Broadband deals?

[presta]

Trouble is that there are still a fair number of places where OpenReach have no plans (nor apparently intent) to roll-out FTTP. eg where none where I live and none where next brother lives and none where youngest brother lives (we all get FTTC and I live only 150 m from my nearest cabinet).

Are they just going to discontinue any service to these areas?

AIUI, the local copper to your cabinet will remain until you get FTTP.

 

[DCBassman]

Trouble is that there are still a fair number of places where OpenReach have no plans (nor apparently intent) to roll-out FTTP. eg where none where I live and none where next brother lives and none where youngest brother lives (we all get FTTC and I live only 150 m from my nearest cabinet).

Are they just going to discontinue any service to these areas?

No. I'm in the same situation.

AIUI, the local copper to your cabinet will remain until you get FTTP.

Yes.

 

[Alex321]

BT are "phasing out" their retail internet connection moving it all to EE - same company but different branding, different pricing and different customer services.

And plusnet are also part of the same group as EE.

If you want to keep a landline, and are with Plusnet, you are going to have to move to EE (or pay a separate VOIP provider while continuing to get just broadband from plusnet).

We definitely want to keep our landline, because mobile reception here is crap. It will no longer be a dedicated landline, but will be via an adapter, built in to the EE modem/router, which we will plug our existing phone into. Should be able to keep the same number, and prices won't (initially) change.

And because the plusnet emails recently moved to Greenby, we will be able to keep that too (though I don't use it, my wife does).

We will be moved over in the next few weeks unless we tell them we are happy to go with a broadband only service from Plusnet. Even though Openreach don't currently have a planned date for FTTP for our premises (FTTC already in place).

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

We definitely want to keep our landline, because mobile reception here is crap. It will no longer be a dedicated landline

In same situation in no mobile coverage (from any network, zero signal) but, if you have a smartphone consider Wi-Fi calling. I gave up my landline 8 years ago and have used Wi-Fi Calling on my smartphone ever since. It seems very reliable, means I have only one phone number (wherever I am), means I pay only the mobile subscription, etc.

 

[Alex321]

In same situation in no mobile coverage (from any network, zero signal) but, if you have a smartphone consider Wi-Fi calling. I gave up my landline 8 years ago and have used Wi-Fi Calling on my smartphone ever since. It seems very reliable, means I have only one phone number (wherever I am), means I pay only the mobile subscription, etc.

I use WiFi calling, but my wife probably wouldn't, and it wouldn't be that much use anyhow given I spend two days a week in the office, having my phone with me (and she rarely keeps her mobile within hearing range at home, and often doesn't even have it charged).

Much more practical for us to keep a "landline", with the number everybody already knows,

 

[MontyVeda]

Talk Talk have recently sold their broadband business to Utility Warehouse - who will be putting your price up....I'd check your bill if I were you.....

I'm with TT too... it's gone up from £31 in March to £35 in April and £36 in May for phone and broadband. May as well stick with them until i move house then start shopping around.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Question to those with Full-Fibre (FTTP) and through an OpenReach connection: Is your "wallbox" a BT one or an OpenReach one of one specific to the retailing company (Talk Talk, EE, Co-Op, etc.)

Reason: My FTTP is through County Broadband/TrueSpeed and with them it's a combined ONT ("wall box") and router (they provide a pretty rubbish one but it sort of works). But others seem to seperate the ONT (Wallbox) and router. Wallbox/ONT being the normally wall mounted box the fibre goes into whilst the router is more like a HomeHub/LinkSys/whatever brand connected to the Wallbox/ONT through a standard RJ45/Cat 6 network cable.

My brother is soon getting OpenReach FTTP (FullFibre) but for him as OpenReach FTTP is new, quite a few retailers are not listing it as available and those that do are higher priced offerings. So likely he'll go with one for a year then have a wider range of competitive pricing to selected from. But wondering if changing provider means changing wallbox as well or just router.

 

[presta]

As of last Friday, this house is now officially phoneless for the first time in 58 years. I've been paying ~£50 a month out-of-contract price for the last 2 years, because I couldn't make my mind up what to do, but as I'll lose it anyway in 7 months I decided to get rid, and save myself another £350. I was expecting an argument and the hard sell when I rang up to close the account, but they just closed it with no quibble.

 

[T4tomo]

Question to those with Full-Fibre (FTTP) and through an OpenReach connection: Is your "wallbox" a BT one or an OpenReach one of one specific to the retailing company (Talk Talk, EE, Co-Op, etc.)

I have a little grey box outside that the fibre comes into and then out of again to go inside. That is generic open reach fitted by open reach engineer.
Then an EE router inside, which was posted to me ahead for OR guy to connect up.