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Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

olie — Tue, 09 May 2023 21:06:11 GMT

I can't get FTTP installed, will this plan require drilling etc or just plug in the new router?

Re: Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

iniltous — Tue, 09 May 2023 21:10:28 GMT

What ISP is this with ?

Re: Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

olie — Tue, 09 May 2023 21:13:53 GMT

bt (social/home essentials)

I assume it's the same as full fibre 2?

Re: Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

licquorice — Tue, 09 May 2023 21:15:10 GMT

@olie wrote:

I assume it's the same as full fibre 2?

No, its FTTC.

Re: Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

olie — Tue, 09 May 2023 21:35:23 GMT

It's asking for a installation appointment on checkout...

Re: Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

olie — Tue, 09 May 2023 21:41:18 GMT

Re: Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

iniltous — Tue, 09 May 2023 22:15:11 GMT

As you are being offered an appointment slot , it’s assumed that you need an ‘full’ installation , it’s possible that if the property has had ‘BT’ type service in the past , then that can be reused, but if not , then depending on what type of area the property is in ( overhead with telegraph poles , or underground cable ) there may need to a hole made to get a cable from the outside to the inside , and a master socket fitting etc,

If address hasn’t had a working BT type line for quite some time , even if there is evidence of the previous ‘line’ , like a master socket, dropwire from a pole ( if overhead ) it cannot be assumed the line will simply come back into service , but it may , in which case the installer has a relatively easy job

Re: Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

olie — Tue, 09 May 2023 22:23:23 GMT

My phone socket has the text openreach bt on it, does this mean I won't need a visit? (this is how i get my current non-fibre internet from sky, so i assume this works?)

Re: Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

olie — Tue, 09 May 2023 23:03:14 GMT

It seems every broadband provider is requiring an installation appointment to get any speed above 11mb/s.

EE seems to think that i don't even have a phone line when i do.

Re: Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

imjolly — Tue, 09 May 2023 23:51:02 GMT

If you are SKY FTTC broadband customer and moving to BT FTTC then there should be no openreach visit

Re: Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

olie — Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:20 GMT

It seems superfast broadband (which is FTTC according to openreach) isn't available at my location. I'm using sky standard connection right now. I don't entirely understand how FTTP is available but not FTTC.

Re: Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

iniltous — Wed, 10 May 2023 07:24:57 GMT

This is now a little confusing, your original statement suggested that FTTP wasn’t available but you later post an image that shows it is

Post the results for your address from this site

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

If FTTP is available ( and it probably is ) , it’s the preferred network, and in certain circumstances OR will stop the sale of any ‘new’ copper pair products , so if you are on FTTC with Sky and want to move provider ( not just to BT ) then Openreach may well ‘insist’ on the installation of FTTP as part of the change of provider , if you don’t want an FTTP install, and want to remain on FTTC , then it’s probable you would need to remain with your current provider for the foreseeable future, until copper based services are completely switched off , and you have no choice but to use FTTP if you want to remain with an ISP that uses Openreach, but this is still many years away.

Does your statement ‘I can’t get FTTP installed’ , really mean there is some restriction ( like a landlord refusal) that you have no control over that stops you ordering FTTP ?

Re: Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

licquorice — Wed, 10 May 2023 07:20:31 GMT

Your original screenshot also suggests FTTC rather than FTTP.

As for not understanding why FTTP would be available but not FTTC, they are completely different technologies delivered differently. FTTC is being discontinued and is not provided when FTTP is available.

Re: Is Unlimited Fibre Plan (74Mb) FTTC or FTTP?

garybs29 — Wed, 10 May 2023 09:59:04 GMT

It's FTTP, the guarantee being 34 & not a from-to range confirms it