BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion

[cheechm]

The faceplates say ADSL. Isn't Infinity VDSL? Maybe it doesn't make a difference.

 

[thewanted]

So, FTTC installed and working great!

Nice! What was your speed guesstimate on the Infinity site prior to install? Your ADSL2+ speed is pretty much exactly what mine is, but the Infinity site guesstimates that I'll get 28.6mbit.

Nevermind, found it. :/

 

[SeeKified]

Thanks, but did you really need to quote the whole of my last post?


Does FTTC has some kind of training period, seems to be a bit of debate around as to whether it does or not....

Good idea. xD

Regarding the training period, there wasn't one for me as far as I'm aware.

 

[Locky]

This is my speed now, after about 6 my speed drop to sub 10mbs

My est was 32.5 and 8.5 up I sync at full speed.

 

[opethdisciple]

hmmm

http://www.cable.co.uk/latest/be-broadband-shortlisted-for-two-ispa-awards-800546737/

They try their best and they are very sincere but they are not without their faults!

 

[opethdisciple]

This is my speed now, after about 6 my speed drop to sub 10mbs

My est was 32.5 and 8.5 up I sync at full speed.

Its worrying thefact you say it drops....... after 6pm?

 

[Locky]

Its worrying thefact you say it drops....... after 6pm?

yep pretty much after 6pm the speed dies off and doesn't really recover until 12.

The whole of the last weekend it was 10mbs or so.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Could be a REIN issue.

 

[Locky]

Could be a REIN issue.

Not that mate, the sync is fine and my vdsl stats are fine, my mate on the same exchange with the same default gateway IP has the same problem.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Oh right, I assumed you were d/cing and coming back on 10Mb for 6hrs

 

[Johnny|lucidcomposure]

Did you get the Homehub 2 or the newer HH3 version? I'm just curious to see if the HH3 is actually out there already.

The smaller much more attractive Home Hub 3.. My mate whos had infinity a few months has this one too.
Although the modem wasn't delivered. That must come with the Engineer.

 

[Locky]

Oh right, I assumed you were d/cing and coming back on 10Mb for 6hrs

Nah this issue is basically BT don't have enough bandwidth for my handover gateway at peak times.

 

[V_R]

Did you do the install your self? the wires and the face are not the ones BT openreach would install.

Edit: I see he didn't change the socket,

I have the same faceplate as you a brand new one and I also have an Austin Taylor one too, would it be worth me fitting mine instead?

Yea he installed it all, then i ripped out cheap and nasty RJ11 and used mine, the one in the pic, Think it was this IIRC...

Thats a nice high quality Cat6 RJ45 cable to the router. Good cable but a bugger as its so stiff (got it from work if your wondering) So i tacked it to the skirting board away from the power leads etc.

Regarding the socket, Well i asked if it was going to be changed, but he said no. Apparently the new ones (with the FTTC Socket on the top) is just a pre filtered faceplate. The same as what i have there. But he said the one i have is a better quality one so he wont change it. It was only installed a year or so ago when i had massive line noise issues, The upgraded that, and a load of the cabling, Drop wire etc.

Tbh, i have no idea if its any better or not, am just going by what he said.... Am syncing at the max though so am happy.

Get a shorter RJ11 cable

I intend to. But i want one that is of good quality, not the 'standard' crap they use.. Know anywhere?


Am using the Netgear WNDR3700 if anyone's wondering by the way, cracking router it is too...!

 

[Westyfield2]

I intend to. But i want one that is of good quality, not the 'standard' crap they use.. Know anywhere?

Call me a *****, but I'd just use a bit of cat6 that I've stuck RJ11 ends on.

 

[gerbil47]

I should get infinity soon

 

[Johnny|lucidcomposure]

What is on the CD? I am concerned about what software is going to be installed on my mac?

 

[Locky]

on que

 

[marc2003]

What is on the CD? I am concerned about what software is going to be installed on my mac?

eh? connection will be via ethernet or wireless. no software required.

 

[Johnny|lucidcomposure]

eh? connection will be via ethernet or wireless. no software required.

Well thats what I thought but theres a CD in the welcome pack.

 

[V_R]

There was a CD with my Netgear router too, not that i even looked at it mind you...