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Re: Price Rise Policy Changing?
It was reported in ISP Review here: https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/11/virgin-media-o2-adopt-new-uk-pricing-policy-for-broadband-tv-and-mobile.html Also having re-read the article it does say from January (the last possible moment). So I think I will hold my breath for 1 month.328Views0likes0CommentsPrice Rise Policy Changing?
I've seen from some press coverage that VM are ditching the RPI+3.9% however, looking at the orders pages this is still quoted. Can someone confirm when the new terms are being implemented as right a the end of my contract and don't really want to re-contract if I'm going to be on the old terms and then need to try and re-negotiate again with no leverage as I'm at the start of a contract. Or, do I bit the bullet and move to an ISP that doesn't do mid-contract price rises? I have discovered there are some that seem to be able to survive without gouging you in the middle of your term and don't try to bankrupt you if you move "off net"...392Views0likes4CommentsRe: Project Mustang FTTP network upgrade Sheffield 6
Jeez, that's less than optimal, Although I suspect most folks with VM (ex. CabelTel, NyNex etc) will be in relatively similar situations with ending up with garden/drive being dug up. There's a house round the corner where the green microducting is visible running down the side of a flower bed! lol. BT have gone for using the existing telegraph poles here to deliver to the property.223Views0likes0CommentsRe: Project Mustang FTTP network upgrade Sheffield 6
From my understanding where they overbuild old HFC areas with FTTP the two networks are completely separate and have entirely separate backhauls (the fibre back to the headend / local DC). As for the new areas, even Nexfibre will require a local handoff where the backhaul is split out to your village they wont just route a single fibre from the backhaul to each property as on all FTTP networks each property shares the bandwidth with multiple other properties, also known as contention ratio. VM don't disclose their contention ratio (the number of properties sharing bandwidth) but last time they did it was in the 50:1 region, I will caveat this with that was back in the 90s so may have gone up or down since then. So, whilst you may not have noticed/seen the cab it will be somewhere, prossibly on the peripheries of your village. VM will also need a way of patching your property into their network as not every house has the fibre run to it until / unless they request a connection. Certainly in our area, BT has sited these patch points underground next to the telegraph poles. If there are manhole inspection covers labeled CATV or Virgin Media near your telegraph poles, I would suggest these are patch points.226Views0likes2CommentsRe: Project Mustang FTTP network upgrade Sheffield 6
Suttonscloud, I totally understand that fibre can run for miles however unless I am hallucinating and have been for the last however long since I first posted. We have cabinets for fibre that have been built by VM, I even spoke with the engineers installing them, so trust me when I say, they are VM assets. However, without being privy to the exact network architecture, I can't say with 100% certainty but, I would expect the larger ones are where the master fibre connection back to the local datacenter/headend come in and are split and then blown down the VM ducting to the street level micro cabs. With FTTP, you are not connected directly on the master fibre back to the datacenter, these are all split and multiple properties will all share the bandwidth on a single master fibre. The only time you wouldn't share a fibre would be a leased line and even then there will be junctions along the way where you go from a local fibre to a wider area etc. Nobody in their right mind would lay a single run of fibre without segmenting the network up so as a break in one fibre can easily be routed around so the impact of any break can be minimised.286Views0likes4CommentsRe: Project Mustang FTTP network upgrade Sheffield 6
Roger you are indeed correct, this is an HFC overbuild area and we have multiple new cabs with lovely VM chamber covers on the ground outside them. I'm not sure if our FTTP is live as we have had no word. But on speaking to the engineer terminating the fibre at the cab it certainly has been "blown" down VM's microducts.336Views0likes1CommentRe: Stand Alone ONT
Totally agree, this is what I suspect it will look like in the future. One hopes VM will then drop their integrated hub/ONT and just deliver routers with a 10G RJ45 WAN port.... That said, I'll likely be very long in the tooth by the time they even get round to opening up the network fully! But hopefully I'll still have enough of my marbles left to bother switching to see what it's like and if the grass is greener... That said, I may not even be on the VM/Nexfibre network by the time all of this happens so it could all be a moot point. hahaha 🙂2.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Stand Alone ONT
Totally get you @legacy1 and agree whilst VM are the only ISP on their network this makes total sense. However in a world where they have opened up their network to other ISPs, they are going to want to attract as many ISPs as possible and most won't want a white label service, they will want to offer the same kit as they do on OpenReach or CityFibre et. al. So I suspect ONTs will be the way forward, one day. Of course, any router can be built with Truespeed functionality, plus with an ONT the network provider can test the line speed to the ONT, so they will still be able to blame our kit if we chose not to use their router.2.3KViews0likes0Comments