GoodfellowAdam
Casual Member
Finally been able to order FTTP and placed an order with EE for 900/100 (any faster tier would mean spending £££ on a new Unifi router). I'm loathe to leave Zen but 3x the speed for £20 P/M less is a bit of a no-brainer.
Against my wishes EE notified Zen who have sent me a letter confirming my G.Fast line rental will be disconnected on the day of my FTTP install (Friday). I had wanted to retain this connection until I am satisfied the new connection is stable (much as I did when I migrated from FTTC to G.Fast).
I am almost certain that this install will fail as I'm served by a "D" pole and the wholesale checker describes my house as 1-stage install "Single Dwelling Unit Residential OH Feed with no anticipated issues." with no mention of a hoist being required.
So, I'm fully expecting OpenReach to arrive, find there isn't a hoist to be had within a 100 mile radius and push back the appointment, followed by the Zen line losing sync, leaving me without a connection for days if not weeks. Spoke to Zen and they can't cancel the switch as it'll automatically cancel the EE provision. Spoke to EE and they can't do anything either as the OTS system is locked to the address! I haven't used a PSTN landline for decades so there's no number to be concerned with.
It just seems like complete madness considering that the services are being delivered by different physical media, and is it really that uncommon to have more than one connection? Any thoughts?
Against my wishes EE notified Zen who have sent me a letter confirming my G.Fast line rental will be disconnected on the day of my FTTP install (Friday). I had wanted to retain this connection until I am satisfied the new connection is stable (much as I did when I migrated from FTTC to G.Fast).
I am almost certain that this install will fail as I'm served by a "D" pole and the wholesale checker describes my house as 1-stage install "Single Dwelling Unit Residential OH Feed with no anticipated issues." with no mention of a hoist being required.
So, I'm fully expecting OpenReach to arrive, find there isn't a hoist to be had within a 100 mile radius and push back the appointment, followed by the Zen line losing sync, leaving me without a connection for days if not weeks. Spoke to Zen and they can't cancel the switch as it'll automatically cancel the EE provision. Spoke to EE and they can't do anything either as the OTS system is locked to the address! I haven't used a PSTN landline for decades so there's no number to be concerned with.
It just seems like complete madness considering that the services are being delivered by different physical media, and is it really that uncommon to have more than one connection? Any thoughts?























