I had a Vodafone sales rep visit tonight and signed up for the FibreX 200/20 upgrade. I'm on ADSL and speeds are about 10mbps so this should be a considerably better connection, and I'll be paying less than I was previously. All in all, a good deal.
My one main concern is that when I enter my address into Vodafone's address checker, the 'Fastest' section is not highlighted, and there's a message saying they can't confirm if those services (FibreX / Fibre) are available and to call them. The sales rep claimed that when she checked, it was available, but I got the feeling she didn't know for sure. I do know that actual UFB fibre is available as when I check on the websites of other providers, it says I can get it.
I live in a building that one house downstairs and one upstairs. I am upstairs. When I put in the downstairs address, the option for FibreX IS available for them. It seems strange that they would have it and not me, because the houses were obviously built at the same time, and by the same developer.
So the point of all this is (a) is there any way I can physically check if the house is pre-cabled (sales rep mentioned a grey box somewhere, which I cannot locate)? and (b) if it is not pre-cabled, does anyone know how much it might cost to put in the cables required? I signed this deal to save money so do not want to spend on any installation. The rep also said if the house wasn't pre-cabled, I might have to pay $20 a month more, which obviously makes the good deal I have signed, less good ($10 MORE than I am currently paying).