BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion
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Hi all,
I'm planning on getting 500mb powerlines £35 and I would need to output on a switch at the end. Would it matter if the switch is 100mbps as I was thinking of a gigabit switch but not sure I it would make a difference as I have 200mbps ones currently and get buffering and vision box says it's a bad connection
I'm planning on getting 500mb powerlines £35 and I would need to output on a switch at the end. Would it matter if the switch is 100mbps as I was thinking of a gigabit switch but not sure I it would make a difference as I have 200mbps ones currently and get buffering and vision box says it's a bad connection
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Original FTTC install date : 10th July
Three engineer visits later and today our backup line for the office is finally upgraded. BTOR had put a new cabinet in with the NGA cabinet but not uplifted our PSTN line to the new cabinet.
Three engineer visits later and today our backup line for the office is finally upgraded. BTOR had put a new cabinet in with the NGA cabinet but not uplifted our PSTN line to the new cabinet.
Cool beans
Received a youview box today but not sure if I use this instead of my BT vision box.
Finally!!! (though not holding my breath it will stay this way)
My connection has gone from:
to
Still a bit screwy but it only took almost 2 years to get them to sort it (first world problems and all that).
For those who it isn't apparent to - I was being routed from mid Somerset to London via Sheffield :S
My connection has gone from:
to
Still a bit screwy but it only took almost 2 years to get them to sort it (first world problems and all that).
For those who it isn't apparent to - I was being routed from mid Somerset to London via Sheffield :S
looking to get Infinity 2 (providing i can get it) in the beginning of next year providing bt are on sked and switch it on as the cabinet has the new btfttc cab next to it
would anyone be able to give me an estimate as to what speeds i could expect??
currently use a dsl-n55u after people here recommended it and yes i would also do the same from using it (i know this will need to be replaced)
my current adsl log is
Modulation : G.Dmt
Annex Mode : Annex A/L
Line State : up
Lan Tx : 6404297
Lan Rx : 5945217
ADSL Tx : 1920978
ADSL Rx : 2027480
CRC Down : 1
CRC Up : 206
FEC Down : 1
FEC Up : 13300
HEC Down : 1235
HEC Up : 1
SNR Up : 22.0
SNR Down : 9.0
Line Attenuation Up : 17.0
Line Attenuation Down : 35.0
Data Rate Up : 448
Data Rate Down : 5632
would anyone be able to give me an estimate as to what speeds i could expect??
currently use a dsl-n55u after people here recommended it and yes i would also do the same from using it (i know this will need to be replaced)
my current adsl log is
Modulation : G.Dmt
Annex Mode : Annex A/L
Line State : up
Lan Tx : 6404297
Lan Rx : 5945217
ADSL Tx : 1920978
ADSL Rx : 2027480
CRC Down : 1
CRC Up : 206
FEC Down : 1
FEC Up : 13300
HEC Down : 1235
HEC Up : 1
SNR Up : 22.0
SNR Down : 9.0
Line Attenuation Up : 17.0
Line Attenuation Down : 35.0
Data Rate Up : 448
Data Rate Down : 5632
ADSL stat's don't really help as the distance to the exchange has no relationship on distance to the FTTC cabinet. Do the availability checkers (eg here) show any predicted speeds?
IIRC, Asus have a firmware update for the N55u which lets you change one of the LAN ports to a WAN port, so you can keep using it (as long as you can get a VDSL modem).
IIRC, Asus have a firmware update for the N55u which lets you change one of the LAN ports to a WAN port, so you can keep using it (as long as you can get a VDSL modem).
Naked DSL may be on the way!
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/...cabinet-may-be-on-the-way-from-openreach.html
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/...cabinet-may-be-on-the-way-from-openreach.html
atm they only have it for adsl (8 down 1 upload is the max it says i can get atm)
distance to fttc cab i use i would guess 700m
oh and i don't plan to keep the router i want to get a all in one again which the asus one there is looks tasty but not so on price atm
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My postcode says fibre will be available this month. Noticed lots of activity on Roadworks.org with BT clearing ducts and installing cabling which all ends this week. Went passed them today feeding the cables down the ducts on the main road.
I am not getting it this month am I? How long is it typically available after all this activity?
I am not getting it this month am I? How long is it typically available after all this activity?
I feel your pain m8. For the last 4 months, every time I check the postcode checker all it seems to have done is push back FTTC being available to me at my exchange for a month. Said August last month, now it says September. I fully expect that to change to 'October' fairly soon.
Does your cab have a sticker?
6 months since we moved house and got Infinity.
Had 4 engineer visits due to regular drop outs and ending up with speeds of 8Mb/s down when line speed should be 38Mb. Still no further forward.
Considering going back to ADSL and demanding part refund for the last 6 months.
Had 4 engineer visits due to regular drop outs and ending up with speeds of 8Mb/s down when line speed should be 38Mb. Still no further forward.
Considering going back to ADSL and demanding part refund for the last 6 months.
Well apart from hitting 65Mbps
And changed the Vision box to a Youview box, not really impressed with BT TV.
would have hoped paying out £46pm that HD would have been included with the so called new YV box.
But even at £3 extra a month i can't seem to add it online!
Oh and then another subscription to use the Youview (30days free n all that)
And changed the Vision box to a Youview box, not really impressed with BT TV.
would have hoped paying out £46pm that HD would have been included with the so called new YV box.
But even at £3 extra a month i can't seem to add it online!
Oh and then another subscription to use the Youview (30days free n all that)
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BT infinity (business) woes here, Broadband been off since 19.09.2014 due to the cabinet thing getting flooded. It floods whenever we get really heavy rain and they said they won't be moving it as it's a "big job". So they finally fixed it yesterday but we have a fault on our line and they can't get anyone out to look into it until 02.10.14. Bearing in mind we are on some total care package although I don't know what that includes other than getting someone out within 24h of there being a fault.
Looking to change to VM, the broadband would still work then at least even when the phone line gets flooded again.
Looking to change to VM, the broadband would still work then at least even when the phone line gets flooded again.