what will FTTC mean to me?

BT are due to install fibre to the cabinet at the entrance to my estate (60 houses).

will that FTTC make any existing ADSL2 connections go faster?

i.e.
exactly what difference would FTTC (specifically as implemented in the UK & not by some European telephone companies) make to existing ADSL2 connections?

would any existing ADSL2 connections go faster when the cable from exchange to cabinet is replaced by fibre?

or is it necessary for "other things" to happen?

e.g.

maybe a different type of router?

some sort of switching or enabling in the exchange?

a new ISP contract?
(as existing contract is only for adsl2)

thanks

You have to 'sign up' and pay for a faster connection (like FTTC).

BT/OR will then enable the connection from your Cabinet and install their Open Reach Modem and give you a Home Hub 3 Wireless Router.

From your distance from the Cabinet (assuming it's reasonably close- a few hundred metres), you should expect 10 to 20 times the speed of an existing Exchange connected ADSL.

It makes no difference to an existing connection. Basically it replaces it, like broadband replaced dial-up.

I've got a description here of how it works.

Only BT (Retail) supply the Home Hub that has been mentioned, just like they do with their ADSL products. With the others, listed on the sub-page of that link, you have to get buy a (cable) router to connect to the Openreach modem. This can be from your chosen ISP or anywhere you like. There's also a link on my "list" page to an excellent spreadsheet by orly and yarwell, given potted details of what FTTC products are available.

Should have added...

The BT/OR Website for their FTTC (Infinity) product is at-

http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProduc...

You will need a Degree in Mining to find out anything meaningful though.

It's not just BT that can do the new FTTC type connections, other ISPs can do it too and will supply their own new router (free in some cases) to you for when the Openreach engineer comes with the new FTTC modem. Don't be led to think this is a BT only thing as they'd like you to think!!

There is no such thing as a BT/OR website for Infinity. Infinity is merely BT Retail's offering based on Openreach FTTC. There are many other suppliers of Openreach FTTC, as explained to the OP.

Which ISPs apart from BT supply a free router please? It's worth knowing.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Which ISPs apart from BT supply a free router please? It's worth knowing.

Plusnet, for one.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

With the others, listed on the sub-page of that link, you have to get buy a (cable) router to connect to the Openreach modem.

Strictly speaking- not necessarily.

If you only need to connect a single computer to the internet (ie you have no LAN) you can just connect the computer's Ethernet port direct to the OR modem.

True!

I expect a WAP could also be used connected direct to the modem?