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EE advertising flyer

Got an advertising “flyer” through the letterbox this morning where EE was proudly proclaiming they were building full fibre in Edinburgh [i don’t live in the City itself], even though it is Openreach building the network. Question is: does the fact that such a flyer was being posted through the letterbox mean that Openreach will be building full fibre in my area very soon? Or is it just advertising junk and it doesn’t tell me anything about when full fibre will be built?
 
Generally such advertising seems to be postcode-targetted, so in that sense I would have thought it to at least suggest that Openreach might be building within your area. But whether that will catch your specific house is always a hard one to answer. What does OR's website say?
 
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Actually surprised Edinburgh isn't already fully kitted out with full fibre tbh. Even the outskirt towns around the city are full fibre capable.

Keep an eye out on https://bidb.uk/
 
Generally such advertising seems to be postcode-targetted, so in that sense I would have thought it to at least suggest that Openreach might be building within your area. But whether that will catch your specific house is always a hard one to answer. What does OR's website say?
At the moment, if i put my postcode into the map checker, it still keeps saying “we’re building in this area soon”. If i use the personalised results, it still says “between now and dec-2026”. The only thing the flyer says is “Hey Edinburgh, get the speeds you pay for, even at peak times” as a headline, then just generic information with the word Edinburgh put into it, and is very heavily EE-branded, so could just be generic advertising? Its also just addressed to the occupier, rather than anyone specific too.
Around the build we got a flyer. Expect a knock at the door soon too
Can you remember what flyer you got? Was it from OR [ie everything made it clear it came from them] or just advertising labelled as BT/EE?
 
Anything showing on these sources for your area?


 
Its also just addressed to the occupier, rather than anyone specific too.
Because it'll be post-code targetted.

^^ - You'll be able to see any roadworks and usually even in pavement-ducted areas BT will have to do some remediation work somewhere.

At the moment, if i put my postcode into the map checker, it still keeps saying “we’re building in this area soon”. If i use the personalised results, it still says “between now and dec-2026”.
2026 is the placeholder date. BT stopped giving out "accurate" dates, because when dates slipped people whinged.

Building this area "soon" is good, likely means rollout is imminent/underway considering the leaflet drop.
 
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At the moment, if i put my postcode into the map checker, it still keeps saying “we’re building in this area soon”. If i use the personalised results, it still says “between now and dec-2026”. The only thing the flyer says is “Hey Edinburgh, get the speeds you pay for, even at peak times” as a headline, then just generic information with the word Edinburgh put into it, and is very heavily EE-branded, so could just be generic advertising? Its also just addressed to the occupier, rather than anyone specific too.

Can you remember what flyer you got? Was it from OR [ie everything made it clear it came from them] or just advertising labelled as BT/EE?
Pretty sure it was EE. They pushed hard. The reps at the door were EE too
 
Thanks all for the continued responses :D

Anything showing on these sources for your area?


Will answer this to both you Mark and to @Matt_2k34

There’s only been a number of Test/Subduct/Cabling works from Penicuik up to my town, but many of these fell off the system presumably due to an apparent duct blockage needing further remedial works in December by Auchendinny Jct.

there’s some roadworks within the town that started on 31st Oct [which only updated today to say they were active] but its just the same Test/Subduct/Cabling which is only done overnight, so unless they physically dig the footway to do the subducting works, there will be no evidence of them having done anything. Other than those roadworks on main roads from Peniciuk to my town [forking from a jct at Nivens Knowe Road], there are no other roadworks marked up on bidb or roadworksscotland.org

Re the ‘building soon’ thing: its been like that since last December [it changed when Openreach did the massive 400+ exchanges in scope update, but for whatever reason, my exchange is never mentioned in any of the updates: not the only exchange ive seen that happen to; some relatives from Bridge of Weir have build works happening currently but openreach have never posted anything about it, it just happened lol]
 
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