BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion

buckeejit · 1 Aug 2011 at 21:45

cp88 said:
Didn't you have a wireless G card??

bought a new N wireless one.

cp88 · 1 Aug 2011 at 21:56

What speed does it show on task manager networking tab when your connected.

Also what make is it?

varkanoid · 1 Aug 2011 at 22:31

Johnny|lucidcomposure said:
I have that screen but nothing listed before 24/hour support.

Checked this with BT myself about this and they told me same as what I thought the usage chart does not kick in till your first month has passed.

Its not a real time chart ?!?

cp88 · 1 Aug 2011 at 22:33

varkanoid said:
Checked this with BT myself about this and they told me same as what I thought the usage chart does not kick in till your first month has passed.

Its not a real time chart ?!?

Mine worked from day 1, it updates at 23:59 everynight

varkanoid · 1 Aug 2011 at 22:42

so it is not real time.

I don't get that link where stated either, although I`m not that bothered

cp88 · 1 Aug 2011 at 22:49

Maybe they have removed it for people who signed up after the FUP was removed.

Bad company 2 broken for anyone? not been able to log in since last night

{SAS}TB · 2 Aug 2011 at 14:26

Well I just went for the Phone, Infinity and Vision package for a wholesale swap from Sky

Should get 27.7 DL and 5.8 UL which is a tad better than now :

Installing on the 17th August

Phemo · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:30

Well, just got it installed at my parents' house. I don't get it myself until Thursday but it's good to see that the previous ADSL connection that was a flaky 2mbit is now a so-far 34.5mbit connection. Pretty good going. The BT estimate was 29.5mbit so it's an extra 5mbit on top of that.

tehtom · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:33

After three months or so, I'm still getting around my 34mb which was the estimated. Haven't used torrents so can't comment on that. I haven't had any downtime basically apart from a few hours one night. The speed was slower for about 3 weeks tho, I was only getting 24mb. Overall I am quite happy with BT so far

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Speed:

Buffman · 2 Aug 2011 at 18:00

How are you all finding BT infinity? I'm tempted to get them in my new flat (Only 12 month bt package), are there any ways to check the quality of their connection with my postcode?

https://www.btwholesale.com/pages/s...nity/Coverage/ADSL_Availibility_Checker.html#
*Checked the area:
"Our test also indicates that your line currently supports a fibre technology with an estimated WBC FTTC Broadband where consumers have received downstream line speed of 37.8 Mbps and upstream line speed of 9.8 Mbps."

{SAS}TB · 2 Aug 2011 at 18:12

The Craig said:
How are you all finding BT infinity? I'm tempted to get them in my new flat (Only 12 month bt package), are there any ways to check the quality of their connection with my postcode?

Click here go to the "Test Speed" bit, it should tell you if its available and if so the anticipated speeds

.Griff. · 2 Aug 2011 at 18:17

~TB~ said:
Click here go to the "Test Speed" bit, it should tell you if its available and if so the anticipated speeds

However note that by "anticipated speeds" it really means "guesstimated speeds". I.E Don't take anything it tells you as completely accurate.

I've had Infinity for a year now and that speed checker comes back with completely inaccurate results.

{SAS}TB · 2 Aug 2011 at 18:21

That's odd I've done quite a bit of reading up before taking the plunge and, on the whole, BT appear to be quite conservative with their estimated speed and usually ~5meg under what people end up getting.

.Griff. · 2 Aug 2011 at 18:24

~TB~ said:
That's odd I've done quite a bit of reading up before taking the plunge and, on the whole, BT appear to be quite conservative with their estimated speed and usually ~5meg under what people end up getting.

They do seem to be conservative I agree.

The checker tells me I can expect 30Mbps. For the last year I've enjoyed 38Mbps. I.E It's inaccurate and complete faith shouldn't be placed in any results it tells you. That's what I meant in my previous post.

Type_R · 2 Aug 2011 at 18:58

I have just been connected today on the High Wycombe exchange. I am about 0.6 miles away from the exchange. My test results are: Ping: 25 ms Download: 21 Mbps Upload: 7.8 Mbps

Not really impressed as I was getting very close to that download speed on Be/O2!

{SAS}TB · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:04

.Griff. said:
They do seem to be conservative I agree.

The checker tells me I can expect 30Mbps. For the last year I've enjoyed 38Mbps. I.E It's inaccurate and complete faith shouldn't be placed in any results it tells you. That's what I meant in my previous post.

Fairy Muff, but id much rather "expect" 30 and get 38 than the other way round

Locky · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:04

wireless or wired connection.

Also please post the test results from the BT speedtest website.

These 2 should be done before posting about crap speeds IMO.

Phemo · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:09

Type_R said:
I have just been connected today on the High Wycombe exchange. I am about 0.6 miles away from the exchange. My test results are: Ping: 25 ms Download: 21 Mbps Upload: 7.8 Mbps

Not really impressed as I was getting very close to that download speed on Be/O2!

Had a similar thing at my parents' earlier when it was just installed. First speed results seemed to come in at around 20mbit which was still much better than the 2mbit it was before but not as good as the 29.5mbit estimated speed. After rebooting the VDSL modem (by accident) the download speeds went up to 34.5mbit.

Type_R · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:11

Locky said:
wireless or wired connection.

Also please post the test results from the BT speedtest website.

These 2 should be done before posting about crap speeds IMO.

And here it is:

FAQ

No Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) services have been found at this address. Please check the postcode or use the Telephone Number or Service ID to conduct the test.
Click here to try again.

:confused:

I guess wired makes a difference though

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cp88 · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:18

The wireless on the Homehub is pretty dire..