FTTP coming to me soon. Best ISP with static IP and no requirement for landline ??

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ISP currently plusnet with "fibre to the cab misadvertised as fast" and contract expires later in year. Openreach are stringing our up for FTTP at the moment but plusnet as BT's lower bracket ISP dont offer it presently.

Looking for suggestions on ISP's which offer a fixed IP - requirement for me. And ideally dont require me to pay for a pointless landline any more.

Also UK call centre for when there is a problem.

Ideas welcome !

Zellah

TalkTalk Business, Zen, Cerberus networks, IDNet just to name a few. 

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Thanks. I found a good linked thread titled "FTTP providers" which I cannot post a link to.

That hadn't come up previously via google searching.

A shame it sounds like BT or sky are likely to be the only choices. Neither offering static IP.

Zellah

Why are BT and Sky the only choices on Openreach FTTP? Plenty of other smaller providers, many of whom offer a static ip as standard. But if you want the cheapest providers then yes, BT/TalkTalk/Sky are likely to be the cheapest on FTTP. You need to weigh up costs v quality of support v static ip etc

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The distinct impression I got from that thread was that many providers are not taking up the options. I assume it's similar to the unbundling that took place with ADSL. Plusnet for example still other two teirs of ADSL for bundled/unbundled. SO I may be limited to the big two.
I sure hope not. But the alternative list isn't huge.

Zellah

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The distinct impression I got from that thread was that many providers are not taking up the options. I assume it's similar to the unbundling that took place with ADSL. Plusnet for example still other two teirs of ADSL for bundled/unbundled. SO I may be limited to the big two.
I sure hope not. But the alternative list isn't huge.

I'm 99% sure you won't be limited to BT or Sky. Even if your head end exchange (ie where your FTTP line terminates at) only  has BT WBC (21CN) backhaul, in addition to BT you can still take out a FTTP service with Zen, IDNet, Aquiss, AAISP, Cerberus - all of which offer a static IP. Sure, you won't have a choice of ~700 ISPs like you do on FTTC, but the choice of FTTP ISPs in 2021 is far far greater than it was say 5 years ago.

ciderboy2009

Something to bear in mind as a Plusnet customer.  If you are still in contract when FTTP becomes available and FTTP is the only fibe option available then Plusnet will allow you to migrate to either BT or EE without any early contract termination charges.

All you have to do is speak to the customer options team (choose the thinking of cancelling option when you phone them) and they will set things up for you - they even put you through to BT/EE to set up your new contract.

Just a shame that there's currently a 2 month + wait time here for Openreach to do my FTTP installation :-(