My Plusnet Unlimited Fibre Extra (FTTC) contract ends very soon and at this moment in time fibre to the premises is not available from Openreach, however Openreach contractors are in the area installing fibre nodes for FTTP distribution.
Recently I had a visit from 2 Openreach contractors (MJ Quinn) who were trying to locate the phone line lead in to my house which is direct underground duct. I showed them the duct exit near my front door and they brought a "Cobra" continuous rod on a reel to rod the duct to the nearest footway box and pulled back a blue drawrope which is now tied off ready to pull in a fibre cable when the fibre node is installed. They didn't know when the node would be installed but looks like it will be soon.
I'm happy with my current Plusnet service, line sync is 80 down 20 up, but I would like to switch to a direct fibre service as soon as it is available through Openreach. I know Plusnet currently do not offer FTTP based broadband but it is supposed to be "soon". If I renew my contract next month I will still be on FTTC but will Plusnet allow me to upgrade to a faster FTTP service when it is available to my house and PN are able to provide it? Several friends who are with BT Broadband were able to upgrade to a faster FTTP service mid contract when it became available in their areas. Don't fancy paying £40+ per month for out of contract broadband while I wait for Plusnet to support FTTP.
