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HyperOptic or G.Network I’ve used both currently on the latter. However you have little to no choice in the UK. FTTP is only absolve in specific buildings if

HyperOptic or G.Network I’ve used both currently on the latter. However you have little to no choice in the UK. FTTP is only absolve in specific buildings if your building isn’t connected it’s virgin or xDSL via Openreach (pick your ISP at that point however they are pretty much all the same unless you pick Tesco Broadband or some other small scale crap like that so for DSL I would got with Zen or well BT). The other alternative is a leased FTTP line but you’ll be looking at high 4 to low to mid 5 figures for connecting you plus a hefty monthly fee. So if you want good fiber for cheap you need to look for properties which are already connected to HO or GN.

Nextgrid 6y ago
I have an FTTP line because there's no other choice. The connection fees were covered by the Gigabit Voucher Scheme which I believe is still around. It's only for businesses, however there is no requirement to actually be trading so you can very well set up a one-man company (12£ fee to companies' house) and then do it. The voucher scheme covered it for 2,5k which is a bit steep but also not that expensive in the grand scheme of things if you own your property. The monthly fee is around 400/month (unlike consumer plans, those are negotiable, I negotiated mine down to 384/month including VAT).
- dogma1138 6y ago
  Yes but this is extremely expensive even with the cheats. G.Network costs me £22 a month for 1gig no caps, there is another small fee for a real IP address since pretty much all FTTP providers use CGNAT.
  - Nextgrid 6y ago
    I'm really surprised they'd be using CGNAT. Do they offer IPv6 at least?
    - dogma1138 6y ago
      Yes they do, HyperOptic, G.Networks and Cerberus use CGNAT by default most of the smaller ISPs in the U.K. too do that now ever the largest take on new customers on some packages mostly the bundles via CGNAT. That said the cost of a real IP address is £5 a month with HyperOptic and I think 40 or £50 a year with G.Network so it’s still cheaper than a VDSL connection despite being 15 times faster unless you are in the 200mbit areas of BT.

Nextgrid 6y ago

I have an FTTP line because there's no other choice. The connection fees were covered by the Gigabit Voucher Scheme which I believe is still around. It's only for businesses, however there is no requirement to actually be trading so you can very well set up a one-man company (12£ fee to companies' house) and then do it. The voucher scheme covered it for 2,5k which is a bit steep but also not that expensive in the grand scheme of things if you own your property. The monthly fee is around 400/month (unlike consumer plans, those are negotiable, I negotiated mine down to 384/month including VAT).

dogma1138 6y ago
Yes but this is extremely expensive even with the cheats. G.Network costs me £22 a month for 1gig no caps, there is another small fee for a real IP address since pretty much all FTTP providers use CGNAT.
- Nextgrid 6y ago
  I'm really surprised they'd be using CGNAT. Do they offer IPv6 at least?
  - dogma1138 6y ago
    Yes they do, HyperOptic, G.Networks and Cerberus use CGNAT by default most of the smaller ISPs in the U.K. too do that now ever the largest take on new customers on some packages mostly the bundles via CGNAT. That said the cost of a real IP address is £5 a month with HyperOptic and I think 40 or £50 a year with G.Network so it’s still cheaper than a VDSL connection despite being 15 times faster unless you are in the 200mbit areas of BT.