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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by Simon on Today at 20:06:04 »
I've got to be honest, part of me wishes I'd never started this.  I could have happily stayed on FTTC for years yet, and just switched the phone to VoIP when the time came.  It seems a big upheaval, and what's going to happen in a few years when something else new comes along?  I'm pretty sure they'll find a better way of installing this further down the road.
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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by zappaDPJ on Today at 18:34:00 »
I'm not sure if I would describe it as an emergency situation, more payback because I stopped them digging a trench across our property which is a long story for another time.
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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by Simon on Today at 17:18:58 »
I guess an emergency situation would be classed as exempt, but I don't call my situation an emergency.  They've only got to dig up a bit of lawn, and it's not going to interfere with anybody else.  I think they might be worried about partially blocking access to the driveway, but there's another entrance that people can go in and out of, so even that shouldn't be a problem.
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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by zappaDPJ on Today at 15:29:59 »
Isn't there some sort of legal restriction as to when noisy works can be carried out?

That falls under the 1974 Pollution Control Act which states building and construction work is limited Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm and Saturdays 8am – 1pm. I had cause to look it up a couple of months ago when the waterboard decided to dig up the pavement outside our driveway in the middle of the night.
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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by Simon on Today at 12:05:30 »
Yes, there is that too.  Isn't there some sort of legal restriction as to when noisy works can be carried out?
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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by peasblossom on Today at 10:06:28 »
If it's at all noisy (which I'm guessing it could easily be) 6am-8am to start a job like this is anti social for any neighbours too.
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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by Simon on Yesterday at 20:03:08 »
I finally have a date for the duct work - 4th April.  But they've said for some reason they want to do it 'out of hours', which, according to IDNet, could be 6am-8am, or 6pm-9pm.

I've asked for further clarification as I don't think it's acceptable or reasonable for them to come and start digging and drilling at 6 in the morning.  I want to be around to observe what they're doing and where they're routing the cables, but I'm buggered if I'm getting up that early!
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Openreach (BT) has informed ISPs and phone providers of their plan to pilot the new SOTAP for Analogue product from 1st May 2024, which is a phone line service that does NOT require broadband to function and will be targetted at vulnerable users who would otherwise struggle with migrating to an All-IP (internet) based phone service by 2025.

SOTAP for Analogue (Single Order Transitional Access Product for Analogue) attempts to replicate (or emulate) a traditional phone line “as closely as possible“. This is a standalone product that will be available “nationally”, even in areas that have already been upgraded to all-IP broadband technologies (e.g. FTTP and FTTC / SOGEA). But the focus here is only on migrations for existing / working lines (WLR3), so consumers won’t be able to order it as a NEW product.

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/03/openreach-to-pilot-alternative-uk-analogue-phone-line-in-may-2024.html
         Thats good news I think :eyebrow:  The changeover was a bit of a worry for some of us with elderly relatives   :solved:
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Openreach (BT) has informed ISPs and phone providers of their plan to pilot the new SOTAP for Analogue product from 1st May 2024, which is a phone line service that does NOT require broadband to function and will be targetted at vulnerable users who would otherwise struggle with migrating to an All-IP (internet) based phone service by 2025.

SOTAP for Analogue (Single Order Transitional Access Product for Analogue) attempts to replicate (or emulate) a traditional phone line “as closely as possible“. This is a standalone product that will be available “nationally”, even in areas that have already been upgraded to all-IP broadband technologies (e.g. FTTP and FTTC / SOGEA). But the focus here is only on migrations for existing / working lines (WLR3), so consumers won’t be able to order it as a NEW product.

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/03/openreach-to-pilot-alternative-uk-analogue-phone-line-in-may-2024.html
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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by Postal on Mar 23, 2024, 08:35:08 »
Not nerdy enough. It doesn't account for different types of houses and, as Simon says, it assume everything runs smoothly. I'd be looking for an independent guide.

That seems like you want someone to put together the answers to a whole page of "how long is that piece of string" questions -  welcome to anyone who manages to hit the right level of detail to satisfy that sort of request.
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