BT testing 1Gbit/s
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Hopefully now BT and Virgin are getting the ball rolling through competition we can all look forward to the prospects of faster, more reliable internets
MW
i do hope so,bt aint very fast.
I would have said the same, except BT are rolling out FTTC pretty quick so far.
Irrelevant if you cant receive the service (which 50% of the UK cant).
VM>BT speeds, for the next 10 years
?Hasn't all this been discussed before though? That BT get money from the government to roll out good speeds around the country. Virgin don't do they? So they focus on the places they feel like and roll out good internet there
Anyway... 1Gb/s is mental :O
1GB in 8 seconds at the impossible full speed =]
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Hopefully now BT and Virgin are getting the ball rolling through competition we can all look forward to the prospects of faster, more reliable internets
Don't hold your breath.
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10gbit connection with a 5GB download limit.
The UK has risen from 25th to 18th in the world of broadband since last year
Best average.
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MW
Best average.
1. South Korea
2. Hong Kong
3. Japan
4. Iceland
5. Switzerland
6. Luxembourg
7. Singapore
8. Malta
9. Netherlands
10. United Arab Emirates
11. Qatar
12. Sweden
13. Denmark
MW
Many exchanges have been delayed and FTTC is only up to 40Mb/s for the time being with the minimum throughput being 5Mb/s.
VM>BT speeds, for the next 10 years
Hasn't all this been discussed before though? That BT get money from the government to roll out good speeds around the country. Virgin don't do they? So they focus on the places they feel like and roll out good internet there
Anyway... 1Gb/s is mental :O
1GB in 8 seconds at the impossible full speed =]
If they are being subsidised I'd say BT are spectacularly failing to roll out good speeds to the final third. Most of the places they are rolling out FTTC and FTTC to already have pretty decent broadband options either from Virgin, LLU, or 21CN.
Hopefully LTE will live up to it's promises (I'm also hoping to be able to get a signal across the Bristol channel), or I'll be stuck on 2Mb forever given BT's attitude to exchanges with less than a thousand households. If Rutland telecom + co can be profitable on small exchanges why can't BT?
I wish we had the option to get FTTH put in out here, I'd happily pay a grand or two for the installation and then contend the bandwidth for a reasonable monthly fee (leased line rental is way out of my league)
VM>BT speeds, for the next 10 years
Hasn't all this been discussed before though? That BT get money from the government to roll out good speeds around the country. Virgin don't do they? So they focus on the places they feel like and roll out good internet there
Anyway... 1Gb/s is mental :O
1GB in 8 seconds at the impossible full speed =]
If they are being subsidised I'd say BT are spectacularly failing to roll out good speeds to the final third. Most of the places they are rolling out FTTC and FTTC to already have pretty decent broadband options either from Virgin, LLU, or 21CN.
Hopefully LTE will live up to it's promises (I'm also hoping to be able to get a signal across the Bristol channel), or I'll be stuck on 2Mb forever given BT's attitude to exchanges with less than a thousand households. If Rutland telecom + co can be profitable on small exchanges why can't BT?
I wish we had the option to get FTTH put in out here, I'd happily pay a grand or two for the installation and then £40-£50 monthly for contended bandwidth (leased line rental is way out of my league).
I just wish one of them would get me a fibre connection. I don't care if its "only" 40mb or even only 10! having lived with 20mb and then having to live with 4mb with no option of fibre despite constantly getting virgin flyers in the mail is freaking annoying!
Much as I too am no fan of BT, I think comparing the Rutland thing is not possible because they are not a wholesale provider like BT openreach and would make a bigger profit per connection I would have thought.
This is offset by the getting wholesale prices on the equipment, and having in-house engineers to install it. They also get the leased line backhaul at cost.
What it comes down to Is that BT could do it if they wanted to, It might not be AS profitable as the City exchanges, but it wouldn't be a loss. However they are going to gripe about it being uneconomical because they know that eventually the Government will give in and pay them to do it.
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If you get 1Gb does it come in to your house thru copper co-ax or optical fibre?
it'll be FTTH so fibre. At present BT are only planning on putting FTTH to about 25% of houses with its current rollout scheme. That could well change of course as as long as there is FTTC then FTTH can always be added down the line.