BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion
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What's your budget and requirements?
No budget but since it's going to be used by a total of 2 people across an average sized house, spending hundreds would need to be justified.
At the moment I have a single subnet containing all devices - NAS for streaming Plex to the TV, mobile devices, TV and PC. I already have a Cat 5e from downstairs to upstairs with an unmanaged Netgear 10Gb switch at the other end, which connects to the NAS and PC.
Traffic wise it's basically gaming, work, Netflix/other streaming services and streaming over the LAN from Plex.
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Personally I would get something which supports multiple ISPs, so you just change the internet settings when you switch and you can leave wireless alone.
Maybe look at Netgear and TP-Link, and avoid 'gaming' models.
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I go with Aquiss if I were you!
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Aquiss here, no complaints. I have the TP-Link AX5400 with the 2.5Gb port.
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No they don't! I did asked few months ago!
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I went with the Amplifi Alien and it's been great. Has the ability to remote into your home network when away too.
I looked at other devices, including those from Asus/TP Link/Netgear and I'm sure most of them will be fine.
For me, the important thing was finding one with a 4x4 5 GHz radio for max throughput with a single client and better throughput with multiple clients. I also wanted a router with a known good compatibility with Sonos/IoT devices.
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So need to phone but did a live chat in the mean time and the most I can get currently is the Fibre 100, my next door neighbour can get fibre 250 which would have been ideal, but it seems like its to do with street cabinet and what's available.
So I got offered fibre 100, landline and tv (entertainment package) for £47, Im sure I can get that down more, but its cheaper than what Im currently paying for VM, only difference is the speed I have the 350 broadband with VM, I only stream video and download the odd game on my consoles, do you think fibre 100 is good enough?
Might use any deal as a bargaining chip with VM when I cancel. VM are ok for me apart from price and the odd issue, such as the recent email issues, not that I use the email service.
So I got offered fibre 100, landline and tv (entertainment package) for £47, Im sure I can get that down more, but its cheaper than what Im currently paying for VM, only difference is the speed I have the 350 broadband with VM, I only stream video and download the odd game on my consoles, do you think fibre 100 is good enough?
Might use any deal as a bargaining chip with VM when I cancel. VM are ok for me apart from price and the odd issue, such as the recent email issues, not that I use the email service.
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Yep, thats all I can get at present.
Is fibre 100 (100-146mbps) good enough, I stream 4k/HDR on my Apple TV and download games every now and again on my ps5/xbox, I don't game online as much as I used to though, and not to worried if it takes a little longer to download something, I would say streaming video services is most important to me.
Well the openreach rollout plan here has gone backwards. A few weeks ago it said building soon, available to order within 12 months. Now it says future build, before December 2026. Upp is available in town now but the whole thing with the government forced sale of the company (which they’re apparently contesting) makes me reluctant to sign up with them.
Why would you be reluctant to sign up? The absolute worst case scenario is that you get several months of service and then the contract is cancelled if the company has to shut down and you go back to the same connection you have now (this won't happen - someone will buy them out if it gets to that point).
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Pleasantly surprised with Youfibre. My 1 gig up and down has been fantastic for 18 months so far. I was paying £47.50 a month but now I have renewed for 24 months for £40 a month. That is including a VoIP phone number with unlimited calls. Not that I use it!
Still good news considering everything else going up!
Still good news considering everything else going up!
Caporegime
My mum is 73 and always uses it to ring me. It was included in the price anyway so was basically free whereas before it was costing us £3 a month.
Basically now we are paying £40 for 1 gig up and down which I think is incredibly cheap but all the extras we had before are now being included for free.
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Are we talking about the same YouFibre here? Their in-contract price for 1Gb is £29.99, and the cheapest VoIP service (sufficient if you only receive calls) is £3. £40 for unlimited calls included is a better offer than their website, but if you're only receiving calls then you're bought more than you need.