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Post by Tim on May 9, 2017 9:17:07 GMT
We've been assured a couple of times that we have full BT Infinity. This despite living in the sticks and BT's own website map showing that we clearly don't have it.
However, there are no alternatives and it's just way too hard to get any sense from BT.
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Post by johnc on May 9, 2017 9:22:25 GMT
Do a BT Speedtest on your internet and see what it comes up with. You'll soon know if you have fibre.
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Post by Tim on May 9, 2017 9:29:39 GMT
No need, we don't have fibre, or at least not into the house.
All the phone fittings are original to the build about 20 years ago.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 10:21:11 GMT
I believe that they are still allowed to call it fibre as long as that's how it is to your nearest junction box. It can still be copper from there to your house. That's what we've got. Better than copper but not as good as it should be, if you believe you're getting fibre.
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Post by michael on May 9, 2017 10:34:37 GMT
Also depends how far from the box you are as the signal deteriorates. I don't know what the Scotland deal is like but take a look at: gosuperfast.campaign.gov.uk/ and see if there are other providers. We were told we wouldn't qualify if BT can deliver 2mb which their speed map claims it can but I put no on the form anyway and still got the voucher to pay for wireless installation cost ((about £350) |
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Post by johnc on May 9, 2017 11:01:51 GMT
BT Infinity is just fibre from the exchange to the box in the street. From there it is back to copper wire to your house. The only true all fibre connection is Virgin as far as I know.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 12:14:05 GMT
Ours is Virgin and as described.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2017 8:18:55 GMT
As a postscript to this, if your router is a few years old, it's worth putting the boot in to your ISP. I did as we were still having issues from time to time, and they offered a replacement for about £15, plus an improved speed at a lower cost. Router paid for itself in 3 months and we've been issue-free since, as well as having a noticeably stronger wifi signal.
Boosters still worthwhile, as I can work in the garden at undiminished speed, which has been nice.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 17:06:15 GMT
As a postscript to this, if your router is a few years old, it's worth putting the boot in to your ISP. I did as we were still having issues from time to time, and they offered a replacement for about £15, plus an improved speed at a lower cost. Router paid for itself in 3 months and we've been issue-free since, as well as having a noticeably stronger wifi signal. Boosters still worthwhile, as I can work in the garden at undiminished speed, which has been nice. Some of the old routers with external antennas can be kept running longer by connecting one of the antenna ports to coaxial cables. With a few unused cable outlets, you could distribute WiFi throughout the house using a Coaxifi kit. By contrast, range extenders tend to cut bandwidth and increase ping times, since they repeat a signal that's at a small fraction of its original wattage by the time it reaches them. |
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