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BT Infinity 1 Going Up To 52mbps
pete taylor
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Just had an email indicating that BT Infinity 1 will be increasing the 'up to' speed from 38mbps to 52mbps, making it the fastest standard fibre speeds in the country at 52mbps.
Does anyone else know about the changes and if they are going to increase Infinity 2 speeds beyond 76mbps?
Does anyone else know about the changes and if they are going to increase Infinity 2 speeds beyond 76mbps?
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As for going beyond 76Mbps, BT has not said anything about doing it with the existing crappy FTTC network - it seems that they are far more interested in pushing G.Fast (so you'll be in for a very long wait, and hoping that they put the equipment on your telegraph pole / pit)
If you are one of the lucky few who can get BT FTTP today, meanwhile, you can have 200 or 300Mbps if you want it
This is part of the email I have just received
"BT Broadband will be making some portfolio changes as from tomorrow:
To summarise the key points;
1. They are going to be emphasising “smarter broadband” which will be supported in both below the line and above the line comms. This is made up of
a. Faster connections – BT will have the fastest standard fibre speeds in the country at 52mb
b. Better connected through their extensive 5million Wi-Fi hotspots
c. Safer as standard – with BT Protect or BT Protect plus, parental controls and cloud storage to keep your photos and files safe (note some of the increases in cloud storage too!)
d. Reliable – through both their most reliable connection via the BT home hub"
e. With all these great extra benefits, we are pleased to inform you of our super new price increases later in the year.
I am right next to my green box so would see the full speed.
EDIT
Have just seen the updated BT Wholesale price list for Service providers, this adds a "55Mbps downstream, 10Mbps upstream" option to their FTTC products from today (14th.).
Their 40Mbps down/2Mbps up; and 40Mbps/10Mbps up products are unchanged, as is the 80Mbps down/20Mbps up product (i.e. BT's Infinity 2).
It would allow BT Retail charge a higher price for the 55Mbps (advertised at "up to 52 Mbps" I guess) and drop the 40Mbps option, it may also allow them to provide more headroom for lower tier BT TV cutomers.
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/7397-bt-infinity-1-to-now-offer-up-to-52-mbps-speeds.html
Logical move, for bragging rights and BT TV purposes. Existing Infinity 1 customers will have to recontract to get it (no surprise there then) but maybe BT TV or UHD subscribers will get a free upgrade, that would make sense.
Does BT ever offer its existing customers anything that doesn't require them committing to another new minimum term 12 month contract? With the exception of price rises, almost everything BT has to offer locks you in again to a new term.
http://www.btplc.com/news/index.cfm#/pressreleases/new-bt-infinity-1-service-offering-speeds-of-up-52mbps-1372816
Nope, doesn't clarify things much. Wishy-washy. And of course, any other FTTC provider can now do the same thing.
Just re contracted. I was getting 37mbps and the BT email seems promising?
Your broadband will start by midnight on: 18 Apr 2016
How fast will it be?
We estimate your download speed will be between 54Mb and 55Mb, and your upload speed will be between 9Mb and 10Mb.
The minimum guaranteed speed you can expect from your BT Infinity will be 46Mb.
Yeah recontract must appear at the top of the BT mission statement. It's at the heart of everything they do.
Virgin Media Ireland (was UPC up until six months ago) provide 125 mbps up to 360 mbps depending on the package you buy.
In reality it is a bit slower than that mostly, but my 125 mbps pack is currently running at 80 mbps just for reference, makes watching TV online easy.
Yeah it's a no-brainer if you were already committed to staying for another 12 months anyway, as you obviously are paying the non-refundable line rental saver for a full year. Looks like a great deal for you.
I also have BT TV.
Would be good if BT was also to improve Infinity 2 over time.
Darren
You would hope so but it looks like it's a brand new 12 month contract.
Infinity 3 is at £25
Infinity 4 is at £30
That's because they're a cable company with a different type of network, you'd be better off comparing them to Virgin Media UK.
BT and "eir" are the correct counterparts to compare
Yes and an activation fee!
Not helpful phoning 150 trying to get an answer on this - the advisor I just spoke to had no idea and sad "i'm not sure we can sell this" then I get put on hold and get an answer "there is an activation fee of £49" ..... say whaaaaaat?
Not happy with that answer at all