Does anyone here have BT Infinity BB, if so do they need to dig up your drive to install it (like Virgin do) or does it just come down the phone line as per the non-fibre BB?
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Originally posted by SlipTheJab View PostDoes anyone here have BT Infinity BB, if so do they need to dig up your drive to install it (like Virgin do) or does it just come down the phone line as per the non-fibre BB?
Generally no, they just use your phone line.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymore -
its fibre to the Exchange then it just goes down the same old copper cable, Virgin runs via a coax cable, having said that they are both investing heavily in Fibre to the house now but you could be talking years down the line depending on where you liveComment
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Originally posted by Support Monkey View Postits fibre to the Exchange then it just goes down the same old copper cable, Virgin runs via a coax cable, having said that they are both investing heavily in Fibre to the house now but you could be talking years down the line depending on where you live
STJ - no, they don't dig it up. You can also get rid of any of the ADSL filters that you have once you have it installed (Sky Fibre piggybacks on the same kit and works in the same way).The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by Support Monkey View Postits fibre to the Exchange then it just goes down the same old copper cable, Virgin runs via a coax cable, having said that they are both investing heavily in Fibre to the house now but you could be talking years down the line depending on where you live
There's some people think FTTC is a waste of time and they should be installing fibre everywhere, but they don't seem to realise that most people don't want their drives or streets dug up even if there was the money to pay for it all. And 80Mb is not exactly bad.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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the limit on old ADSL was the distance between your home & the exchange.The further way you were then the lower your speed.
What they have done is brought part of the exchange closer to you by putting the modem bit in the cabinet and laid fibre down the existing tunnels from exchange to cabinet. Now your home is 100metres from the exchange(cabinet) so you can get 80Mb. They still use your existing line for the last few yards.
Cost for this is minimal (running fibre down existing tunnels and sharing the cost between 200 or so houses) compared to running trenches to each house.
Fibre to house will come but expect it to be expensive. Laying fibre in the ground is expensive and will be more so in urban environments. Note the subsidised costs here.
https://recombu.com/digital/article/...l_M11049.html#Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Postthe limit on old ADSL was the distance between your home & the exchange.The further way you were then the lower your speed.
What they have done is brought part of the exchange closer to you by putting the modem bit in the cabinet and laid fibre down the existing tunnels from exchange to cabinet. Now your home is 100metres from the exchange(cabinet) so you can get 80Mb. They still use your existing line for the last few yards.
Cost for this is minimal (running fibre down existing tunnels and sharing the cost between 200 or so houses) compared to running trenches to each house.
Fibre to house will come but expect it to be expensive. Laying fibre in the ground is expensive and will be more so in urban environments. Note the subsidised costs here.
https://recombu.com/digital/article/...l_M11049.html#The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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If you are rural (and in certain areas) you might be able to get Gigaclear | Ultrafast Fibre Broadband…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostFibre to house will come but expect it to be expensive. Laying fibre in the ground is expensive and will be more so in urban environments. Note the subsidised costs here.
https://recombu.com/digital/article/...l_M11049.html#How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Originally posted by Troll View PostWhy can't they use running it inside the mains water pipe to get into the house? then just a matter of installing new terminations either end to get the fibres out
You mean the copper/lead/plastic pipe with water flowing through it?
Um, no. not quite as straight forward as you imagine…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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