tom_uk
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Hello the forum
Recently I've been connected by an ISP called ConnectFibre who are rolling out FTTP to the area where I live (Totley, in Sheffield). They are indeed doing work - a number of new poles have gone up and I've seen their vans and workforce doing things. Now we've reached the point where they are seeking customers, and tbh I'm interested. However a chat this morning with a customer sales rep - i.e., not a technical person - has raised some question in my mind. That person gave me some answers, but I'd like to fact-check them here.
First, it's suggested that ConnectFibre are putting in their own infrastrucure, and not relying on OpenReach - I hadn't realised that could happen. Does that sound genuine?
Secondly, the quid pro quo for doing so is that ConnectFibre will have exclusivity in providing FTTP in the area until 2025 (they expect to supply connections from November this year). Is this exclusivity likely to be the case? - I had naively assumed that once FTTP was available I'd be able to buy the service from a number of ISPs (the way I can buy electricity or gas from different providers).
Finally, they are offering a synchronous service. I hadn't realised this was possible, and what I've read had suggested that FTTP, like ADSL, would be asynchronous (albeit with rates closer to each other).
Does all this sound reasonable/possible/likely?
Recently I've been connected by an ISP called ConnectFibre who are rolling out FTTP to the area where I live (Totley, in Sheffield). They are indeed doing work - a number of new poles have gone up and I've seen their vans and workforce doing things. Now we've reached the point where they are seeking customers, and tbh I'm interested. However a chat this morning with a customer sales rep - i.e., not a technical person - has raised some question in my mind. That person gave me some answers, but I'd like to fact-check them here.
First, it's suggested that ConnectFibre are putting in their own infrastrucure, and not relying on OpenReach - I hadn't realised that could happen. Does that sound genuine?
Secondly, the quid pro quo for doing so is that ConnectFibre will have exclusivity in providing FTTP in the area until 2025 (they expect to supply connections from November this year). Is this exclusivity likely to be the case? - I had naively assumed that once FTTP was available I'd be able to buy the service from a number of ISPs (the way I can buy electricity or gas from different providers).
Finally, they are offering a synchronous service. I hadn't realised this was possible, and what I've read had suggested that FTTP, like ADSL, would be asynchronous (albeit with rates closer to each other).
Does all this sound reasonable/possible/likely?























