Virgin FTTP

[jb66]

My area looks like it is going to get FTTH Q2 next year. I believe FTTH doesnt come with a phoneline. What bundles do those customers get as all the bundles have a phoneline?

For example is the Big Fun the same price in a FTTH area except there is no phoneline?

[Ignitionnet]

They may actually have VoIP sorted by then.

Isn't like there's been digital voice over DoCSIS sold on live networks since 2005 or anything.

Failing that it's the same just without line rental in Papworth from what I've been told.

[nn012]

Use LE8 5BY on VM's website. Some decent offerings without a phone line are available, for example TV XL with 200Mb BB with 2 TiVos for around £35 when I last checked.

[weesteev]

There are specific lightning area deals that don't include Telco, these change on a month to month basis. Still no launch date for digital voice yet although the wheels are very much in motion

[Smitherz87]

Your only option would be to go on another company VOIP service, however by Q2 I would expect Virgin Media's voice over cable to be live by then.

[jb66]

Can you get matesrates for non telco areas?

[Smitherz87]

I have not tried it myself, I can''t see it being a problem.

[jb66]

Originally Posted by Smitherz87

I have not tried it myself, I can''t see it being a problem.

Wonder what the price would be

[Smitherz87]

pricing is the same for FTTP, they use the same bundled tiers (at least when I last checked).

FTTP is cheaper for Virgin in the long run, a lot less to go wrong once installed.

[Ken W]

Originally Posted by Smitherz87

pricing is the same for FTTP, they use the same bundled tiers (at least when I last checked).

FTTP is cheaper for Virgin in the long run, a lot less to go wrong once installed.

Will this FTTP rely on the internet, if so if the internet goes down folk will be left with no phone.


So if folk need to make a emergency 999 call they could not.

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by Ken W

Will this FTTP rely on the internet, if so if the internet goes down folk will be left with no phone.


So if folk need to make a emergency 999 call they could not.

No, it won't rely on the Internet, Ken. It will rely on the local network. The FTTP will have battery backup in the home and where the FTTP goes so that in case of power loss people will be able to make calls for a time.

If you hit Google the rest of Europe's cable companies along with North America and may others have run telephony over cable for a while, and FTTP is more reliable.

[jb66]

I'd rather virgin saved money and didn't bother with battery backup. Ive not had a power cut in 5 years. I have a mobile phone if there was a power cut

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by jb66

I'd rather virgin saved money and didn't bother with battery backup. Ive not had a power cut in 5 years. I have a mobile phone if there was a power cut

Ofcom disagree.

[Ken W]

Originally Posted by jb66

I'd rather virgin saved money and didn't bother with battery backup. Ive not had a power cut in 5 years. I have a mobile phone if there was a power cut

I believe there is a Ofcom ruling that phones must have battery backups.


Several years ago there was a power failure in my area which affected the Virgin land line and the mobile network and I needed to all an Ambulance.


When the power was restored I call VM about the VM land line failure due to the power failure and of the Ofcom ruling that lands should have a battery backup and the agent said call back when you have a power failure!

[rhyds]

Originally Posted by jb66

I'd rather virgin saved money and didn't bother with battery backup. Ive not had a power cut in 5 years. I have a mobile phone if there was a power cut

Last time we had a major storm in my area some parts of the village lost power for 3 days, and the local mobile mast was off for a day at least.

Landline phones and internet were fine however.