BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion

HEADRAT · 24 Nov 2011 at 10:21

Have a feeling I was on a 2 year Talk Talk contract, probably have to buy myself out of as I have a year to run.

The lure of 40/10 Mbps then 80/20 Mbps is too hard to resist, showing as Dec 31st 2011 on the Infinity website.

HEADRAT

shine · 24 Nov 2011 at 10:23

stoofa said:
I take it you can supply/use your own router with Infinity?
I'm guessing BT will supply one - however I'd rather do my research and buy one that totally meets my needs etc.

Yes you can, after BT leave unplug their router and use yours. There is a Draytek (search back in this thread/BT Forums) which is being used by a few people.

DirtyJester · 24 Nov 2011 at 10:49

Second month in a row my bill has been incorrect

This time they charged me £30 for cancellation ? Quick phone call and it's been refunded instantly

Honestly it does pay to check everything.

cheechm · 24 Nov 2011 at 12:12

Great. 2nd modem broken.

cp88 · 24 Nov 2011 at 13:48

Broke from overheating ?

cheechm · 24 Nov 2011 at 14:39

Not sure. It turns on and all. Just no response when trying to dial PPPoE.

Kanpai · 24 Nov 2011 at 15:02

Just thought I'd try a speedtest on wireless:

Router is upstairs in my bedroom and I'm currently in the garden, so pretty "far" in terms of where I usually use the laptop. Can't say I'm not happy with those speeds to be honest.

Scream · 24 Nov 2011 at 21:54

I want to move my router upstairs to a better position so is it a matter of running a length of cat5e from the master socket to the router?

Is there any downside to taking the router away from the master socket? I shouldn't think there would be but just want to check.

Also, do you still need micro filters on the phone sockets? I have removed mine since the master socket is split/filtered.

KIA · 24 Nov 2011 at 22:13

BT FTTC 80/20 trial - 150 spaces shared across all providers.

NathanE · 24 Nov 2011 at 22:35

HEADRAT said:
Have a feeling I was on a 2 year Talk Talk contract, probably have to buy myself out of as I have a year to run.

The lure of 40/10 Mbps then 80/20 Mbps is too hard to resist, showing as Dec 31st 2011 on the Infinity website.

HEADRAT

Would be cheaper to just upgrade your TalkTalk package with the "Fibre" bolt-on. That way you can benefit from FTTC but still honour your contract

_Paul · 25 Nov 2011 at 20:20

Would an old Linksys WRT54GL running DD-WRT cause any limitations with Infinity? BT are estimating 33/10 for my line so I'd like to make the most of it if I can and have seen some people online saying they have lower speeds. Wireless speeds don't really bother me as it is only the rest of the family on wifi using nothing more taxing than facebook.

bremen1874 · 25 Nov 2011 at 20:33

If you believe smallnetbuilder you should be okay, you can read about it here.

In the article they're actually using the WRT54GL as a comparison for the WRT54G V5, but all the necessary information is in there.

KIA · 25 Nov 2011 at 21:18

_Paul said:
Would an old Linksys WRT54GL running DD-WRT cause any limitations with Infinity?

Not worth if it if you're going to upgrade to the 80/20 product.

cp88 · 25 Nov 2011 at 21:47

Yes it will work fine, just won't pull full speed.

kiev123 · 26 Nov 2011 at 10:33

Engineer just left after changing the modem.
He said BT are changing them because of the 100 meg that's coming.
He reckons around March/April for the updated speeds.
EDIT: He also said that it should be free for current customers.

anything I don't mind · 26 Nov 2011 at 12:22

So the latest with BT, i spent over an hour with a very nice female billing representative who asurd me that incorrect billed items were removed from my account. I just received a 7 day suspension notice (back dated) due to the unpaid £215 bill.

Well done BT.

DirtyJester · 26 Nov 2011 at 12:33

groen said:
Well done BT.

At looooooooooooooooooooooooong last you're sorted, nice one

KIA · 26 Nov 2011 at 13:45

kiev123 said:
He said BT are changing them because of the 100 meg that's coming.
He reckons around March/April for the updated speeds.
EDIT: He also said that it should be free for current customers.

Numpty engineer spouting nonsense.

.Griff. · 26 Nov 2011 at 13:53

KIA said:
Numpty engineer spouting nonsense.

+1

The replacement modems have nothing to do with 17a (80/20) and everything to do with being cheap and prone to faults.

TheOtherOption · 26 Nov 2011 at 13:58

What's the current amount people are paying monthly on Infinity - as we're being quoted £44/mnth for the unlimited option on 18 month contract with line rental and unlimited calls ... seems a lot but if it's the norm then nothing to worry about!