and youtube / twitch etc (I already know with a 15Mb connection we would struggle to do multiple things at the same time)
Many Thanks