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[aesmith]

A while ago we were forecast to get fibre under the R100 project, the forecast was given as 2025. In fact very confidently stated by the local authority in an email in 2021 ..

[noddy]

Tell me about it  , the fibre stopped about 1/2 a mile either side of my house leaving about 20 homes in our area with no further planned upgrades .

[Derpy]

A while ago we were forecast to get fibre under the R100 project, the forecast was given as 2025. In fact very confidently stated by the local authority in an email in 2021 ..

I thought they were all 2025 until they had set a firmer timescale, I did get it here as part of R100 but it was delayed by 9 months.

[aesmith]

For us it slipped first to 2026 but now the program website (https://www.scotlandsuperfast.com/) is saying 2028. That's actually when the R100 program ends so I guess we're just one step away from "never".

Having said that I've never really believed it will happen. I just can't see them installing 900 metres of fibre for just one household.

[noddy]

For us it slipped first to 2026 but now the program website (https://www.scotlandsuperfast.com/) is saying 2028. That's actually when the R100 program ends so I guess we're just one step away from "never".

Having said that I've never really believed it will happen. I just can't see them installing 900 metres of fibre for just one household.

It appears they will , they ran fibre something like that distance near me to a holiday home that's empty 8 months of the year 

[aesmith]

Interesting. Did they run it underground, or put in poles?

[noddy]

Interesting. Did they run it underground, or put in poles?

Under ground ( they don't do poles here )

[spudgun]

It appears they will , they ran fibre something like that distance near me to a holiday home that's empty 8 months of the year 

Balmoral is quite a spectacular holiday home though

[aesmith]

Under ground ( they don't do poles here )

Our copper line is nominally underground.  I say "nominally" because it actually lies virtually on the surface along the edge of a field, and gets regularly cut by the farmer. I was hoping fibre might be run in a less vulnerable way.

Another point, what do people think are the chances of getting a choice for where the fibre gets terminated at our property?  Or will they insist on taking it to where the old master socket is?

[tiffy]

Another point, what do people think are the chances of getting a choice for where the fibre gets terminated at our property?  Or will they insist on taking it to where the old master socket is?

In my experience with my own FTTP installation (underground) and that of family, friends & neighbours in my particular area there is usually an element of choice regarding ONT location (within reason) whether UG or aerial fed, of course this can very much depend of the flexibility and temperament of the OR or sub-contactor engineer on the day, luck of the draw really

With my own FTTP installation I did quite a bit of preparation work as original UG POTS cable was DIG, ie., no ducting, fitted a duct under the path and drilled a hole where I wanted the ONT to go, also bought and fitted an ONT enclosure (timber framed dwelling) which made a tidy installation.
To say the sub-contract installation engineer was delighted with the effort would be an understatement, saved him a lot of work

A point of caution which has been mentioned many times on this forum, if you plan to exclusively rely on Wi-Fi connectivity, remember your router (hub) will normally be situated a short ethernet cable length from the ONT unless you plan to run (or already have) an ethernet cable run to a favourable, central Wi-Fi location, something to bear in mind.

[aesmith]

Thanks. I'm hoping it could go into our garage, there's a room at the back where we have all the gubbins for solar inverter and battery, and where I've just installed the Starlink stuff. I guess I'll just have to see. But I hope that if O/R insist it can only go somewhere horrible then at least I'd be able to cancel.

[tiffy]

Thanks. I'm hoping it could go into our garage, there's a room at the back where we have all the gubbins for solar inverter and battery, and where I've just installed the Starlink stuff. I guess I'll just have to see. But I hope that if O/R insist it can only go somewhere horrible then at least I'd be able to cancel.

Yes, as mentioned, it's luck of the draw really with OR/sub-contractor engineers, my brother finally got FTTP (OH supply) a few months ago, rural area although not very far out of a major town in N.I., he was still on ADSL, VDSL (FTTC) was not ever available at his location, he got an extremely over weight OR engineer on a bad day, installation was his way or no way
I had to run an ethernet cable from the ONT to the router now situated at the optimum Wi-Fi coverage location.
As you can imagine, the difference between ADSL and FTTP was astounding for my brother, really pleased with the final outcome!

Hopefully this won't be the case for you, the vast majority of the engineers are really helpful and do their very best to accomodate, a good supply of tea/coffee and biscuits can work wonders