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NeverAgainEh's avatar
NeverAgainEh
Tuning in
4 days ago

Private Road but Checker says we can get 1G Full Fibre - I'm sceptical, how to check 100%?

Hi, I live in a short private road (X on the first pic) to a telephone pole (Y, about 50m from the closes public road) and am the last of 8 houses (Z, a further 12m or so) served by the pole and good old copper wire. This is sufficient for 65mbps part fibre. All of the house on the main road have access to full fibre.

The checker and a sales person in chat has confirmed their service is available to me but I am wary of this as I have read here (and sadly had experience with) the lack of comms between departments.

I do not want to place an order just to find out on the day that it's the same speed I can get with my existing part fibre connection. If I can get 1Gbit I'll sign up.


I count 8 lines for 8 houses so I guess there is an underground main cable back to the network?

Is it possible that VM will use a cable via the pole in our road?

How do I request someone to come and check this personally?

I would have signed up ages ago had this been clearer but am coming to the end of my PlusNet contract and while I cannot fault their service, this speed (specifically upload) is just lacking.

Wayleave is a possibility as I now know for certain who owns the length of the road (a business situated the furthest to the right on this map).

Thanks

7 Replies

  • goslow's avatar
    goslow
    Alessandro Volta

    The only way you will find out is to place an order.

    The image of the telephone pole looks like it shows only regular telephone cables/junction box.

    Keep your Plusnet connection running while you wait for your VM order.

    VM is using Openreach infrastructure for some installations now. If VM uses the pole, I don't imagine wayleave would be an issue as Openreach would presumably have wayleave already for the pole.

    • NeverAgainEh's avatar
      NeverAgainEh
      Tuning in

      That's good to know and yes I certainly am keeping PlusNet until I already have something better installed, thanks.

  • jpeg1's avatar
    jpeg1
    Alessandro Volta

    When you say "All of the house on the main road have access to full fibre" do you mean by VM or Openreach?

    If it's by VM then it's just possible that VM might use that pole to feed you with full fibre. But if VM only have HFC in the road then VM won't connect you with coax, either from the pole or in a one-off duct from the main road.

      • -tony-'s avatar
        -tony-
        Alessandro Volta

        if city fibre will install 1gig why would you even consider VM - its a no brainer

  • Roger_Gooner's avatar
    Roger_Gooner
    Alessandro Volta

    You get from VM what's possible, using part fibre (HFC). You order it and if you don't like it you can pull out without penalty within 14 days.

    We'll all be migrated to fibre in the coming years (no timetable available).