BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion
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I don't think so, the new Hub X does have a telephone socket on it so I guess the intention is do away with the analogue phone line eventually.
You'll need to be pretty close to the cabinet in the street to get 314 mbps.
It's around 40 meters away I believe but not sure on actual line length.
You need to go through one of the few ISPs that is prepared to manage an on demand order and those monthly prices are what Openreach charges the ISP, so you’ll pay more.
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what is latency like on the new broadband
The Smart Hub X has been perfectly stable for the past few months
They claim it includes a speed guarantee.
Yeah, wouldn't go for that without some kind of discount. It's kind of moot though since BT's broadband availability checker suggests I can't even get basic FTTC let alone G.fast (which is nonsense since I currently have FTTC). Hopefully they fix it soon.
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Hmm. Sitting here in rural Welsh Wales. staring at my PON flashing green and willing it to turn solid! (I've ordered Infinity 3 200/20) Going from 5.5/0.3 
) Frustratingly waiting for BT Openreach to sort issue "out there " somewhere. A few others in the village have just had the fibre installed and have the same issue. I've waited years to get this far, so close now. Come on Openreach sort it 
) Frustratingly waiting for BT Openreach to sort issue "out there " somewhere. A few others in the village have just had the fibre installed and have the same issue. I've waited years to get this far, so close now. Come on Openreach sort it 
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Hmm. Sitting here in rural Welsh Wales. staring at my PON flashing green and willing it to turn solid! (I've ordered Infinity 3 200/20) Going from 5.5/0.3
I wish you luck! We spent 4 weeks with a flashing green light!
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The neighbour is into week 2, I’m in week 1 of waiting. Apparently the contractors haven’t done a great job of hooking up the fibre!! At least my line sees the light and the infrastructure is in place. Come on little green light turn solid
Update: Openreach came to sort neighbours fibre out and sorted mine also
Just optimising home network and wifi. Oh joy going from 5.5/0.3 to a possible 200/20. Woo hoo 
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What Speed did you end up with ?The neighbour is into week 2, I’m in week 1 of waiting. Apparently the contractors haven’t done a great job of hooking up the fibre!! At least my line sees the light and the infrastructure is in place. Come on little green light turn solid
Update: Openreach came to sort neighbours fibre out and sorted mine also
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I'm seeing 200/20 on the wifi alone within 2 rooms of the router. 40--50/20 at the back of the house upstairs. Going from 5.5/0.3 I can live with that
You'll only get ultrafast when they install a g.fast pod to the side of that cab