BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion

Dangerous Dave · 26 May 2020 at 15:29

robj20 said:
What's BT FON?

It's public WIFI service provided by BT. Every BT router advertises it and you can't disable it on the device you need to do it via the BT webpage. Seen reports of it getting re-enabled after a firmware update on the hub and users unable to get it disabled so glad I can use my existing router without a performance hit as I didn't think my current router had a fast enough CPU to support 1Gbps internet traffic routing.

sparkymark75 · 26 May 2020 at 15:41

the-evaluator said:
It isn't just the ONT that's the issue - it's a much bigger job than simply swapping out an ONT.

Yeah I know that but from what I've read, if you have a Huawei ONT, it's unlikely you're connected to ECI equipment in the Exchange. It's an indicator is what I was referring to.

robj20 · 26 May 2020 at 15:55

Dangerous Dave said:
It's public WIFI service provided by BT. Every BT router advertises it and you can't disable it on the device you need to do it via the BT webpage. Seen reports of it getting re-enabled after a firmware update on the hub and users unable to get it disabled so glad I can use my existing router without a performance hit as I didn't think my current router had a fast enough CPU to support 1Gbps internet traffic routing.

Would it be disabled if you completely disable the WiFi on the router like I plan on doing.

the-evaluator · 26 May 2020 at 16:03

robj20 said:
Would it be disabled if you completely disable the WiFi on the router like I plan on doing.

No. You have to opt out of it from the BT customer portal.

MissChief · 26 May 2020 at 16:14

the-evaluator said:
No. You have to opt out of it from the BT customer portal.

I'm sure it only uses around 2Mb of your connection?

robj20 · 26 May 2020 at 16:24

MissChief said:
I'm sure it only uses around 2Mb of your connection?

No interest in free WiFi, and even less people connecting to my router.

faceman123 · 27 May 2020 at 10:05

Hi All upgraded to fibre 900, my donwloads only 500, I have tested on multiple items with cat 7 ethernet/cat6 etc etc

Not sure why this is, my upload is 115 though =\

the-evaluator · 27 May 2020 at 10:20

What result does https://speedtest.btwholesale.com/ give?

Dangerous Dave · 27 May 2020 at 10:59

faceman123 said:
Hi All upgraded to fibre 900, my donwloads only 500, I have tested on multiple items with cat 7 ethernet/cat6 etc etc

Not sure why this is, my upload is 115 though =\

Mine took around 30 minutes to reach the full speeds after it was connected seemed to be stuck on a 50/50 profile before going 350 then 500 and onto 1000. It appeared to be moving up the speed profiles. Might be worth rebooting the ONT and router.

I get 940-960Mbps on speed checks and can max out downloading from newsgroups Steam downloads sit around 700Mbps.

Caged · 27 May 2020 at 11:32

Have you restarted the PPPoE session since the upgrade?

Jez · 27 May 2020 at 11:54

Back in the FTTC days i remember getting a regrade from 40 to 80mbit. I had to disconnect the session for a good 30mins to remove some sort of cap. Worth a try?

Furyus · 27 May 2020 at 12:09

Anyone seen any deals in regards to the 900mb package ?

Earth[Tera].bin · 27 May 2020 at 12:28

faceman123 said:
Hi All upgraded to fibre 900, my donwloads only 500, I have tested on multiple items with cat 7 ethernet/cat6 etc etc

Not sure why this is, my upload is 115 though =\

This is more or less where I started off last week after my upgrade, same download issues.

Your ONT is a modem, so you can hook it straight up to your computer, create a PPoE connection ( [email protected], password ) and try a speed test there.

I personally found windows limited this to 100mbps so I used Linux to get the results I wanted. Then worked out where the issue was.

robj20 · 27 May 2020 at 12:42

Been under the crawl space today running some more Cat6, found an air brick at the front of the house that already has an earth bonding wire to the gas meter going through it. On the other side is easy access so hopefully the optical cable will fit through an air brick hole. Its then a case of running the same way as the earth cable goes.
Drilled a hole in the floor under the stairs as well ready.

Anyone know how big a hole is required?

Dangerous Dave · 27 May 2020 at 13:55

Furyus said:
Anyone seen any deals in regards to the 900mb package ?

If you are a new customer go via a cash back site should get you down to £50-55 a month depending what deal is on at the time. Going by this thread existing customers can negotiate a similar price by calling them.

faceman123 · 27 May 2020 at 16:14

the-evaluator said:
What result does https://speedtest.btwholesale.com/ give?

heres some from speedtest...

Furyus said:
Anyone seen any deals in regards to the 900mb package ?

i'm paying £55 had to explain the ridiculous price promise to them and log a complaint to get it at that.... someone got it for £50.

Earth[Tera].bin said:
This is more or less where I started off last week after my upgrade, same download issues.

Your ONT is a modem, so you can hook it straight up to your computer, create a PPoE connection ( [email protected], password ) and try a speed test there.

I personally found windows limited this to 100mbps so I used Linux to get the results I wanted. Then worked out where the issue was.

thanks i think others have hit the speed on windows, spoke to BT who said it'll fix itself through the day - ( i hope so...) did reboot the ONT ( switched off for 30 seconds) and the router to factory etc etc

Caged · 27 May 2020 at 16:39

Are all your tests on Wi-Fi?

Earth[Tera].bin · 27 May 2020 at 16:54

https://speedtest.btwholesale.com/ they say in the notes that test isn't for Full Fibre 900 btw

This tool should not be used to test 500Mb/1000Mb product speeds. Line test results for lines above 330Mb cannot be verified and no further web based diagnostics will be available.

I guess it gives you an impression of your line though, even if not wholly accurate.

the-evaluator · 27 May 2020 at 17:00

Earth[Tera].bin said:
https://speedtest.btwholesale.com/ they say in the notes that test isn't for Full Fibre 900 btw

I guess it gives you an impression of your line though, even if not wholly accurate.

Good to know - thanks for posting.

faceman123 · 27 May 2020 at 17:02

Caged said:
Are all your tests on Wi-Fi?

hi they are all wired - not sure why it's showing the wifi logo