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Fttp in my area when ?

Treble — Thu, 05 May 2022 17:23:28 GMT

Freedom fibre are launching in my area wn7 Leigh in the next 2 weeks

so today I noticed the openreach guys working on the poles so I asked him was it the freedom fibre install

he says yes I asked how Come bt haven’t launched he said oh they are in the next month so was wondering if this is correct as I would rather wait for bt then use an intermediary thanks

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

imjolly — Thu, 05 May 2022 17:39:50 GMT

Try entering your Phone number and post results.

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

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

Treble — Thu, 05 May 2022 18:44:26 GMT

Thanks I’m on vm so don’t Have a bt number

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

iniltous — Thu, 05 May 2022 19:08:56 GMT

Use the address option

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

Treble — Thu, 05 May 2022 21:00:29 GMT

served by Cabinet 3

Featured Products Downstream Line Rate(Mbps) Upstream Line Rate (Mbps) Downstream HandbackThreshold(Mbps) WBC FTTC Availability Date WBC SOGEA Availability DateHigh Low High Low VDSL Range A (Clean)
VDSL Range B (Impacted)

65.9	50.4	20	14.4	45.7	Available	Available
64.1	46.8	19.8	12.2	40	Available	Available

Featured Products Downstream Line Rate(Mbps) Upstream Line Rate (Mbps) Downstream Range (Mbps) Availability Date FTTP Install ProcessFTTP on Demand

330

Available

ADSL Products Downstream Line Rate (Mbps) Upstream Line Rate (Mbps) Downstream Range(Mbps) Availability DateWBC ADSL 2+WBC ADSL2+ Annex MADSL MaxWBC Fixed RateFixed Rate

Up to 15	--	8.5 to 19	Available
Up to 15	Up to 1.5	8.5 to 19	Available
Up to 7	--	6 to 8	Available
2	--	--	Available
2	--	--	Available

Other Offerings Availability DateVDSL MulticastADSL Multicast

Available

Exchange Product Restrictions StatusFTTP Priority ExchangeWLR WithdrawalSOADSL Restriction

The exchange is not in a current fibre priority programme

WLR is currently available at the exchange

SOADSL is restricted at the exchange

FTTP is not available.

For all ADSL and WBC Fibre to the Cabinet (VDSL or G.fast) services, the stable line rate will be determined during the first 10 days of service usage.

Actual speeds experienced by end users and quoted by CPs will be lower due to a number of factors within and external to BT's network, Communication Providers' networks and within customer premises.

The Stop Sale date for IPstream is from 30 Nov 2012. The Formal Retirement date for IPstream is from 30 Jun 2014.

In order to be eligible for handback, downstream speed should be less than Downstream Handback Threshold values.

If you decide to place an order for a WBC fibre product, an appointment may be required for an engineer to visit the end user's premises to supply the service

Mildenhall exchange:Only single order products are available and ADSL and ADSL2+ products are not shown as available.However for premises that can only be served by SOADSL, BT will continue to accept ADSL and ADSL2+ orders until SOADSL is available.

Thank you for your interest

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

iniltous — Thu, 05 May 2022 21:37:08 GMT

I’ve never heard of Freedom Fibre , but after looking at their website, they are not an ISP that use OR FTTP , but they do use OR poles, ducts and jointboxes under PIA , ( passive infrastructure access) so if they say they will have their own service available to order in a couple of weeks , that’s their business , and if you wish to order that’s between you and them, it’s got nothing to do with BT or Openreach, it’s not like BT will use their network , BT only use Openreach…if their FTTP kit is installed, they ( or their contractors) installed it , OR didn’t.

If Openreach engineers were working in your area, that had nothing to do with that other company network, and that other company’s products , it’s possible that OR , attempting to protect its market share , will also have their own FTTP network available in your area soon, if thats what the OR engineers were installing, nothing to stop OR installing network when they see a competitor moving in, in some places the alternative FTTP network will be available , and no comparable BT/OR service is.

If your preference is to wait for the OR network, then at the moment it isn’t showing as available, but if OR were installing FTTP , all you can do is periodically check the wholesale chase key and when it says WBC FTTP available , you ( or more accurately BT ) can order it for you

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

Treble — Thu, 05 May 2022 21:42:35 GMT

openreach put poles at the top of nearly every street in my area with the boxes at the top with bt literature all over them, freedom fibre are using talk talk for the billing etc so I don’t know will see how it pans out many thanks

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

TEEJAY1 — Fri, 13 May 2022 09:44:48 GMT

Hi. Any update on this thread with FTTP availability in WN7 area ? Thanks v much.

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

imjolly — Fri, 13 May 2022 10:10:53 GMT

@TEEJAY1 wrote:

Hi. Any update on this thread with FTTP availability in WN7 area ? Thanks v much.

only openreach know the answer and there is no link from this community forum to openreach

try checking here with address

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

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

TEEJAY1 — Fri, 13 May 2022 10:30:04 GMT

@imjolly Thanks for this

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

TEEJAY1 — Fri, 13 May 2022 10:39:34 GMT

@Treble Be interested to see how your trial goes. Which part of Leigh is this trial taking place ? Just seen OR installing new cables in the ducts in The Avenue area. Hopefully we are only a few weeks away.

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

Treble — Fri, 13 May 2022 10:41:42 GMT

@TEEJAY1 holden road mate they are all over Leigh and was doing higher folds last week

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

TEEJAY1 — Fri, 13 May 2022 10:53:47 GMT

Thanks for this

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

Starwire — Fri, 13 May 2022 19:17:00 GMT

PIA stands for Physical Infrastructure Access, not Passive.

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

Treble — Sun, 15 May 2022 14:15:17 GMT

@TEEJAY1 Talking again to the openreach engineers and apparently all the work going on in Leigh is for freedom fibre not fttp bt unfortunately

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

TEEJAY1 — Sun, 15 May 2022 18:01:44 GMT

@Treble

Does this mean it’s only going to be TalkTalk providing ultrafast BB ?

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

Treble — Sun, 15 May 2022 18:18:52 GMT

@TEEJAY1 Looks like it for a while as Leigh exchange is down for upgrading 21/22 to 23/24 so within next 2 years according to the build programme for may

https://www.openreach.com/content/dam/openreach/openreach-dam-files/documents/Ultrafast_Full_Fibre_broadband_Build_Programme_May_2022.pdf

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

TEEJAY1 — Sun, 15 May 2022 20:22:43 GMT

@Treble Thanks

Did you take up their offer of a free trail ?

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

Treble — Sun, 15 May 2022 21:14:25 GMT

@TEEJAY1 I Haven’t made my mind up yet as I have 7 months left on my vm 1gb contract

if it was the fibre 900 with the eero 6 twin pack what they throw in I would of but this seams like a downgrade in speed

Re: Fttp in my area when ?

TEEJAY1 — Mon, 16 May 2022 08:06:31 GMT

@Treble I guess it will be a downgrade if you are on VM 1gb. I’m with Sky Supetfast and only getting max 19mb so anything is an upgrade.
reluctant to go with VM because of the issues with reliability in the street so maybe have to wait for FF to contact us with FTTP