Future FTTP products ?

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FTTP may be a good rumour ... but nasty rumours of stopping email are also around (again!).

I hope PN get the combination of FTTP, VOIP, email and price right, otherwise I fear they stand to lose a lot of long-standing customers.

[#2]

@mavison Email for new customers (and email only accounts) are already stopped, with effect from 27/04/22, IIRC.

[#3]

This from ISP review on Talk Talk has piqued my interest:

 Digital voice (voip services) talk talk to offer three methods to get voice services:

 1: through a router with a telephone port

2: via a seperate ATA

3: Via a mobile phone app

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2022/05/talktalk-prep-uk-digital-voice-service-and-wi-fi-hub-2...

Option 2 would allow the easy use of own equipment , however option 3 is intriguing as it will allow landline services to go mobile and combine both into one go anywhere device

[#4]

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@markhawkin wrote:
True, although the 40/10 and 40/2 fibre products were not network limits, just applied by the ISP as I understand it.

Essential BT needs to differentiate between the various brands and since speed seems to be the thing used generally as an indicator of “quality” in the market, I assume that the Plusnet FTTP product (should there be one) will be made “slower” than the other brands to justify different pricing.

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These are the products FTTP PlusNet offer (currently only for existing customers).

Full Fibre 36/10 (40/10 provision)

Full Fibre 74/20 (80/20 provision)

Full fibre 145/30 (160/30 provision)

Full Fibre 300/50 (330/50 provision)

Full Fibre 500/75 (550/75 provision)

Full fibre 900/115 (1000/115 provision)

The capacity "bands" are the products supplied wholesale by OpenReach. The higher the band, the more an ISP pays.

Brian

[#5]

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@mavison wrote:

FTTP may be a good rumour ... but nasty rumours of stopping email are also around (again!).

I hope PN get the combination of FTTP, VOIP, email and price right, otherwise I fear they stand to lose a lot of long-standing customers.

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Failed on two accounts. No phone service (hence you loose any existing phone number) and no email. At present for current customers only.

Brian