Plusnet Discussion Thread

parityboy · 17 Feb 2013 at 12:38

Dave L said:
Plusnet - this is what you get

To the left is the Openreach fibre modem, supplied and installed by the BTOR engineer

The the right is the Technicolour 582 wireless router

What's the USB stick poking out of the side of the PlusNet router? Storage? Dongle?

Dave L · 17 Feb 2013 at 14:57

parityboy said:
What's the USB stick poking out of the side of the PlusNet router? Storage? Dongle?

It's a very basic/crude/crap network storage, that doesn't work very well. The router only supports FAT32 file systems for starters...........so that rules out any big drives.

bulldog147 · 17 Feb 2013 at 16:12

Dave L said:
I know.......I've replaced the rather basic Technicolour router today with a Netgear WNDR3700v4 - much much better.

Yes indeed - Netgear is lots better as I think Plusnet should provided us free netgear as I use my Netgear NGND3700 N600 and it pretty very good wireless and it support ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+/Cable/FTTC

TimMatrix · 17 Feb 2013 at 16:35

bulldog147 said:
Yes indeed - Netgear is lots better as I think Plusnet should provided us free netgear as I use my Netgear NGND3700 N600 and it pretty very good wireless and it support ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+/Cable/FTTC

Interesting advice, Bulldog

TimMatrix · 17 Feb 2013 at 17:04

bulldog147 said:
did you order Unlimited Fibre Broadband or Essentials Fibre Broadband ?

There are two difference traffic management below:

Very interesting plan. I'll go for the Unlimited version....

bulldog147 · 17 Feb 2013 at 17:08

Go for it - Plusnet FTTC is brill but I still on crappy ADSL2+ until 2014

But can't complaint thought as my adsl2+ still on 14.5 Meg all day (line speed)

TimMatrix · 17 Feb 2013 at 17:15

Yes, I know Bulldog. I intend to, when Plusnet starts their promotional again, like 6 months free Broadband...

I'm a patient person. ;-)

Dave L · 17 Feb 2013 at 17:24

bulldog147 said:
Yes indeed - Netgear is lots better as I think Plusnet should provided us free netgear as I use my Netgear NGND3700 N600 and it pretty very good wireless and it support ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+/Cable/FTTC

I wouldn't expect them to provide a £100+ router FOC but an upgrade to it could be useful at the ordering stage.

I guess the standard one is good for them as it makes fault-finding easy.

bulldog147 · 17 Feb 2013 at 17:29

TimMatrix said:
Yes, I know Bulldog. I intend to, when Plusnet starts their promotional again, like 6 months free Broadband...

I'm a patient person.

Yes I know u always a patient person

TimMatrix · 17 Feb 2013 at 17:43

bulldog147 said:
Yes I know u always a patient person

Good things comes to those who wait....

Freefaller · 18 Feb 2013 at 16:53

When I signed up for my installation I had missed the 6 month 1/2 price offer - I asked the sales person if I could have it anyway, and they said yes.

That's what I call good incentive for new customers. :cool:

Joop · 18 Feb 2013 at 17:36

Hi all just had this installed

I am using homeplugs
Plusnet website says iam on 78mb.
Is this speed test correct for 200mbps Homeplugs.

bremen1874 · 18 Feb 2013 at 17:42

That looks like a reasonable result for 200Mbps Homeplugs. Your upload speed is about right for a 78Mbps connection.

Joop · 18 Feb 2013 at 17:46

Yeah thats what i was thinking, My account says iam sync at 78Mb

Greg0986 · 18 Feb 2013 at 18:28

Joop said:
Hi all just had this installed

I am using homeplugs
Plusnet website says iam on 78mb.
Is this speed test correct for 200mbps Homeplugs.

Those are the speeds I have been getting on homeplug, installed ethernet and it increased to 75mb/s. So yes, those speeds are typical

Joop · 18 Feb 2013 at 18:33

I don't think installing Ethernet is possible, that's why i have got some TPlink 500Mbps on order.
I hope theses will make a difference, are you using 200mb homeplugs?

bulldog147 · 19 Feb 2013 at 01:59

Joop said:
I don't think installing Ethernet is possible, that's why i have got some TPlink 500Mbps on order.

I am sure the speed will go back to 78 Meg with 500Mbps homeplug cos I had the same 200Mbps homeplug with Virgin Media 100 Meg and I only getting 40Meg out of it.

Freefaller · 19 Feb 2013 at 11:14

I can live with that:

bobpullen · 19 Feb 2013 at 13:16

bulldog147 said:
Yes indeed - Netgear is lots better as I think Plusnet should provided us free netgear as I use my Netgear NGND3700 N600 and it pretty very good wireless and it support ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+/Cable/FTTC

We used to ship WNR1000v3's with FTTC installs during the early trials. Personally I found the performance between that and the 582n to be roughly comparable.

Joop said:
I don't think installing Ethernet is possible, that's why i have got some TPlink 500Mbps on order.
I hope theses will make a difference, are you using 200mb homeplugs?

I have some 200Mbps TPLink Powerline adapters that /just/ allow me the full ~78Mbps. My property's a recently new build though so I'd definitely recommend 500Mbps variants give the choice.

Best regards,

valve90210 · 19 Feb 2013 at 14:52

Looking at all thequestionnaires and things from the house I'm buying, it looks like they only have virgin for phone line at the moment, will this complicate matters at all if I were to go for unlimited fibre and phone??