Exchange only Line/Digital Voice

[Keith_Beddoe]

Yes.

Different terms before a certain date, I cannot remember which date, but it may be somewhere in the T&Cs.

[Keith_Beddoe]

@imjolly 

Original contract started Feb 2018.

[imjolly]

So your contract is prior to the CPI+3.9% and no extortionate increases like customers suffered this year

[Keith_Beddoe]

No, I think I am still subject to the same increases as the terms were change for all contracts this year. Google search.

"How much will my BT bill go up?

CPI, plus 3.9% applies to all broadband customers including customers whose contract started before 1 September 2020, and were in contract as of the 31 March 2022, and who will be moved to new terms which include a CPI plus 3.9% increase from 31 March 2023."

I am assuming that "in contract" included rolling monthly ones.

Anyway, this is getting off topic now, so lets leave it at that.

[Rich1957]

Many thanks for your help with this👍

[HHGTTG]

Hello Keith.

Are you in effect saying that myself and others, including yourself, using quite happily ADSL will be the last in the line to be switched to DV. My contract runs until next March and even then, i still want the stay on ADSL if possible. I live in South London Bromley Borough and we are/were threatened with the changeover before Christmas which, with the postal problems at that time of the year does not seem like the best time to be doing it. 

Obviously, I don't know what my local Hayes exchange intends to do with shutting down etc.

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[Keith_Beddoe]

@HHGTTG 

I am happy to stay on ADSL which comes via a copper pair from the exchange about 1.5miles away. Its a fairly important exchange with full 21cn connectivity and MSAN`S (Multi  Service Access Nodes).

FTTC is available at a faster speed from a nearby cabinet, but its not needed and would cost more, and result in a forced move to DV, which would mean some re-arrangements.

Also I prefer broadband to come from, and be powered, from the local exchange, as I have my own power backup solution for my own end. I do not trust the battery backup in the cabinets, batteries tend to deteriorate and fail when they are most needed.

I wonder who is going around checking all of the cabinet supplies, it would be a massive job?

I do not expect to be forced to move to DV in the near future, but it will happen before the PSTN closure in the local exchange, and at the latest December 2025.

[HHGTTG]

Well, I just will have to bide my time and try not to worry too much. I hate change and it sometimes keeps me awake at night but that's my problem. 

My exchange is just up the road less than a half mile away and not having your expertise can't comment any further on its status for the local community. Either way and contrary to a lot of posters here, I'm not worried by outages even if on DV as I have several mobile phones with different providers. I suppose we get one or two outages per year some of which can be for a few hours of less if something serious has happened. It's just a damned nuisance from other respects with certain timer clocks in the house.

[Keith_Beddoe]

Over the 43 years we have lived here, we get frequent short power breaks, and a few quite long ones, all are quite annoying.

I have a mains UPS for broadband and computer kit which keeps stuff going long enough for me to changeover to a 12V to 240V 300W Sine Wave Invertor which runs off a 80Ah lead acid leisure battery which is kept charged and also provides a 12V feed to most rooms to power LED lights in cupboards and backup lighting. This was essential when our children were small, as they hated power cuts that left them in the dark, and used to notice them even when asleep.

The Invertor can also keep the central heating boiler and pump running, as they only use about 55W in total.

We do have mobile phones, and I also have a 4G MiFi unit as backup, and its also used when away from home. It also have a faster upload speed which is useful at certain times of the year when I stream video from my bird box cameras.

[HHGTTG]

You are well equipped then!