Getting local authorities to approval Ultrafast Fibre installs

DullGreyGuy

iniltous said:

Hyperoptic  500Mb , £40/ month ., that is £960 for 24 months 
BT 500Mb , 5 months at £ 22.50 then 19 months at £45 , that is £967 for 24 months 
Or put another way less than 30p a month difference 
Your definition of extortionate is way off

Hyperoptic is £35/month for 500mb for a 24 month contract not £40/month - that's for a 12 month contract

Plus you can get a 1Gb connection for 24 months from Hyperoptic for £945... dont know where has FTTP to be able to see what BT's price for their top 900Mb speed is over 24 months

littleboo

gypsymoth said:

Keep_pedalling said:

Are you sure they are that much cheaper for a business broadband service? 

On balance - for a business run from home - they are. £40 a month for vodafone for 500mb download speed, vs £20 pm for assymetric 1gb up and down on Hyperoptic. Its the Openreach thing - will always be more expensive

are you sure on the 1Gb pricing? That's not what their website shows

iniltous

Yep , I didn’t realise I used the 12 month price for Hyperoptic ,
A better comparison using a 1Gb connection you seem to favour, on BT ( £27.50 for 5 months , then £55  for 19 months ) compared HO 3 months free then £45 for 21 months is a saving of around £9.90 a month , a saving worth having , but it’s still Hyperbole to describe around 30p a day difference as extortionate ,
Obviously no one is forcing the apparently available FTTP from Openreach onto you  ( I used BT as an example price , there may well be cheaper ISPs than BT on OR ) it really doesn’t matter how cheap an alternative is , if it’s not available 

gypsymoth

iniltous said:

Yep , I didn’t realise I used the 12 month price for Hyperoptic ,
A better comparison using a 1Gb connection you seem to favour, on BT ( £27.50 for 5 months , then £55  for 19 months ) compared HO 3 months free then £45 for 21 months is a saving of around £9.90 a month , a saving worth having , but it’s still Hyperbole to describe around 30p a day difference as extortionate ,
Obviously no one is forcing the apparently available FTTP from Openreach onto you  ( I used BT as an example price , there may well be cheaper ISPs than BT on OR ) it really doesn’t matter how cheap an alternative is , if it’s not available 

You seem to have gotten very wound up by all this. lol

Look, gig-for-gig, Hyperoptic and Community Fibre (my preference) are cheaper than BT and anyone else who uses openreach cables. Also.. both those companies offer regular promos which bring the effective price down significant- go and have a look at ukhotdeals yourself.

Annnnyway, back to the original question - any insight on local authority dealings welcome

littleboo

I wouldn't assume that what a CS person says is necessarily correct. Network builders such as Hyperoptic and Community Fibre have Code Powers which exempt them from many types of permits and approvals. Its not unusual for the providers themselves to pause work or even stop altogether, and divert resources elsewhere. They might for example consider there are richer pickings in areas without Openreach FTTP.
There can also be a lag between cables in the ground and a service which can be ordered.

gypsymoth

littleboo said:

I wouldn't assume that what a CS person says is necessarily correct. Network builders such as Hyperoptic and Community Fibre have Code Powers which exempt them from many types of permits and approvals. Its not unusual for the providers themselves to pause work or even stop altogether, and divert resources elsewhere. They might for example consider there are richer pickings in areas with Openreach FTTP.
There can also be a lag between cables in the ground and a service which can be ordered.

Thank you - thats very helpful to know