BT Infinity questions.
29 February 2012, 12:19 PM
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BT Infinity questions.
Just changing over to BT infinity for my broadband, would i be right in assuming they have to install a fibre optic cable in to my house? also as i am clueless is it easy to set up? and is there anything i should be aware of?
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29 February 2012, 12:28 PM
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As far as I remember, No. The fibre runs from the exchange to your nearest street cabinet. From the street cabinet to your house they use the existing copper cable. But they will attend your house to install a new modem\router for you. No cabling work is needed though
29 February 2012, 12:57 PM
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29 February 2012, 01:07 PM
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where as my dad, who lives 2 miles from me, is stuck back in the copper age (notice what i have done there 
lol ) with 2mb.
29 February 2012, 01:16 PM
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For most people BT Infinity is FTTC (Fibre To The Cabinet), so as mentioned above, it uses the existing copper or alloy cable coming to your house. Current maximum speeds are 40Mbps down and 10Mbps though 80Mbps / 20Mbps will soon be available (probably for extra cost).
BT do also offer FTTH/FTTP (Fibre To The Home / Premise) under the Infinity name which they claim 100Mbps for but the roll-out of that is much more limited than FTTC (only a handfull of exchanges at present).
BT do also offer FTTH/FTTP (Fibre To The Home / Premise) under the Infinity name which they claim 100Mbps for but the roll-out of that is much more limited than FTTC (only a handfull of exchanges at present).
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For most people BT Infinity is FTTC (Fibre To The Cabinet), so as mentioned above, it uses the existing copper or alloy cable coming to your house. Current maximum speeds are 40Mbps down and 10Mbps though 80Mbps / 20Mbps will soon be available (probably for extra cost). ....
) to where I wanted the modem (1st floor spare room used as an office). BT have to supply the modem AFAIK - though this may have changed now.As for the 80Mb service, the local Openreach chap said we'd get it sometime this year. Not heard about extra cost but I'm hoping it'll just "work" ....
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29 February 2012, 02:49 PM
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They do, however Draytek now make a router that supports VDSL2 (as used by BT FTTC technology) so you can dispense with it after they've installed it if you wish. http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...roductID=10753
Thinking of getting one myself as I hate the fact that the stupid BT modem has no way of displaying line stats etc. so how the hell am I supposed to know if it's working well or not.
Thinking of getting one myself as I hate the fact that the stupid BT modem has no way of displaying line stats etc. so how the hell am I supposed to know if it's working well or not.
29 February 2012, 07:24 PM
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They do, however Draytek now make a router that supports VDSL2 (as used by BT FTTC technology) so you can dispense with it after they've installed it if you wish. http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...roductID=10753
Thinking of getting one myself as I hate the fact that the stupid BT modem has no way of displaying line stats etc. so how the hell am I supposed to know if it's working well or not.
Thinking of getting one myself as I hate the fact that the stupid BT modem has no way of displaying line stats etc. so how the hell am I supposed to know if it's working well or not.
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29 February 2012, 10:39 PM
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They do, however Draytek now make a router that supports VDSL2 (as used by BT FTTC technology) so you can dispense with it after they've installed it if you wish. http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...roductID=10753
Thinking of getting one myself as I hate the fact that the stupid BT modem has no way of displaying line stats etc. so how the hell am I supposed to know if it's working well or not.
Thinking of getting one myself as I hate the fact that the stupid BT modem has no way of displaying line stats etc. so how the hell am I supposed to know if it's working well or not.
I've read of some problems with the Vigor 2750N - sounds like Draytek will fix it via firmware but might be worth waiting.
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You can "unlock" the BT VDSL modem (Huawei Echolife HG612) and get full access to the stats. Details here - worked a treat for me though I did do it on a spare HG612 we had at work.
I've read of some problems with the Vigor 2750N - sounds like Draytek will fix it via firmware but might be worth waiting.
I've read of some problems with the Vigor 2750N - sounds like Draytek will fix it via firmware but might be worth waiting.
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Got upgraded last week to 80/20. Sadly for me, ~750M from my Cab, it's not made the difference I was expecting. Was 36/8 now 52/10 (on a good test). I was expecting the upload to increase more. PlusNet haven't announced pricing so I'll probably drop it after the trial is over unless it really is only pennies more.
I believe next year BT will be trialling Fibre on Demand, or whatever they call it, where anyone will be able to get a quote for a fibre installation to the property. Don't expect this to be cheap though!
I believe next year BT will be trialling Fibre on Demand, or whatever they call it, where anyone will be able to get a quote for a fibre installation to the property. Don't expect this to be cheap though!
08 March 2012, 07:23 PM
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I was accepted onto PlusNet's 80/20 trial today. Order should be processed within a day. It will be interesting to see what difference it makes, but I'll expect the worse case and hope for the best.
I'm on the standard 40/2 with PlusNet and I really want a big upload increase, which is what I should get. Any increase in DL is a bonus and 40mb is plenty tbh.
I'm on the standard 40/2 with PlusNet and I really want a big upload increase, which is what I should get. Any increase in DL is a bonus and 40mb is plenty tbh.
09 March 2012, 07:35 AM
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Just had mine activated (sometime since 12 midnight) and I'm pretty damn chuffed so far on inital tests.
Before on 40/2
BT Profile was around 38Mb/1.7Mb
Speedtest.net was around 38Mb/1.7Mb
Now on 80/20
BT Profile is @ 72.2Mb/20Mb
http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/res...744&v=15210084
Before on 40/2
BT Profile was around 38Mb/1.7Mb
Speedtest.net was around 38Mb/1.7Mb
Now on 80/20
BT Profile is @ 72.2Mb/20Mb
http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/res...744&v=15210084
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