BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion
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Soldato
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What does the Openreach Fibre Checker say?
Might be worth a peek
Im stuck on FTTC here, part of the attraction of the new place were looking at is FTTP via the Openreach network, cannot wait!
Soldato
Anyone on Sky Gigafast know how long it takes for it to fully go live? Mine went live yesterday but I'm getting worse speeds than when I was on their 500mb package.
Caporegime
How long was it between placing the order and the live date?
Soldato
1 Day, ordered yesterday, supposed to go live today. Though from my account and having just spoken to a representative, he's confirmed it went live yesterday. He said to give it 2 weeks for the speed to increase but from my experience it's normally increased straight away.
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Standard customer service nonsense. A full fibre service doesn't have a training period like VDSL/FTTC does. Once your service has been re-provisioned onto the new product you should get those speeds immediately.
Soldato
I thought the same. I’ll see how it’s like tomorrow.
Caporegime
Fancy posting a speedtest result? As a fellow Sky customer, I'm curious to see what you get now.
Soldato
Soldato
Is that on WiFi?
You won’t see 800Mb over WiFi unless you’re using some very particular hardware
Soldato
Is that on WiFi?
You won’t see 800Mb over WiFi unless you’re using some very particular hardware
Yes it’s Wifi. Using the sr203 Hub. I may just go back to the ultrafast connection if the hub doesn’t make use of the full speed. I’d have even been happy with 700mb.
Caporegime
Is that on WiFi?
You won’t see 800Mb over WiFi unless you’re using some very particular hardware
Good call! Do you have any Ethernet devices to test it with @Vita ? It could be working perfectly after all,
Soldato
If you’re only using WiFi, definitely not worth going for the 900 package.
On my smarthub 2, which is a 4x4 MU MIMO device, I get 650 at a push in ideal conditions
Over Ethernet, 920.
Soldato
Ah it makes sense guys. Having read up, most get the speed advertised via Ethernet. Think ill revert back to my old package as most devices are on Wi-Fi.
Downgraded back to Ultrafast+ and got it cheaper then what I was paying for it before.
Downgraded back to Ultrafast+ and got it cheaper then what I was paying for it before.
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Never had a single problem with outages or slow downs on BT FTTP service. Minor point but could be annoying for some. When you have it installed you tell them where you want the white modem, not the other way round. I know too many folk with the modem on the floor. Couple of neighbours specified the location and BT did it for them. My speed has never dropped below 850Mbps yet and I have had it a year and a half now.
