Are there any Unlimited Fibre Optic Broadband only deals available?

theredindian

Hi

I'm currently on the old Be Unlimited package, and using the TG585v7 router supplied by Be.

I'm thinking about upgrading to fibre optic broadband, as now seems like a good time.

Looking at the various packages available, i was thinking of signing up with PlusNet's Unlimited Fibre Broadband and calls, as this meets my usage requirements.

But i'm reluctant to move my line rental from BT as they will charge an astronomical fee should i wish to reactivate at a later date.

Are there any Unlimited Fibre Broadband only deals available that would enable me to keep my line rental and calls with BT?

I don't want to join BT infinity due to their throttling and traffic shaping.

Cheers for your help

Toxteth_OGrady

You can get Broadband only with Plusnet and leave your line rental with BT but if you want a PN calls package you'll need to move your line rental to them.

http://www.plus.net/home-broadband/broadband-only/

Buzby

Plenty of genuine fibre options, but only if you are actually in a FTTP area (where you a actually get fibre, not copper twisted-pair). These start around £75pm and are uncapped - but only if BT Openreach have you (or you live in a Pre-fibred development area).

If not, you get the same as everyone else with pretend-fibre, called FTTC, and the usual suspects rent the connection from BT.

theredindian

Toxteth_OGrady wrote: »

You can get Broadband only with Plusnet and leave your line rental with BT but if you want a PN calls package you'll need to move your line rental to them.

so i could sign up to the Unlimited Fibre Broadband from £19.99 a month + £50 activation and keep rental + calls with BT?

VisionMan

theredindian wrote: »

I don't want to join BT infinity due to their throttling and traffic shaping.

Cheers for your help

BT don't do that any more. Have you not seen the adverts? And they started this policy as of the 1st of Feb.

theredindian

VisionMan wrote: »

BT don't do that any more. Have you not seen the adverts? And they started this policy as of the 1st of Feb.

I have read that some customers have been throttled on the new packages

Toxteth_OGrady

theredindian wrote: »

so i could sign up to the Unlimited Fibre Broadband from £19.99 a month + £50 activation and keep rental + calls with BT?

Yes you can.

VisionMan

theredindian wrote: »

I have read that some customers have been throttled on the new packages

Apologies, I don't know what 'throttled' means. But if you mean traffic managed, they are wrong. As now, neither BT or Plusnet do so. And Sky never have, either.

Basil1234

regard sky fttc you want to for the moment give them a wide berth some users on some exchanges have half speed thruput issues even though have line sync up to where should be! is down to issue between skys gear talking to bts gear correctly they are working(trialling a fix) atm but be aware this has been going on for the past ten months for some users and only last few weeks are they starting to take any action! Also there fix won't be rolled out across effected network places till end of may start of june very bad and also they are overpriced!

£30=for 80/20
£20=40/10

for those that want to read skys bad forum story and how its going or not lol
http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Fibre-Broadband/Fibre-Broadband-Slow-Throughput-Update/td-p/934178

one company i would like is 1gb down and up is hyperoptic for £50pm but they only into blocks of flats unfortunately

https://www.hyperoptic.com/web/guest/home#3

for those wanting to see prices in one place look at bottom of this guide
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/guide/fibre-broadband.html

oh and buzby do shut up about pure fibre its getting boring now thats why there are guides explaining about the differences between fttc and fttp like the link i have just put up, people are not interested whether is full fibre product only they can get better speeds at a cheap price!

like fibre on demand which you are talking about 330/30! which you haven't mentioned install costs either which are £500 per property connection charge and also distance cost as well ranging from 0m £200 - 1500m £1500 after that prices on application. also a three year contract and none of this is available till 29th april from openreach and alot of suppliers are saying they will have to trial this before it becomes a general release to anyone.
the general consensus its not going to be cheap due to install costs and prob only be business which are really going to be able to afford this and your £80 mark is way off for me would cost average £80 a month with install costs included over 3 year then would have allow the supplier/reseller some profit as well and i have a 600m line start getting people with longer distance lines its becoming seriously unaffordable!

for those that want the full info that buzby hasn't bothered putting up either lol.
https://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/products/pricing/loadProductPriceDetails.do?data=0WyIM7tTGGgucFf0dXUIWK4XSAplAmgrRZNg5Pk%2B5%2F%2BkRgB7BL4KNYn%2FlKx2YB4Qe6YShZ82RgLO%0AGLsH2e9%2Bmw%3D%3D
and
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5770-fibre-on-demand-openreach-confirm-29th-april-for-roll-out.html

i hope this has helped some of you.
basil :beer:

theredindian

agree Basil, stay well away from Sky Broadband.

I was one of their original broadband customers when they first started. Was getting constant disconnections and slow speeds despite being on their unlimited package.

Moved to Be about 3 years ago and had very few issues, line speeds are also much better.

I was gutted when O2 sold their Home broadband service to Sky, and am now looking at my switching before my connection is migrated over.

TadleyBaggie

I've got Sky Fibre and have no issues, syncs at 40Mb/s and download speed up to 4.8MB/s.