1 1/2 miles of fibre optic

[Pond digger]

Anyone know what it would cost? BT are running it to nearby Industrial estate, but I suspect they won’t be keen on extending it another 1 1/2 miles just for a couple of farms??Perhaps there’s some kind of deal to be made? Any suggestions on best approach?

Thanks

 

[beefandsleep]

Are they coming across you to the estate?

 

[Pond digger]

Are they coming across you to the estate?

No, unfortunately not.

 

[Chapelton]

We put in a short stretch ourselves a few years ago but no where near that distance. I would say you’re in the region of 5k for basic armoured fibre. You’d still need to lay it though.
Everything we needed came from a company called Universal Networks - https://www.universalnetworks.co.uk - they were very helpful and would be worth a call to discuss it.

Edit: I presumed it’s over your own ground but I suspect it’d be a nightmare if not.

 

[Fowler VF]

500m of 4 core underground fibre cable cost me just £300. so just the cost of trenching or moling on top. But that's not the problem. BT and or Openreach will try to stitch you up all the way. They really don't want to connect people up on this, it doesnt fit their marketing strategy. They either want a whole street on fibre, then they have a hundred or so customers and will offer sensible deals because they probably also have competition. Connecting an individual business to fibre, even if the cable is already there or you lay it isnt what they want, they will want to sell you a leased line at several thousand a year!

We had a fibre connection direct from our farm to the exchange 3 miles away, put in by a tenant business and then no longer used. We tried to get it connected for us and they wouldnt do it, in the end we had to pay for a leased line; we then split the cost with a few other local businesses and share it through a private fibre network.

 

[Pond digger]

500m of 4 core underground fibre cable cost me just £300. so just the cost of trenching or moling on top. But that's not the problem. BT and or Openreach will try to stitch you up all the way. They really don't want to connect people up on this, it doesnt fit their marketing strategy. They either want a whole street on fibre, then they have a hundred or so customers and will offer sensible deals because they probably also have competition. Connecting an individual business to fibre, even if the cable is already there or you lay it isnt what they want, they will want to sell you a leased line at several thousand a year!

We had a fibre connection direct from our farm to the exchange 3 miles away, put in by a tenant business and then no longer used. We tried to get it connected for us and they wouldnt do it, in the end we had to pay for a leased line; we then split the cost with a few other local businesses and share it through a private fibre network.

Don’t like the sound of that.

Thanks though.

 

[Pond digger]

We put in a short stretch ourselves a few years ago but no where near that distance. I would say you’re in the region of 5k for basic armoured fibre. You’d still need to lay it though.
Everything we needed came from a company called Universal Networks - https://www.universalnetworks.co.uk - they were very helpful and would be worth a call to discuss it.

Edit: I presumed it’s over your own ground but I suspect it’d be a nightmare if not.

That doesn’t sound too ridiculous.

Thanks

 

[RushesToo]

Can't you hire a broom cupboard where the fibre is and pay to run the fibre to there? Even better a farm building - "portacabin" parked on your land and order a service to there?

 

[Pond digger]

Can't you hire a broom cupboard where the fibre is and pay to run the fibre to there? Even better a farm building - "portacabin" parked on your land and order a service to there?

Interesting idea, but I’d rather not.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

they have run fibre cable to all the farms here every single one FOC .not connected mind but they were putting a cabinet in this week

 

[ollie989898]

If cable is only that much money mole it in and be done with it, then contact some of the other providers to see if they will connect you?

 

[TheTallGuy]

Openreach are now doing Fibre On Demand in most areas & have a neat little termination box that's starting to appear on the poles if you only require VDSL instead if full fibre to the premises. It's probably worth a try with BT/OR to see what they want.

 

[MrNoo]

All houses around here were done with fibre, not connected but cable installed. There were rolls and rolls of this cable just on the roadsides waiting for installation, it stayed there for weeks, thought the Transit brigade would have had it away but no. Gigaclear were responsible for it here.

 

[David.]

Probably no scrap value in it?

 

[Exfarmer]

The cable is about £1 a metre

 

[TripleSix]

All houses around here were done with fibre, not connected but cable installed. There were rolls and rolls of this cable just on the roadsides waiting for installation, it stayed there for weeks, thought the Transit brigade would have had it away but no. Gigaclear were responsible for it here.

It's just glass and plastic.

No scrap value.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Are you in line of site?

I'm about to install several business lines to the top of one of our Tenats buikdings then beam them 7 miles to another farm. £40 / month, much easier than cables

 

[Pond digger]

Are you in line of site?

I'm about to install several business lines to the top of one of our Tenats buikdings then beam them 7 miles to another farm. £40 / month, much easier than cables

Not checked, but doubtful from what I’ve heard.

 

[RushesToo]

Are you in line of site?

I'm about to install several business lines to the top of one of our Tenats buikdings then beam them 7 miles to another farm. £40 / month, much easier than cables

Make sure you have a good contract with the supplier, it should include performance and also have user acceptance testing to ensure that you get the service that you think you are paying for. If it doesn't perform to this standard it is not your problem.

 

[How much]

BT are a pain , unless you get them to supply the duct and cable they wont connect it and unless BT are supplying the end connection and line rental you have no chance at all.
It's quite likely there is some one BT you could speak to to get short answer but as usually its finding that man you wont get him by phoning India that for sure.

Does you local council have a Broadband delivery officer !!!! Our council has one who is meant to get rural areas connected , He's got no money or budget to do our area but I would imagine he has the phone no's of BT Engineers who can help you if you are paying at least !