Upgrade to BT broadband

[xoggoth]

WiFi on my Home Hub 5 has got rather naff so thinking of upgrading to Halo 3 with new Smart Hub, at no extra cost apparently. (Suspicious hmm)

Trouble is, not sure about a couple of things and no sure advice on BT or Google.
a) I use ethernet cables for my desktops upstairs. Will these cables still work ok with the new gigabit ethernet and are the plugs the same? Colossal hassle replacing the cables.
b) Less important as they don't cost much, will my ethernet switch still work?

Cheers

[WTFH]

Yes and yes.

[northernladuk]

I guess you are a project manager then?

[WTFH]

Further to my previous answer:
https://www.bt.com/help/broadband/le...ypes-of-bt-hub
You've got 4 posts on the back, each supporting 10/100/1000Mbit using standard RJ-45 connectors.

[eek]

Further to my previous answer:
https://www.bt.com/help/broadband/le...ypes-of-bt-hub
You've got 4 posts on the back, each supporting 10/100/1000Mbit using standard RJ-45 connectors.

RJ-45 connectors are good enough from 10-1Gbit. The final speed of the connections depends on the hardware at either end (both ends need to be 1Gbit for a 1Gbit/1000Mbit connection) and the quality of the cable between the ends (older cables had less stringent rules for isolation and crosstalk).

While it may make no difference replacing your hub and switch with a 1000Mb one could easily improve line speed depending on the cable you first put down.

[xoggoth]

Cheers for answers. May as well give it a go.

[DoctorStrangelove]

What I find remarkable about this is the short duration of the battery power that allows 999 calls in the event of a power cut: up to 1 hour.

Which is tough tulipe if it's off for days, as has happened quite recently.

Oh, but everyone's got a mobile, er, yes, but what happens when the mobile tower is off because of the power cut too?

There's an Ofcomm thing about it, but it seems to say tough tulipe.

[ladymuck]

Just be aware that it may be free because BT want everyone moving over to digital phone lines which don't work when there's a power cut. Double check whether that's part of the "deal" first.

If you're in a poor mobile reception area, you may not want to lose the only other means of making an emergency call.

[courtg9000]

Just be aware that it may be free because BT want everyone moving over to digital phone lines which don't work when there's a power cut. Double check whether that's part of the "deal" first.

If you're in a poor mobile reception area, you may not want to lose the only other means of making an emergency call.

^^THIS^^

If you have any alarm stuff (burglar/fire/life support for example) connected to your landline check that these will still work too.

[eek]

Just be aware that it may be free because BT want everyone moving over to digital phone lines which don't work when there's a power cut. Double check whether that's part of the "deal" first.

If you're in a poor mobile reception area, you may not want to lose the only other means of making an emergency call.

It's not a want of BT, it's a requirement. Come 2026 Openreach want the old copper network to be redundant and ideally gone

The path for it can be found at Retiring the copper network (openreach.com) and the test seems to be if ultrafast full fibre is available your copper days are numbered up to your renewal date.

I don't have that problem as our BT network is so insane we are seemingly the last people being moved.