So, after what must be double digits in years with VM I've decided to move on.
Several network outages here and there over HFC in the last 12 months have pushed my decision.
FTTP on Openreach has been available for several months, and I'm just around end of contract, so today I've used OTS to IDNet on their 1200/120 subscription (12 months).
I'll post updates for anyone interested in progress, and what a new Openreach install looks like.
Transitioning to Openreach's FTTP service through IDNet appears to be a prudent decision. This move promises enhanced stability, superior customer support, and a more robust internet experience.
Sounds interesting, keep in touch.
It's actually £60/month fixed price for 12 months including VAT, which I'm happy to pay for considering:
* VM's renewal of Gig1 was £57.28 a month then:
* The customer service and reliability should, hopefully, be superior to VM.
Hi Carl
Best of luck with your move.
Don't be a stranger to the forums as your expert help would be sorely missed,
Good man ! I've been with Openreach FTTP (BT) for a few years now and it's good and solid. ONT placed where I asked and the fibre installers were good. The other guys who did the conduit from the Toby was buried quite deep, and they did a neat job. I'd already run the Cat 6 from the comms rack to the ONT site, so just a matter of plugging the cable into the ONT and it was up and running. My own Draytek for the router, and Omada for Wifi.
Hopefully your experience will be just as good :-) Good Luck !
Cheers.
Mine will be over pole since there is one around 3 metres from the house boundry.
I already have an ASUS router being served by a VM HUB 5 in modem mode and a backup 5G Router on the three network as a secondary fall back (Automated on the ASUS).
The only difference from 'Plug & Pay' is iDNET use PPPoE (User Credentials required), which looks straight forward in the ASUS settings.
Static IPv4 address included, but not really needed, is a bonus.
The only difference from 'Plug & Pay' is iDNET use PPPoE (User Credentials required), which looks straight forward in the ASUS settings.
Yes, my BT connection is the same and I already set it up in the Draytek as per the manual. I just connected the ethernet to ONT and bingo, it connected after a reboot. The only difference to the VM connection is the MTU, 1500 on VM verses 1462 on my BT. Also I believe PPPoE is a bit more CPU intensive on the Router.
As for the static IPv4, do you get any IPv6 addressing like BT?
So, I'm starting to learn a new concept, email communication with your ISP!
Openreach will be here on 17/03 for the install.
Eight months on EE FTTP 500/70, not a blink in the service so far.
The EE modem is still in its box. Draytek was setup ready for the ONT and was on line before the OR guy left. Internal network never noticed the difference.
And we get unlimited data on our EE phones. What's not to like?
