To (BT) Infinity and beyond!

[SlipTheJab]

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?

[WTFH]

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?

Generally no, they just use your phone line.

[Support Monkey]

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 live

[LondonManc]

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 live

It's actually fibre to the cabinet then copper from the telegraph pole to your house.

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).

[VectraMan]

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 live

Cabinet.

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.

[vetran]

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#

[LondonManc]

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#

I'd avoid it just like I'd avoid underfloor heating - the cost of ripping up your driveway to fix an internet connection issue seems ridiculous.

[WTFH]

If you are rural (and in certain areas) you might be able to get Gigaclear | Ultrafast Fibre Broadband

[Troll]

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#

Why 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

[WTFH]

Why 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