Fibre arriving today

[stek]

I'm waiting for this - 1.4Tb/s!!

BBC News - 'Fastest ever' broadband passes speed test

[original PM]

Funnily, I was going to with BT and there are two packages. 39mb and 78Mb?

Estimates for my line came out at 65Mb so I thought ok might as well pay £10 extra and have the top one. Sky though reckoned 42Mb guaranteed so it'd be extra £10 for 3Mb.

In the end, went for 39Mb and see how it goes but sky are pretty confident its guaranteed. To be honest though, I got the impression they'd rather sell the cheaper package and you get that rather than thick twats moaning cos they're not getting the full 78Mb even though they were told up front.

Fingers crossed. Day at home tomorrow playing with internet. No food/clean nappies for baby! (and its a womans job).

Yes indeed - it was the 39MB package - I did not see the point in paying more for 78MB - and to be honest I rarely use it for streaming so I have way more than I need (at the moment!)

It was really good install mind you - guy turned up at about 8.30 unplugged old router plugged in new router which had been delivered a day or two earlier. and we were back up and running!

[psychocandy]

Yes indeed - it was the 39MB package - I did not see the point in paying more for 78MB - and to be honest I rarely use it for streaming so I have way more than I need (at the moment!)

It was really good install mind you - guy turned up at about 8.30 unplugged old router plugged in new router which had been delivered a day or two earlier. and we were back up and running!

So BT send a man? Sky just posted me the router which I have to stick in myself. Obviously easy but hoping they text me when its done so I know when to swap.

(although in work at mo and even unplugging router is too technical for mrs).

[stek]

So BT send a man? Sky just posted me the router which I have to stick in myself. Obviously easy but hoping they text me when its done so I know when to swap.

(although in work at mo and even unplugging router is too technical for mrs).

BT sent I man for me too, he fitted a new Master socket for fibre. Pretty sure that's needed for VDSL, you can't just plug and play....

[psychocandy]

BT sent I man for me too, he fitted a new Master socket for fibre. Pretty sure that's needed for VDSL, you can't just plug and play....

FFS. Seriously you need a new socket? I've got a pre-filtered jobby....

If sky have ****ed this up I won't be happy.

[original PM]

well put it this way

I did not get a new one and I am getting approx 20 down which is probably not feasible on normal?

so maybe not??

[stek]

FFS. Seriously you need a new socket? I've got a pre-filtered jobby....

If sky have ****ed this up I won't be happy.

I had a pre-filter - he deffo took it off and fitted another doobrey....

[stek]

Seems like you don't need one if pre filtered, though the BT fibre faceplate seems to do other stuff too for VDSL.

https://community.bt.com/t5/BT-Infin...te/td-p/784966

[VectraMan]

You're confusing plain old ADSL with fibre. For fibre they need to send a man, and any filters you have are junk.

What did put me off is you need a plug next to the phone socket do they can power a modem,and you need a router a well. Apparently they will sometimes install a new socket in another room, but I could never get a clear answer on that

[psychocandy]

Seems like you don't need one if pre filtered, though the BT fibre faceplate seems to do other stuff too for VDSL.

https://community.bt.com/t5/BT-Infin...te/td-p/784966

But sky never asked me if I had a pre-filtered face plate just send me a router with a load of ADSL dongles in the box. Must admit I am concerned.