Temp Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Apparently this is new. Enter post code and address.. https://www.openreach.com/fibre-checker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 That's a work of fiction. It says standard broadband up to 24MBPS, we used to get 3. It says standard fibre broadband up to 80MPBS available. Oh no it is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Impressively vague project dates for my postcode - Ultrafast Full Fibre Broadband Build planned between now and Dec-2026. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) Under ultrafast mine just says "Not announced". Edited November 15, 2022 by Temp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adsibob Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Temp said: Under ultrafast mine just says "Not announced". Me too! Are we neighbours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Does this for me . Oh and it’s correct 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radian Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, pocster said: Does this for me . Oh and it’s correct 😁 Full fibre? Try prunes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 This is truly an act of fiction, or a random number generator? I really want to click the "register an interest" button but don't want to accidentally commit to anything. but just out of curiosity I tried a few other addresses in our group of houses. Strange for ours it says superfast broadband up to 80MBPS is available, but for all our neighbouring properties, it says superfast at a speed of 0-1 MBPS is available. Before I dumped BT and went for the wireless service I had been told there were no plans for FTTC here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Their database is variable as it sometimes says 80Mbps download speed and sometimes 0-1Mbps for my post code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 "no build announced" for us, which is laughable because BT have already washed their hands of the area and it's part of the Project Stratum initiative. Even moreso as BT have ceased new copper lines at the two local exchanges... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I entered same details twice and got two different replies…. I see fibre joint boxes 2 telegraph poles away.. my copper comes in this way so one day that would be good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radian Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Had some goons messing around in the BT inspection pit down our end of our private road a few months back. When I asked, they said they were checking if they could get FFTC down the conduit - and it looked good, advising that we look out for a sticker on the main road cabinet. Well, the sticker has been up for a couple of weeks now but the checker linked to in this thread says no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 ^^^^ Yes a random answer generator. I know FTTC is not available here, there is no cabinet and the only junctions are (usually flooded) underground pits with supposedly waterproof junction pots. And I had been enquiring if / when FTTC would be available here, only to be told there are no plans, so I find this checker somewhat insulting as it is clearly giving wrong results. What are they hoping to achieve? Keep customers hanging on in the hope they are going to get fast broadband? Or just waste peoples time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radian Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 1 hour ago, ProDave said: I know FTTC is not available here, there is no cabinet and the only junctions are (usually flooded) underground pits with supposedly waterproof junction pots. Yes the state of the chamber out in our road is quite alarming. The three conduits branching off to the houses are usually underwater and the junction box is somehow dangling just above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Rural folk should look into Starlink. They’ve even recently reduced the price for both the kit and the monthly fee (from £89/month to £75) It’s not cheap but it’s a great alternative to BT Nevereach and faster than anything you’ll realistically get over copper. Copper can go much faster if you live within metres of the cabinet. It can also in theory get close to fibre speeds but not for anyone living rurally. FTTP is also very unlikely for the vast majority of rural locations. Starlink has also become faster recently as I am consistently getting over 200Mbps down and 20Mbps up. Yesterday it was running at 260Mbps down and 25Mbps up. Their long term plan is more satellites with high speed connections between them in a lower earth orbit to improve latency. It will eventually rival fibre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 57 minutes ago, Kelvin said: Rural folk should look into Starlink. They’ve even recently reduced the price for both the kit and the monthly fee (from £89/month to £75) It’s not cheap but it’s a great alternative to BT Nevereach and faster than anything you’ll realistically get over copper. Copper can go much faster if you live within metres of the cabinet. It can also in theory get close to fibre speeds but not for anyone living rurally. FTTP is also very unlikely for the vast majority of rural locations. Starlink has also become faster recently as I am consistently getting over 200Mbps down and 20Mbps up. Yesterday it was running at 260Mbps down and 25Mbps up. Their long term plan is more satellites with high speed connections between them in a lower earth orbit to improve latency. It will eventually rival fibre. I wonder …. Does starlink function as a mesh ? I.e if your satellite is knocked out of action ( by failure or deliberately ) does it simply re route to another node / satellite ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 It’s constantly connecting to different satellites as they fly ‘overhead’ (they aren’t directly overhead us in Scotland) they aren’t geostationary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 53 minutes ago, Kelvin said: aren’t geostationary. Ah ! Didn’t realise that ! . As you say ; eventually could rival fibre … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I was speaking to a friend this morning about this broadband checker, that fictionally tells me FTTC and up to 80MBPS is available here. He says the reason it says that, is because of the wireless service we have available which I am now using. My reaction is what cheeky lying (rude word) Open reach are, trying to take credit for something that is nothing to do with them and has only come about because they have not put in the investment needed in the infrastructure to give us proper decent speed wired broadband. It should not be claiming FTTC is available. Fair enough if it mentioned faster broadband was available by another provider on another network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfrdave Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 16/11/2022 at 07:30, dpmiller said: "no build announced" for us, which is laughable because BT have already washed their hands of the area and it's part of the Project Stratum initiative. Even moreso as BT have ceased new copper lines at the two local exchanges... Stratum delivered for me. Fibrus has been great when we eventually got it. Just renewed new deal for another 24months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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