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Message 11 of 17

Re: Fibre 2 minimum speed

Try a neighbours address to see if they would also get the same 34Mb MSG on a F2 (80Mb) profile.


TBH , if your  address has FTTP available, then renewal will come with the requirement to take FTTP , rather than continuing with your current FTTC , so you would have available much faster speeds than F2 (80Mb) and for very little extra expenditure.


FWIW , my area has recently been upgraded to FTTP , and although less than a year into a 24 month deal , renewing is available , and 150Mb ( sold inexplicably as Full Fibre 100 ) is the same cost as 80Mb , so it would be ridiculous to take 80Mb in thise circumstances, and 500Mb is only £1 more , so irrespective of the MSG on FTTC being way off your actual recorded FTTC speed , it’s pretty irrelevant in that its based on FTTC anyway , and you will be getting FTTP if it’s available , what’s more there is no rate adaption on FTTP , in other words unlike FTTC where the longer the line , the slower the speed (although you must be pretty close to the cabinet if you get 70Mb+) with FTTP you pretty much get the headline speed of the package you buy , there is no speed reduction because of distance, so this minimum speed guarantee issue is pretty irrelevant.

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Message 12 of 17

Re: Fibre 2 minimum speed

neighbours address gives me the same full fibre options. 

I want full fibre but my landlord said no , so I'll be stuck with part fibre forever, paying more for less

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Message 13 of 17

Re: Fibre 2 minimum speed

Landlord is an idiot and will eventually severely restrict his ability to let the property.

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Message 14 of 17

Re: Fibre 2 minimum speed

yes but new tenants will see FF is available in my area but once they move in they will see their flat doesn't have it, unless they ask directly to the landlord before 

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Message 15 of 17

Re: Fibre 2 minimum speed

Although it will be many years yet, eventually copper will be stopped altogether, so he is only putting off the inevitable.

 

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Message 16 of 17

Re: Fibre 2 minimum speed

The fact that full fibre is available and it’s only the landlord intransigence that’s stopping you get it may be a problem if you renew or even swap providers as many providers will see FTTP as available and expect you to take advantage of it , normally the way to stay on FTTC is by allowing the existing deal to move into an ‘out of contract basis’ , and a monthly notice to quit arrangement , this keeps your FTTC service on it’s current terms going although it’s an irrational fear you have about the minimum speed guarantee , that would at least keep your MSG as it is , but clearly you miss out on the better prices being inside a new minimum term gives you , let alone the benefits FTTP would give you .


I’d explore what getting FTTP into your flat actually entails , in some situations there will be little or no disruption, and no evidence when done  , and as stated your landlord needs to accept that this move is inevitable long term so avoiding it is pointless.
What type of flat is it , an apartment complex recently built , a converted house , a former local authority development built in the 1960’s through to the 1990s , there are multiple ways MDU are ‘upgraded’ to FTTP , your landlord probably has no real need to expect any negative impact on their property.
You could put your address in here and see what the survey and installation method for FTTP would be , assuming you think the landlord could be persuaded .
https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL/AddressHome

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Message 17 of 17

Re: Fibre 2 minimum speed

I'm out of contract already but the email I was sent offered me to renew

This is a flat above a shop. When I entered my house number , it wouldn't let me add the letter A for our building. without the A is the shop below (shop is 460, we are 460A) so the results below might be for the shop below us

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