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Why wait for fibre?
01-10-2015 1:49 PM
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I am currently investigating this question for the second time and still haven't been convinced of the viability of the only method of installation allowed by Plusnet, which would apparently involve a BT "engineer" fixing of a data cable across the floor or ceiling of my hallway, where the master socket is fixed.
My present wireless modem router is plugged into an extension socket in my computer room with a cable which I installed through my bungalow's loft myself. This apparently will not be allowed by Plusnet's exclusive upgrading procedure.
From the modem router, a few inches of Ethernet cable disappear into the wall and across the loft to serve equipment in the living room. Again, I installed that myself, and know that moving the router to the hallway would involve a great deal of work by me, so I'm sticking with the present setup for the moment.
Re: Why wait for fibre?
01-10-2015 1:55 PM
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jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
Re: Why wait for fibre?
01-10-2015 4:21 PM
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01-10-2015 4:52 PM
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Re: Why wait for fibre?
01-10-2015 8:57 PM
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jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
Re: Why wait for fibre?
02-10-2015 11:55 AM
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Re: Why wait for fibre?
02-10-2015 12:48 PM
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Re: Why wait for fibre?
02-10-2015 12:54 PM
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I won't go into loads of detail on how you installed the extension cable.... but fundamentally, if it's working well for you on ADSL or ADSL2+ now, chances are it'll be fine for VDSL too.
PlusNet will support "self-install" for fibre. So if you don't want the inconvenience of an engineer visit, they'll post you out the fibre modem and arrange for Openreach to do the fibre switchover at the cabinet. No-one will visit your house and no-one will criticise your wiring.
If it works, great. If it doesn't, maybe you cave in and go with the re-wire, or you just go back to your old service (I'm sure there'll be a 14-day cooling off period or similar).
Re: Why wait for fibre?
02-10-2015 5:26 PM
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The reason I ask is my Fibre estimated speeds are a bit borderline, does having a good ADSL speed on a clean line mean I should get near to maximum speed on Fibre? or is this not the case.
ADSL Stats
Device Info
Version Info
Firmware Version: 1.0.5 Build 140321 Rel.42949
Hardware Version: TD-W8968 V3 0x00000001
System Running Time: 156Day(s) 02:00:08
LAN Info
IPv4 LAN IP Address: 192.168.1.1
LAN MAC Address: e8:de:27:62:83:13
IPv6 IPV6 Address/Prefix Length: NULL
Auto Configuration: RADVD&DHCPv6
ADSL Info
Line State: Showtime
Line Rate - Upstream (Kbps): 1211
Line Rate - Downstream (Kbps): 17696
Internet Info
IPv4 Status: UP
WAN Type: ATM WAN
Layer2 Interface: atm1(0/38)
Connection Type: PPPoA
WAN IP Address: 146.200.***.***
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway: 195.166.128.233
DNS Server (Primary, Secondary): 208.67.220.220, 208.67.220.222
Internet Up Time: 40Day(s) 18:59:00
Shortcut: Click here to view all WAN interface's status and troubleshooting information.
Fibre Estimate.
FTTC Range A High 38.2 Low 30
(Clean)
FTTC Range B High 32.4 Low 18
(Impacted)
Re: Why wait for fibre?
02-10-2015 5:44 PM
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I didn't give details because I looked them up online years ago and followed a simple procedure that most children of ten could manage with ease.
I am surprised by the statement, 'PlusNet will support "self-install" for fibre', because my two searches of their website for any evidence of that now or in the future proved fruitless.
It would help if PlusNet gave a more detailed explanation of exactly what is required for the changeover, and for which parts of it reliance on BT is compulsory.
When my telephone stopped working some years, ago a person from BT undid connections in my master socket, may have cut bits off wires, and did them up again. He then found that the fault was with BT equipment under the footpath outside. When the bill for the work arrived, I had to tell BT that I was not liable for it.
Re: Why wait for fibre?
02-10-2015 7:51 PM
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Fundamentally, as I said, if you know what you're doing and your extension works fine today, it'll work with VDSL.
I know PN support self-install because I received that service myself. I ordered my line, and when I spoke to someone about the engineer slots they could offer being inconvenient they offered to just ship out the modem in the post.
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