Fiber to the cabinet

[gazmix_1973]

Hi

Do EE still do this as when i try to search Broadband deals it just gives me Full Fibre broadband deals. I only do basic online stuff so don't really need Full fibre & FTTC is less hassle i guess.

Thanks

[XRaySpeX]

Aside from your dimensions I would say you had the EE BrightBox: 

which would also work on FTTP.

There are no cons of FTTP over ADSL.

[gazmix_1973]

yeh that's it. The engineer from openreach that came this morning due to an issue said he hadn't seen on in any house in 5 years, obsolete . Don't EE send you a new router if going full fiber, surely not use a router that old. I had a spare as my other Brightbox failed. The spare is very old. Reply tomoz am off worn out 

[XRaySpeX]

Yes, you will be sent a modern EE router for FTTP. They would not expect you to continue using the BrightBox.

[gazmix_1973]

Went the EE shop today, said i can have FTTC but better to have FTTP which is understandable. Got a new Brightbox1 router so may keep this for a bit but who knows.. Getting a new desktop pc before W10 finishes as mi Optiplex don't support W11. May wait & do it all at once. 

[XRaySpeX]

Was it the shop that said you can have FTTC? If so, I'm surprised & wouldn't be surprised that you won't be able to when you get around to ordering it. Try a dummy order online @ https://ee.co.uk/broadband/deals & see what you can really get.

What I said about the BrightBox being useable on FTTP wasn't quite correct. There a 2 types of BrightBox like I illustrated:

1. The BrightBox 1R, which you must have, would be no good for FTTP as it only has 100 Meg WAN & LAN ports.
2. The BrightBox 2 would be suitable for FTTP up to 1 Gig if you need to connect only 1 device by Ethernet as it has a 1 Gig WAN & only one 1 Gig LAN port.

[gazmix_1973]

Yes, he didn't say for definite but said it is still available & said that all the green boxes are being sold off so everything will be full fibre. 

Yes i have Brightbox 1. I just bought another one off ebay for a fiver just in case this one goes as old.. Am so glad i kept an old one.. The Openreach engineer couldn't understand why all green lights on but no internet. He did the tests & eradicated a few possible symptoms of what it could be so it was either the router or the pc..

Just a quick question.. If i order full fibre & they send me a router ^ the guyt arrives to fit it all, do i still have my current broadband until he arrives or do they cut it off early once i agree to the upgrade.. 

Regards Gary 

[XRaySpeX]

Your current ADSL BB won't stop until the eng. comes to fit your FTTP. You might have about an hour's downtime.

[gazmix_1973]

I bought another Brightbox 1 router off ebay, only a fiver. I'm terrible with change, same with my pc running Windows 10