A couple of 50gb updates on the xbox and it has to be left on overnight, a few pc games are 120gb+ and would also have to be left on overnight, with the energy prices going crazy this could be an unnecessary problem.
Getting better internet in a slow area?
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I use public transport.
What is the best reason to want faster internet?
Why save money elsewhere when I'm asking to save money in this area?
I'm about a mile from 5G services unfortunately.
I can kind of see what you're saying. The challenge is that any changes you might make to overcome the issue (web caching, 4G, multiple incoming lines) will likely outweigh the cost of the overnight updates.
I’m completely lost now. A FTTP service is normally at least £10 a month more than an FTTC service. How do you propose to save money by paying more? Leaving a PC or Xbox on overnight isn’t even going to touch the sides compared to spending £10/ month extra for FTTC over FTTP
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Go directly to the BT wholesale checker. This will tell you what you can and should get properly.
https://broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/
https://broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/
I wouldn't have to leave my PC or Xbox on overnight 4/5 times a week.
Again, that doesn’t equate to at least £10/month in electric. £10 in electric is about 50kwh at current capped prices, average household consumption is about 12-13kwh a day.
Your are downloading ‘games’ 5 days a week?
Don’t get me wrong everyone wants proper fibre but don’t kid yourself that you’ll be saving money
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As said above, you will save more money by switching grocery brands or fuelling from a different petrol station would be wiser worries. Inconvenience of having to download overnight is understandable.. I have to do it over a few nights myself (lately HZD and CP ~70Gb). I cap my downloads in the software if its during the day, let it have some more overnight.
The barrier is my own inertia, essentially. Doing nothing is easier than doing something. I'm kind of hoping that Openreach will get around to here at some point and I can just carry on with my current provider.