New build house - new line? 16 March at 11:22PM in Broadband & internet access 9 replies 206 views

Cheetah05

Got a new build house that has no connection. The developers has put piping down for the cable to be pulled through to the house.
I ordered Virgin Media as I need the speeds but its taking forever.

Looking for the cheapest solution for Broadband in the meantime. 4G/5G is a no-go because the signal isn't good enough.

I presume I have to pay for a line to be connected to the house, but I'm only expecting to have to use this for a couple of months max.
What is the cheapest solution I can go for? With BT you seem to have to sign up for a long contract which I'm looking to avoid.

Thanks.

Ayr_Rage

Ask your developer what are the plans for cabling the street.

There are very few companies that provide month-to-month contracts.

Cheetah05

Its not that sort of development, its a one off kind of thing. The developer has done their bit by putting in plastic tubing with a rope to pull the cable through from the box on the street.

I'll have to pay to get the cable pulled through and expect to have to pay a contract for a while...I'm looking to minimize this cost as much as possible - the total cost over the contract - that is what the question is about...

littleboo

Whose box is it on the street? Openreach, Virgin, someone else's?

Cheetah05

the developer has done the same thing for both Virgin and OpenReach...didn't realise there are other providers and there certainly aren't any other boxes on the street.

littleboo

You could try Cuckoo, they have a 1 month contract option

Cisco001

When you say no-go for 4G/5G, do you mean you have poor signal for all 4 networks?

iniltous

TBH , the developer at best will have laid duct to the curtilage of the site , they won’t have the necessary accreditation / permits to excavate in the public footpath and certainly shouldn’t be poking their duct through the walls of a Openreach or VM jointing chamber in the public footpath.
I would think if you preferred supplier is VM and are prepared to wait for Virgin Media , and only want a temporary solution until VM get their network into your property, the only option will be mobile 4/5G , even if you can find an Openreach based provider that offers a month to month contract and not a 12/24 month one , Openreach will not spend the money necessary to hook up for a month worth of connection, they will charge the ISP for the installation, and ISP will either expect you to sign up to a long deal to ameliorate the install costs over the length of the ‘contract’ or they will charge you for the installation as a one off connection fee.

Cheetah05

iniltous said:

TBH , the developer at best will have laid duct to the curtilage of the site , they won’t have the necessary accreditation / permits to excavate in the public footpath and certainly shouldn’t be poking their duct through the walls of a Openreach or VM jointing chamber in the public footpath.
I would think if you preferred supplier is VM and are prepared to wait for Virgin Media , and only want a temporary solution until VM get their network into your property, the only option will be mobile 4/5G , even if you can find an Openreach based provider that offers a month to month contract and not a 12/24 month one , Openreach will not spend the money necessary to hook up for a month worth of connection, they will charge the ISP for the installation, and ISP will either expect you to sign up to a long deal to ameliorate the install costs over the length of the ‘contract’ or they will charge you for the installation as a one off connection fee.

I expect to pay, I'm just trying to minimize that cost even if it means I have to get a 24month contract.

Cisco001 said:

When you say no-go for 4G/5G, do you mean you have poor signal for all 4 networks?

Yes. All networks poor.

jbainbridge

I'd consider PlusNet or Now .. both are relatively cheap and offer 12 month contracts (on FTTC). I'm guessing you can't get full fibre yet?