BT Infinity 2 vs Sky Fibre

I'm going to be switching my internet to either BT Infinity 2 or Sky Fibre. I'm just unsure which to go for.

I'm looking to choose the best package that won't cap my speeds.

I looked up this earlier, however it is from December of last year.

http://www.cable.co.uk/guides/bt-infinity-vs-sky-fib...

Does the traffic management part in the table still apply?

Basically, looking for the best gaming wise also. P2P as well.

Thanks.

If you order Unlimited Pro from Sky then same speeds as Infinity 2.

Ignore the FTTP comments (160 Meg unless in your area, and Sky don't sell that yet).

Various price changes, and BT relaxed traffic some time ago to allow totally unlimited label.

the unlimited infinity products now have no traffic management (barring old customers who didnt recontract).

In terms of FUP, traffic management etc. Sky and BT are now equal.

Is there a reason that you are restricting yourself to BT and their Infinity branding for FTTC?

I personally would go for Plusnet, but you may have already dismissed them (and others), so there's little point in offering alternatives if that's the case.

In reply to a post by WWWombat:

Is there a reason that you are restricting yourself to BT and their Infinity branding for FTTC?

I personally would go for Plusnet, but you may have already dismissed them (and others), so there's little point in offering alternatives if that's the case.

Their restrictions on P2P is the reason.

What restrictions?

There aren't any restrictions on the unlimited packages (which is what you seem to be looking at), and only 2 hours of restrictions on the Essentials package.

I tend to look at it from the "do I want to fully unbundle my line" aspect.

If you are happy with this then SKY is an option, if not then BT, Plusnet etc are your options.

I have never been prepared for my line to be fully unbundled so when looking at fibre I did not consider SKY.

The nature of FTTC means that suppliers are pretty much of a muchness (more so than ADSL2) so my dislike of SKY for my earlier issues on ADSL no longer apply.

Still happy with BT for now but when the contract period is up I will be considering PlusNet.

In reply to a post by Kio9:

Their restrictions on P2P is the reason.

Your info is well out dated, as WWWombat says, there are no restrictions on unlimited.

I've been with Plus Net for ten years at home, and at work we've just signed up for business fibre with them, they seem much better value than BT.

Edited by R0NSKI (Wed 10-Jul-13 13:19:19)

I was basing it on this guide:

http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/speed_guide/tr...

I have gone with BT now as I liked what they offered. But I see that you can get the add on for totally unlimited on Plusnet. For future reference, are they very good with the add on?

Heard BT own them?

Thanks.

I think you have misunderstood that link. Assuming you aren't reading a cached out of date version.

There is no rate limiting at all on the current unlimited products. Just like BT Retail and Sky.

There is a traffic prioritisation system shown on that page. What that does is make sure that gaming and VOIP traffic, also live streaming, gets priority on your connection and on PlusNet as a whole over P2P and browsing. This is particularly important in multi-user households where some may be watching live streamed HD TV, somebody on a VOIP phone call, and someone using P2P.

On Sky and BT, without any such prioritisation, the P2P could make the others unusable.

Fot that reason, the Pro option you mention to remove prioritisation is not recommended for the current unlimited products, only legacy ones that are rate capped at times.

Have you come across this article?