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We have telegraph poles down most of the road, then newer houses have underground connections. Openreach have installed new ducts down the street and fibre laid and boxes (assumed G.fast) sprouted at the top of each pole. However no ISP even the more helpful ones like Zen and A&A don't offer G.fast. (just "keep checking our website") Openreach via checking website respond once with a promise of updates; these never happen.
Various web hits on G.fast Hampshire get hits from 2019 at best = no useful info but guys are in the street as we speak doing something with fibre connections.
My FTTC contract with Plusnet ends in Dec this year and I can't get away from the 600m of unreliable twisted pair soon enough as my connection usually fails three or four times a year. Speed is pegged at JUST above the minimum rate they quote (this minimum gets lower by a few megs every year). Upload is good though at 10 Mbps + they do provide a fixed IP address.
Is there any source other than the ones above on G.fast progress? Neither the superfast office of Hampshire County Council (never up to date) nor our local council site (We are a "Smart City" or something like that !!! ) have any info, and the council member responsible never answers Email.
The telegraph pole is next door so I expect reasonable G.fast speeds, but do they run fibre from the G.fast box at the top of the pole to get FTTP?
Are there ISPs that allow the use of my own modem as I do now with PN or can I at least add my router to their modem?
Input on G.fast providers who provide a fixed IP address welcome. We have Virgin Media in the road too but to get a fixed IP I need a business account which is a lot more expensive than G.fast deals I see elsewhere.
Take care in these uncertain times...
Various web hits on G.fast Hampshire get hits from 2019 at best = no useful info but guys are in the street as we speak doing something with fibre connections.
My FTTC contract with Plusnet ends in Dec this year and I can't get away from the 600m of unreliable twisted pair soon enough as my connection usually fails three or four times a year. Speed is pegged at JUST above the minimum rate they quote (this minimum gets lower by a few megs every year). Upload is good though at 10 Mbps + they do provide a fixed IP address.
Is there any source other than the ones above on G.fast progress? Neither the superfast office of Hampshire County Council (never up to date) nor our local council site (We are a "Smart City" or something like that !!! ) have any info, and the council member responsible never answers Email.
The telegraph pole is next door so I expect reasonable G.fast speeds, but do they run fibre from the G.fast box at the top of the pole to get FTTP?
Are there ISPs that allow the use of my own modem as I do now with PN or can I at least add my router to their modem?
Input on G.fast providers who provide a fixed IP address welcome. We have Virgin Media in the road too but to get a fixed IP I need a business account which is a lot more expensive than G.fast deals I see elsewhere.
Take care in these uncertain times...