FWIW.
I had a knock on my door, a BT Salesman, fully badged-up, selling BT Fibre Broadband. The problem, fibre has never been provided to the building.
I showed the guy the 'blue-pulling-in-rope' appearing from the end of the poly-duct, at the base of the outside wall. The same poly-duct that the FTTC cable appears and enters the building through a conservation-area door frame. That's as far as BT Fibre has ever got, outside wall, faded blue-rope, laying in the communal gardens. Everything BT in the internal-riser is FTTC, 20-pair Box Conn, only 12-pairs utilised.
I inquired as to the price of the non-existent fibre; as it turns out, half the price I'm currently contracted.
I excused myself, so the salesman could ponder his next move: he continued knocking on doors hawking fibre that doesn't exist. It amused me !
Today ended with a smile on my face. I just live for a good gaslighting.
FWIW.
I did identify the BT Salesman, by scrutinising his ID Badge at length. As a BT Consumer, he couldn't do anything for me.
He did bang on about the Post Code Checker showing fibre. Full Fibre/Part Fibre ? It's not a perfect PCC world.
The building is FTTC and there are 12 properties reducing to 8 available for services; less than 15, then.
Conservation Area rules apply. No incoming ducts, no internal traywork, archaic multi services wooden riser.
The local PCP and adjacent BB furniture are 50meters 'los' away. The fading in the sun & rain, dormant 'blue-pulling-in-rope' hasn't far to go, if it's ever roused from it's slumbers.
Looking in my 'Available Networks' BT's popularity is in decline, a minority: a diminutive 3 of 16, EE 7 of 16, the remaining 6, liquorice allsorts; no, Bertie Bassett doesn't live here.
Conclusion. An island of BT Part Fibre / FTTC in a burgeoning sea of other ISP's Full Fibre. Ho-hum !
@Kodikidwrote:For the record..FFTP does indeed exist and is bloody brilliant
Give in ! What's FFTP, then. G.Fast ?
BT G.Fast & MGfast, what's the availability and can you order it ?
