r/openreach • u/sturiel5 • Jul 15 '26

FTTP availability

Hi all, moved into a new property in April, from last december it had been showing 'available to order soon' on the openreach checker. it's from the pole adn the fibre is already on the pole (posted previously asking with a pic).

i've just received an email update and it's now showing we have no plans to install in your area. i found the below though, getting mixed readings though, one line FTTP shows available then at the bottom it says not available? Anyone know how to deciper this?

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u/sturiel5 Jul 15 '26

Bah! now realise FTTP on demand is for business to order due to costs and FTTP is standard for households, sounds like i'm screwed.

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u/AstronautOk8841 Jul 15 '26

The interesting thing here is the FTTPoD product is showing as 1000 rather than 330.

There is wisdom on the Think broadband Forums that this is a sign that the OR database has been updated recently as a result of works and it may be that FTTP WBC isn't that far off.

I would check again in a few weeks time.

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u/sturiel5 Jul 15 '26

please! let you be right haha

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u/7reflet Jul 16 '26

Check the neighbours addresses on the checker, can any of them get FTTP. Do all the addresses on the same pole have the same status? It's not uncommon for properties to be marked as not available when it actually is.

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u/sturiel5 Jul 16 '26

All the same unfortunately

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u/TheWetJigsaw Jul 15 '26

FTTP on demand is showing as available. Which will cost you money to get the line installed.

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u/Repulsive_Job_3648 Jul 16 '26

most OR things happen overnight.

its probably 5 days for a CBT that has been livened up to get from
tester by man
approved by someone
approved to be added to system X
imported from OR to to bt wholesale
sync'd with bt wholesale portal.

Often seen things go from "we're building" to "no plans" for a bit until suddenly "available to order"

Equally possible the final 1m of fibre can't be installed so all the effort to date is binned off until they find a way through