Full fibre - how?

[#1]

I have an email from Plusnet saying they can supply Full Fibre broadband to my house. At the moment I have copper cable from the cabinet, so my question is, how can that be done, and will they have to dig up the road and my driveway to install it?

[#2]

@ian29gte 

Do you have an underground or overhead supply currently?

OpenReach lay a completely new fibre cable to your house through existing ducts or from the overhead pole. No digging is required unless there is a blocked duct or no duct exists.

You can use the following to confirm FTTP is available. You're looking for WBC FTTP in the left hand column and Available over to the right, Below the results window will be a narrative on FTTP install.

https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL

Note you'll lose your landline if you switch to FTTP.

Brian

[#3]

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This topic has been moved from Full Fibre to Everything Else 

[#4]

@ian29gte 

Firstly check if this is an email specific to your home or a more general statement.

This will tell you what is possible at your address via Openreach.

https://www.openreach.com/fibre-checker

Then have a bit of a look around. If your phone wire is overhead you will be aware of it and the serving pole.

If you are currently connected via an underground cable then there is often a little grey box on an outside wall and a tube or cable coming up from the ground. That suggests a duct and may be shared with a neighbour. With luck that might be able to be used to bring you a fibre.If that is blocked something will need to be dug up.

Typically if service is offered the fibre will be already in the street so it's unlikely the road will need to be dug up.