limegorilla
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First post - so if I am in the wrong place, or this has been answered before, I do apologise. I have done a search, but if I have missed something please point me in the right direction. Also, Hello!
Okay, so I am currently living in a place where I am lucky enough to get Virgin Media's M300 package, and currently enjoy 330/35Mb speeds. I'm not totally happy with them, but they are my only available option as far as I know.
However, I’m going to be moving down to Bognor Regis in West Sussex, and there is no Virgin Media coverage there, leaving me with 60~Mb as my only option. While that is ‘enough’ - I don’t want to have to take slower speeds lying down, so to speak, and want to know my options.
As far as I can tell, my only viable option is to get FTTPoD from Openreach. (which I don’t actually get from Openreach, I get it via a third party, who then goes via Openreach - which does not make sense at all) This, at my new address, would get me the same 330/35 connection I have now. From what I can tell, installation is quite expensive, and can get up to £10,000 or higher. My nearest cabinet is about three streets away, around 500m or so. There are no grants for this at all, and I would essentially be benefiting my new neighbours as they would be able to buy into this without the massive upfront cost that I will be footing. Following the install, whomever I get to do my install I will have to stay with for a minimum period of 12 months. If a faster connection comes along, I will have to - again - foot the bill to get me connected, unless it’s part of Openreach’s expansion already.
Other options include getting an actual fibre run from the nearest exchange - which I know to be way to expensive given that it is on the other side of town. I could wait for Starlink - which looks promising if it can deliver on Elon Musk’s claims, which is not a given at all, and while the implementation is new, satellite internet does not have a good reputation. Plus this is very much untested. Or I could just use the current FTTC connections that are available and twiddle my thumbs for better internet speeds to become available.
So firstly - am I missing anything? Have I got anything wrong? Can I apply for grants with this being just a consumer connection? Does anyone know how much (on average) these FTTPoD installs cost?
They really do not make this easy, do they. Thanks for any advice.
Okay, so I am currently living in a place where I am lucky enough to get Virgin Media's M300 package, and currently enjoy 330/35Mb speeds. I'm not totally happy with them, but they are my only available option as far as I know.
However, I’m going to be moving down to Bognor Regis in West Sussex, and there is no Virgin Media coverage there, leaving me with 60~Mb as my only option. While that is ‘enough’ - I don’t want to have to take slower speeds lying down, so to speak, and want to know my options.
As far as I can tell, my only viable option is to get FTTPoD from Openreach. (which I don’t actually get from Openreach, I get it via a third party, who then goes via Openreach - which does not make sense at all) This, at my new address, would get me the same 330/35 connection I have now. From what I can tell, installation is quite expensive, and can get up to £10,000 or higher. My nearest cabinet is about three streets away, around 500m or so. There are no grants for this at all, and I would essentially be benefiting my new neighbours as they would be able to buy into this without the massive upfront cost that I will be footing. Following the install, whomever I get to do my install I will have to stay with for a minimum period of 12 months. If a faster connection comes along, I will have to - again - foot the bill to get me connected, unless it’s part of Openreach’s expansion already.
Other options include getting an actual fibre run from the nearest exchange - which I know to be way to expensive given that it is on the other side of town. I could wait for Starlink - which looks promising if it can deliver on Elon Musk’s claims, which is not a given at all, and while the implementation is new, satellite internet does not have a good reputation. Plus this is very much untested. Or I could just use the current FTTC connections that are available and twiddle my thumbs for better internet speeds to become available.
So firstly - am I missing anything? Have I got anything wrong? Can I apply for grants with this being just a consumer connection? Does anyone know how much (on average) these FTTPoD installs cost?
They really do not make this easy, do they. Thanks for any advice.