I take it that is good news and another positive for Infinity? I am thinking of getting it as there is nothing faster in my area. If downloading through newsgroups will my connection be slowed down? If its over SSL I am guessing they won't know what kind of traffic it is or perhaps it goes by which ports are being used? I haven't a clue!
BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion
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I take it that is good news and another positive for Infinity? I am thinking of getting it as there is nothing faster in my area. If downloading through newsgroups will my connection be slowed down? If its over SSL I am guessing they won't know what kind of traffic it is or perhaps it goes by which ports are being used? I haven't a clue!
Associate
Gotta love traffic shaping. Nice marketing stunt, BT.
As far as I know the only traffic shaping BT do on Infinity is P2P at peak times. I don't see how that's a big problem. Newsgroups using SSL run at full speed all the time from what I've read. If anyone still uses P2P these days then you can leave it on overnight and download a heck of a lot with an uncapped 40meg FTTC connection.
Doesn't seem like a marketing stunt to me, seems like a very good step forward.
The source of the statement posted earlyer: http://community.bt.com/t5/BB-in-Home/BT-TO-SCRAP-300GB-LIMIT/m-p/141429#M65392
This is a welcome move, atm come 5pm I stop getting selected host for most games, still perfectly playable but not as good as pre 5pm (even though I'm within FUP limits) so hopefully their FUP enforcement improves this when it dissapears.
As long as the service doesn't suffer this is good news in my book. No need to keep looking over my shoulder anymore either, even though I use knowhere near 300GB I'm still paranoid about going over.
Nice one BT, just don't let us down.
This is a welcome move, atm come 5pm I stop getting selected host for most games, still perfectly playable but not as good as pre 5pm (even though I'm within FUP limits) so hopefully their FUP enforcement improves this when it dissapears.
As long as the service doesn't suffer this is good news in my book. No need to keep looking over my shoulder anymore either, even though I use knowhere near 300GB I'm still paranoid about going over.
Nice one BT, just don't let us down.
Associate
Oh My God, I never thought I'd see the day. Could i be dreaming?
Urgh. I've been wondering for a while why I seem to be ineligible for Infinity when people up the road can get it. Just looked on the BT Wholesale site and it says my predicted speed is 13.6Mbps - if BT are only connecting lines over 15Mbps, that'll be why
I can't say I really understand that policy. 13.6 might not be 40, but it's a damn sight better than the 3 we get currently! I suppose BT are trying to perserve the perception of the service as 'next-generation'.
You had to go all the way to the CEO before they would enable it?
Soldato
Urgh. I've been wondering for a while why I seem to be ineligible for Infinity when people up the road can get it. Just looked on the BT Wholesale site and it says my predicted speed is 13.6Mbps - if BT are only connecting lines over 15Mbps, that'll be why
I can't say I really understand that policy. 13.6 might not be 40, but it's a damn sight better than the 3 we get currently! I suppose BT are trying to perserve the perception of the service as 'next-generation'.
You had to go all the way to the CEO before they would enable it?
IIRC, BT Wholesale will take an FTTC with a minimum speed of 5Mbps. It's just BT Retail (ie Infinity) that are sticking to the 15Mbps minimum. Speak to a better ISP.
The removal of FUP won't help you if you're already suffering from congestion.
They need something to compete against Sky Unlimited.
Soldato
Urgh. I've been wondering for a while why I seem to be ineligible for Infinity when people up the road can get it. Just looked on the BT Wholesale site and it says my predicted speed is 13.6Mbps - if BT are only connecting lines over 15Mbps, that'll be why
I can't say I really understand that policy. 13.6 might not be 40, but it's a damn sight better than the 3 we get currently! I suppose BT are trying to perserve the perception of the service as 'next-generation'.
You had to go all the way to the CEO before they would enable it?
Yes, i rang bt after i heard of a few others who were below the 15mb limit, they told me to ask for "bt broadband with fibre option 3" thing is the operator had it on her screen, but she said it wasnt infinity, and wouldnt let me order it.
So i emailed the ceo, he emailed me back, then his assistant rang me, told me about the trial, the next day a bloke rang me and put my order through, no contract, 1 month free, free home hub 3, no postage to pay, install date of 10/03/2011
Then the ceo's assistant emailed me again telling me this :
"I believe you've been contacted by the trial team for the new product and they've placed an order for you to be part of it. As it is a trial there will be specific people to deal with it, I'm sure you are aware but their number is xxxxxxxxxxxxx. It looks like Ian got that ball rolling.
Thanks for raising this issue, it's highlighted the need for some briefings to be sent for the wider BT teams so that they are aware and it’s given me some points of contact in case I have anyone else asking about it.
I would be grateful if you could give me a quick call or e-mail just to confirm if it's OK for me to step out of the loop or if there's anything else I can help you with. If I don’t hear from you by Wednesday I'll close my case down. Make sure you keep my details in case you need any assistance in future.
Many thanks.
Vicky
Better isp's who charge a hell of a lot more than BT retail, charge you for installation , charge huge amounts for how much you use, BT is value here !
Soldato
I'm not though, the connection doesn't slow down. Streaming and file transfer speeds stay the same.
Does anyone know any ISP that will offer a one month contract on FTTC.
We are currently on Sky at ~0.4Mbps due to be seven odd kms from the exchange as the line goes in Farnborough.
Checker says June 2011 for FTTC although this has been moved from Dec 10 to Mar 11 to Jun 11 so we'll see on that one.
Problem is we are moving to Oz in January next year and I don't want to sign up to a long contract but am desperate to move to a better service!
Regards,
Simpic
We are currently on Sky at ~0.4Mbps due to be seven odd kms from the exchange as the line goes in Farnborough.
Checker says June 2011 for FTTC although this has been moved from Dec 10 to Mar 11 to Jun 11 so we'll see on that one.
Problem is we are moving to Oz in January next year and I don't want to sign up to a long contract but am desperate to move to a better service!
Regards,
Simpic
Soldato
None of them.
Bt Wholesale only provide FTTC/VDSL2 with a 12 month contract so all the resellers pass on that 12 month contract to the end user.
I'm talking latency, not throughput.
You talked congestion, congestion would mean low throughput and possibly high latency. Which is fine too. It's not congestion.
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Soldato
What's invloved in the installation? Do they need to run new cables into the house?
Soldato
no just new face plate on your socket
There is a latency and/or throughput issue somewhere. You admitted it yourself.
Damn that is a real pain.... hmmm looks like the cheapest one for me then.