It's just the same with FTTC, from what I've read. So you could bind four FTTC pipes together to get 320 Mbps if you wanted to and were lucky enough to get a whole 80 Mbps per pipe.
*Rant on*That would be a good idea. Hmm imagine doing that with 4 G.fast enabled lines.. I'd be zooming around the net
I had a look at the AA website. I don't understand why it is so expensive. Also why do they still have usage caps on their products?
The FTTC seems to be mixed in the Home: 1 package, though it mainly talks about ADSL with a cap of 100gb's a month for £25. You can buy 50gb slots for another £10 (or increase speeds to FTTC). In this day and age people can easily go over 100gb's, especially with fibre.
The Office: 1 apparently as fibre lines. But look at this price list;
Service One-off cost Ongoing cost
Two line Office::1 (200GB) £500+VAT £200+VAT pcm
Three line Office::1 (200GB) £600+VAT £225+VAT pcm
Two line Office::1 (300GB) £500+VAT £275+VAT pcm
Three line Office::1 (300GB) £600+VAT £300+VAT pcm
Office::1 10TB with ADSL backup £500+VAT £300+VAT pcm
Top-up 50GB when over allowance £50+VAT
Why is there an ongoing cost? It just seems to me these companies are pricing themselves out of the market. If they lowered their rates and got more people onboard then they would sell more of their products.
I like it that AA is trying to break away from the current trends in the industry. But its a real shame they have such high prices.
I know the guy is well liked on here. If I'm missing something about line maintenance that puts the price up to big money, over and above what BT would do if a fibre line went down then can I hear the justification for it?
As I mentioned in another thread, I like the outlaws promoting new technology and pushing innovation through. That's why I supported Be internet, and thats also why I like Hyperoptic, Gigaclear and B4RN for breaking new boundaries. AA could also be in this group if they wanted to be.
I'd say 2 unlimited download fibre lines would be worth between £50 and £60 per month. If they offered that package I'm sure quite a few of the heavy usage home users would pay it.
*Rant off*