We are supposed to be getting FTTC in Chippenham in Autumn. Will this mean I could only get it through BT or will other ISPs be using it like LLU? Currently on Be at the moment and whilst it's cheap for the unlimited package I'm on I can only get download speeds of about 3 meg. Started using bbc iplayer a lot more and really struggle to play the hd shows.
FTTC Question
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fast www.fast.co.uk
timico www.timico.co.uk
aquiss www.aquiss.net/broadband-fibre.php
Eclipse www.eclipse.net.uk/
Idnet http://www.idnet.net/
vicitia http://www.vivaciti.net
Zen http://www.zen.co.uk/
aaisp http://aaisp.net.uk/broadband-units.html
ADSL24 http://adsl24.co.uk/broadband
You can get FTTC/VDSL2 from the resellers above.
timico www.timico.co.uk
aquiss www.aquiss.net/broadband-fibre.php
Eclipse www.eclipse.net.uk/
Idnet http://www.idnet.net/
vicitia http://www.vivaciti.net
Zen http://www.zen.co.uk/
aaisp http://aaisp.net.uk/broadband-units.html
ADSL24 http://adsl24.co.uk/broadband
You can get FTTC/VDSL2 from the resellers above.
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Are there any FTTC resellers offering unlimited 40mbit*
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It looks like the bandwidth limits are coming down on to the resellers from where ever they are getting it from. Fail to see the point of 40mbit with a 50gb cap. That would be downloading for 4 hours at full speed and you have reached your monthly allowance. kind of pointless.
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It looks like the bandwidth limits are coming down on to the resellers from where ever they are getting it from. Fail to see the point of 40mbit with a 50gb cap. That would be downloading for 4 hours at full speed and you have reached your monthly allowance. kind of pointless.
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You sure these caps are not something like 50gb cap @ full speed then thereafter is limited bandwidth?
I wouldnt have thought they would cut you off completely?
For the people who dont download anything, and just browse the web, 50GB would be more than enough for general browsing. Even for someone who downloads the "odd" song now and again would be fine and shouldnt go over. However the ISP would have to make it VERY clear to the customer that maybe this isnt the package for you if you download files on a regular basis.
Its not really the speed in which your downloading, its the type of stuff you are downloading and the size of the files.
They're (the ISP's) not that daft. They just start charging you per GB once you go over your limit.
For example IDNet charge you £1 for every GB you download over your limit.
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Those people who just browse the web will not be spending £45 per month just to browse facebook at 40mbit*, when they can just get adsl 2 at 24mbit* so that is kind of a baseless argument.
Who exactly is going to spend £45 per month to get 40mbit that will last them 4 hours ? What is the target market, if not heavy users that are going to download more than 50gb in a month
* speeds are affected by your proximity to your local BT cabinet, quality of your phone line and any internal wiring.
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The average joe isnt going to know this though, to them anything that is new technology, has the word fibre in it, and costs abit more is probably worth getting because its "new and exiting technology and is super fast like the advert says"
So you still might get some mindless fools signing up.
Just like the people who sign up to ADSL max thinking they are going to get 8mb gaurenteed bandwidth like it says on the adverts.
May not be the same for the people with little money as its an expensive package, but not everyone is skint?
I probably transfer around 130gb at home and would concider myself a heavy user, so 50gb is probably the base package really for web browsing and little file downloading (few albums here and there)
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I was not saying run the 40mbit connection 24/7 at full speed the entire month, i was saying that it takes a matter of hours at the full speed to hit the cap then it is pointless.
the whole... excuse.. average uses don't actually use their internet, so the average user will never hit the cap excuse. bs
I would say an average user is about 100-200gb so any caps below that is a waste of time with 40mbit connection.
the whole... excuse.. average uses don't actually use their internet, so the average user will never hit the cap excuse. bs
I would say an average user is about 100-200gb so any caps below that is a waste of time with 40mbit connection.
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Again re-itterating what I said before, it depends on the user, as a base package that would be fine for someone who has a pc and a laptop, browses the web, does e-mails, pictures and downloads a few albums a month.
I didnt say anything about running the connection 24/7, i said that would be fine for someone who browses the web and wants to download cd albums.
18mbps connection downloading 100mb album
40mbps connection downloading 100mb album <cap isnt going to kick in quicker, than if was on the 18mbps connection, he is downloading the same sized file, its just being delivered quicker.
If the user goes downloading movies etc etc after his new found speed then of course hes going to hit the cap, but thats his fault for going over his limit when he signed up.
If you want a package with a higher cap, then go shopping for a package that more suits your needs
Also 100-200GB per month is certainly not average, thats heavy user
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I'd consider myself a medium user (certainly way above average), and I reckon I do 30-40GB per month. Not sure how you've managed to get 100-200GB per month...
With traffic shaping.
An average user is nothing even remotely close to that figure otherwise everyone would be up in arms over fair usage policies and not just the collectors who must have every song, film and TV program ever released.
I'm seriously tempted to upgrade when FTTC hits my area at Christmas and I hardly download anything the extra speed would however be great for iPlayer and I doubt I would exceed the 50GB per month allowance even then.