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I'll check when I'm down in PZ again, the house there has FTTP.
https://www.btwholesale.com/pages/st...ises/index.htm |
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Well, it does say 'up to' 30Mbits upload in the link below. I can't understand why there should be an 'up to' with a pure fibre connection. Unless the sending speed depends on how fast your hardware is.
https://www.btwholesale.com/pages/st...ises/index.htm http://www.productsandservices.bt.co...aster-internet I regularly get a genuine 19.2Mbps upload (and 72Mbps download) on my FTTC Infinity 2 package and that's faster than the fastest download I ever got on standard broadband. I think very few people would find the faster FTTP packages cost effective (200Mbps £42pm, 300Mbps £52pm) including me. |
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That's BT Wholesale, who do not sell direct to domestic customers. BT Retail, who do, seem to have chosen not to offer the 30Mbps upload option but information is sketchy on their website. But I found the following page which seems to say 20Mbps upload is the most they will offer on BT Infinity 3 or 4 (FTTP):
http://www.productsandservices.bt.co...aster-internet I regularly get a genuine 19.2Mbps upload (and 72Mbps download) on my FTTC Infinity 2 package and that's faster than the fastest download I ever got on standard broadband. I think very few people would find the faster FTTP packages cost effective (200Mbps £42pm, 300Mbps £52pm) including me. |
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Will speeds like this ever be possible with FTTC?
More info here. |
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Maybe, BT have been trialing something called Vectoring. Basically it a system designed to calumniate crosstalk. I could in theory offer speeds of upto 200mbps.
More info here. http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/6...n-ireland.html Brian |
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BT FTTP is better than VM Cable, as it doesn't traffic manage nearly as aggressively.
On a side note I have FTTP and I get around 120mb upload and about 98 download |
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There is no traffic management on VM downloads on uploads.
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In addition to this, we also apply a temporary speed limit to all peer-to-peer and Newsgroup traffic during peak times to ensure that they do not slow the network down for everyone. For more information please see the tables below.
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On a side note I have FTTP and I get around 120mb upload and about 98 download
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There is no traffic management on VM downloads on uploads.
On a side note I have FTTP and I get around 120mb upload and about 98 download |
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I can get between 32 - 41 Mbps on BT Infinity (though I usually get around 36 - 37) yet my Grandma can get 79 - 80 Mbps despite being further from her exchange.
Do they eventually upgrade all exchanges, or is it just pot luck? |
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I can get between 32 - 41 Mbps on BT Infinity (though I usually get around 36 - 37) yet my Grandma can get 79 - 80 Mbps despite being further from her exchange.
Do they eventually upgrade all exchanges, or is it just pot luck? The faster 300Mb speeds been talked about is fibre to the premises, i.e. all the way to your house. This is not available in many areas though. |
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In your cases it's the distance from the cabinet that counts. Most of BT infinity is fibre to the cabinet, then the normal copper phone line between the cabinet and you.
The faster 300Mb speeds been talked about is fibre to the premises, i.e. all the way to your house. This is not available in many areas though. |
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I was just talking about BT Infinity 2, rather than 300Mb speeds.
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There is no traffic management on VM downloads on uploads.
On a side note I have FTTP and I get around 120mb upload and about 98 download |
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Yeah they are rolling out FTTP in a few areas in the UK - Penzance for example. Usually where they have been given some incentive (eg BDUK funding) to do so.
Are you in a non-infinity area, or are you one of the poor souls who are directly cabled to the exchange? Apparently there are rumours that our local exchange is being upgraded at the end of this month. To say I won't be holding my breath is an understatement..... |
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My god, I've gone on today and was able to order BT Infinity.
The unthinkable actually has happened..... |
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