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Tom K

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So, a few weeks ago according to the OR checker Fttp was coming soon, now it says I can currently get fttc up to 80mb. (No plans for fttp)
However on the ofcom checker I only can get 19/1mb and no fibre/fttc whatsoever. When on uSwitch when comparing deals I can get g.fast when there is no gfast pods in my village
 
Right so Ofcom and uSwitch have rubbish checkers, just avoid them as they don't factor in all the options. If you're looking at Openreach then the BT Wholesale Availability checker may give a more useful result when conducting a full address search.

 
Thanks, is there a way to find out if you have an impacted line?
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Essentially they're giving a performance estimate, although I think most people just tend to take the Impacted Line result as the most realistic one. In your case it looks pretty good at a shade over 70Mbps. But ultimately the only real way to know for sure is to order the service and measure it after a couple of weeks.
 
So, a few weeks ago according to the OR checker Fttp was coming soon, now it says I can currently get fttc up to 80mb. (No plans for fttp)

Just to add, that the BTW Checker does not show FTTP until it's actually been enabled and available to order. Now again you see a Planned state for FTTP, but it normally goes in a matter of days when orders can be processed.

If the OR website says FTTP is coming soon, then that's a good sign. Expect the BTW checker to update within a couple of months in most cases.
 
Just to add, that the BTW Checker does not show FTTP until it's actually been enabled and available to order. Now again you see a Planned state for FTTP, but it normally goes in a matter of days when orders can be processed.

If the OR website says FTTP is coming soon, then that's a good sign. Expect the BTW checker to update within a couple of months in most cases.

Hi, it used to say on openreach a few weeks ago that fttp was coming soon but now (still openreach checker) it shows no plans for fttp only fttc . Whereas before it was fttp coming soon but no fttc

So in short it seems that my property has been removed from the fttp rollout and given fttc instead (but I have seen some fttp being installed a few streets away)
 
Hi, it used to say on openreach a few weeks ago that fttp was coming soon but now (still openreach checker) it shows no plans for fttp only fttc . Whereas before it was fttp coming soon but no fttc

So in short it seems that my property has been removed from the fttp rollout and given fttc instead (but I have seen some fttp being installed a few streets away)

Is this the same for all local neighbours properties too or just you?
 
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Is this the same for all local neighbours properties too or just you?
Yes I checked for my street and the next street along and they were the same as me apart from a few who managed to get fttp before it changed to fttc
 
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