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Can I have BT Fibre despite my house already having Virgin Media?

ConorJ — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:50:53 GMT

Hello, long story short, I live in a house with other people, the internet is extremely slow here with Virgin and I get constant lag in games and no one wants to upgrade either, so I have come to the conclusion that I might as well get my own internet for my own room, the thing is, is this even possible? Having two different internet providers in one house? We have a Virgin landline, along with TV and the internet but I just want to get BT Fibre for just my room, is that possible without changing everything else? Also, I don't have one of those fibre sockets on my wall in my room, there is only one in the house and that is downstairs being used by the Virgin router so how would I go about getting one installed into my room? Thank you!

Re: Can I have BT Fibre despite my house already having Virgin Media?

-Richie- — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:54:37 GMT

Yes it's possible, BT would use the Openreach network which is separate to Virgin Media, it won't have any impact on your householders.

Re: Can I have BT Fibre despite my house already having Virgin Media?

imjolly — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:22:01 GMT

if you enter your address and post results this will show options available to you

https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL

you would need to be 18 to enter contract and also pass credit check

Re: Can I have BT Fibre despite my house already having Virgin Media?

Checked2013 — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 16:20:48 GMT

I will add one thing to what the others have said. Make sure you get the property owners/landlords permission before ordering.

Re: Can I have BT Fibre despite my house already having Virgin Media?

DavidM — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 08:45:16 GMT

Hi @ConorJ and welcome to our community.

The other members have posted great advice but if you get stuck please get back to us.

Cheers

David

How long does the installation process for Fibre take?

ConorJ — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:28:01 GMT

Hi. I'm planning on getting BT Fibre installed in my room, I live with other people but the Internet is way too slow. I currently have Virgin but plan on getting BT in my room. How long does the whole process take? I don't have one of those fibre port things in my room so that will have to be installed, how long does the whole process take and how much does it cost? Thank you.

Re: How long does the installation process for Fibre take?

imjolly — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:32:59 GMT

Have you actually checked that you can get fibre to the home as not everyone can at present? If not then enter your address and post result.

https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL/AddressHome

Re: How long does the installation process for Fibre take?

Keith_Beddoe — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:35:12 GMT

@imjolly

Unanswered.

Re: How long does the installation process for Fibre take?

ConorJ — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:38:28 GMT

Here you go!

Re: How long does the installation process for Fibre take?

pippincp — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 19:30:11 GMT

That shows you can indeed get FTTP.

Re: How long does the installation process for Fibre take?

ConorJ — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:08:00 GMT

That's great, although I have no idea what any of that means, is there any indication on that page on how long an installation would take?

Re: How long does the installation process for Fibre take?

imjolly — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:25:31 GMT

checker just shows FTTP available

Re: How long does the installation process for Fibre take?

licquorice — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:35:13 GMT

@ConorJ wrote:
That's great, although I have no idea what any of that means, is there any indication on that page on how long an installation would take?

Every installation is unique, there is no typical timescale. You will be given a date when you place your order.