I already have FTTP installed, what are my options?

marketraisen

So I feel like I'm paying BT too much money, £47.50 per month, if I switched to infinity 1 rather than 2 it would cost me £44.50 per month.

I havent used a landline phone in a decade so was obviously interested in the offer on zen.co.uk's website that said line rental was optionally not charged on their fttp packages. When I called them up to ask about how much ti would cost to transfer to them it turns out I'd only save about £2 per month, as thier displayed prices online didnt include VAT, which would be stupid given the activation/deactivation fees involved with switching.

The phonecall wasnt a waste of time though, as I did get to speak to an engineer about whats involved with transferring an existing fttp service, apparently its super easy for them to do by switching a couple of settings.

So I was wondering, other companies trialling fttp like Sky or Plusnet or even somebody else I've no idea about, wouldnt it be the same 'switching a few settings' for them too? Has anyone on here been through this process before?

kwikbreaks

Do you need the speeds possible with FTTP? If not what speed would boring old ADSL offer and would that be good enough? If so and you want to save money switch to ADSL instead.

marketraisen

In reality I probably dont need the speed available through fiber if my life depended on it but I am a pretty reasonable user of the internet with multiple people streaming, playing games online, hositng gaming servers and wanting to feel like part of the 21st century by accessing HD content at 1080p + 60fps.

I dont mind paying for a fiber connection, its not that much more expensive than ADSL, I just pay for a very expensive fiber connection that feels way out of line with BT's competition.

marketraisen

Needing the speeds possible isnt the same as needing the speeds on offer, at the moment BT only offer packages in line with their regular fttc deals in terms of peformance. So even if I dont need the potential speeds of fttp I do need the speeds of regular fiber, which isnt avauilable at my address, its not as if paying for BT's fttp gives you a 1 GB connection even if the potential is there for it.

giraffe69

So what other providers serve your exchange(https://www.samknows.com). do any of them offer a better deal? Are you ot of minimum term contract with BT? If so have you sought to negotiate with them?

marketraisen

I'm not sure how to read the exchange data on that site, all of the providers have a red X next to their name besides Sky and Talk Talk, so I pressume those are the guys I should talk to? Sadly I dont think talktalk do fttp and sky are pretty limited, though I have no idea why when zen can just flick some switches and cover me.

I'm planning to negotiate down my BT bill but I need somethign to fall back on if they say no, so I havent said anything to them yet.

lee111s

There are only a select number of ISP's offering FTTP.


The price for Infinity 1 or Infinity 2 from BT is the same whether you're on a pure fibre (fttp) connection, or fibre to the cabinet(fttc) connection.


As above, do you need 80meg? Infinity 1 now offers 52meg down and 10meg up. That's enough to watch multiple 1080P HD streams simultaneously.

marketraisen

Thanks for the insight lee111s, I mean I already wrote everything you just posted in this thread but your contribution is valued.

lee111s

Then you already know everything you need to know. Not sure what the point in this thread is.

Naf

I'm on the new UFO FTTH with TalkTalk. For £27-odd a month, it's brilliant.
I don't think you can switch from one FTTH provider to another just by changing a few settings...

lee111s

Naf wrote: »

I'm on the new UFO FTTH with TalkTalk. For £27-odd a month, it's brilliant.
I don't think you can switch from one FTTH provider to another just by changing a few settings...

In York? If so, that's a totally different network to Openreach's GEA network.