Word of caution regarding fibre roll out

[Steve]

I hope they change the modem or allow 1/3 party as I don't think with the current one you can get any stats from. I think it's a Huawei but openreach have disabled access to the interesting bits

[Rik]

Knowing BT, I doubt that will change, Steve.

[DorsetBoy]

If I get FTTC or FTTH, it would make any difference to my line length, I'm near the end of the line as it is.

FTTP/H should give you a max speed connection, there is no copper to cause a drop in throughput, in Sweden they got 40GB delivery over 200KMs without any signal loss.

[DorsetBoy]

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[pctech]

Knowing BT, I doubt that will change, Steve.

Hopefully the combined modem/routers will hit the market quickly so the equipment can come back under our control eh?

[Rik]

I have a feeling BT will make it hard for us Mitch, eg a condition of service that we use their modems.

[pctech]

We'll have no choice in the beginning as was the case with engineer install ADSL but once the roll out is complete consumer modem/routers will come out and it'll become a 'wires only' product so BT will give an acivation date, visit the local cab to connect you and then you plug in as you do with ADSL now.

[Rik]

We'll see .

[Steve]

FTTH/P will obviously still require a visit to terminate the fibre network

[pctech]

It will unless we all start getting large routers with pluggable transceivers

[Rik]

I've got a leaking water pipe with plugable holes...

[pctech]