Arleyguy
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Hi,
I'm considering buying a new build (one of 12) which is too far from its FTTC cab to get any benefit from VDSL so checker says that the likely speeds will be ~3Mbit down.
There are no phone lines connected to the development yet (not even showhome) and it's rural so I presume the ~3Mbit/s that the ADSL address checker gives is a guesstimate and possibly even based on crow-flies distances rather than real roads/cable routes.
I'm therefore worried about paying BT to bring a copper wire to my new home then finding the connection to be too slow and having to pay to get out of contract then move to satellite or something.
Does anyone know if I have any chance of persuading BT/OpenReach not to ever bring copper up the hill but rather to FTTP me from day 1?
It's very frustrating that in 2015 they will run a copper cable for 2 miles then charge me or the public purse in some years' time to lay fibre! The sensible thing would be to lay fibre from day 1 and I'm happy to pay the 'gap'.
So, any ideas for how I can avoid BT laying 1850s telephony then charging me to replace it? I have about 3 months to play with here. Happy to PM the postal code and address to anyone who can help.
Best,
Arleyguy
I'm considering buying a new build (one of 12) which is too far from its FTTC cab to get any benefit from VDSL so checker says that the likely speeds will be ~3Mbit down.
There are no phone lines connected to the development yet (not even showhome) and it's rural so I presume the ~3Mbit/s that the ADSL address checker gives is a guesstimate and possibly even based on crow-flies distances rather than real roads/cable routes.
I'm therefore worried about paying BT to bring a copper wire to my new home then finding the connection to be too slow and having to pay to get out of contract then move to satellite or something.
Does anyone know if I have any chance of persuading BT/OpenReach not to ever bring copper up the hill but rather to FTTP me from day 1?
It's very frustrating that in 2015 they will run a copper cable for 2 miles then charge me or the public purse in some years' time to lay fibre! The sensible thing would be to lay fibre from day 1 and I'm happy to pay the 'gap'.
So, any ideas for how I can avoid BT laying 1850s telephony then charging me to replace it? I have about 3 months to play with here. Happy to PM the postal code and address to anyone who can help.
Best,
Arleyguy























