FTTC Headline Speed

I wish ISP's stop advertising FTTC 80/20. As no ones will get full speed 80/20 because after IP Profile capped by both BT & ISP's and the real speed of FTTC if u live closer to cabinet are no more than 77.44Mbps down and 19.02Mbps up. Throughput speed are around 74-76Mbps down and 17-19Mbps up.

So FTTC are really 76/19 not 80/20.

Report those adverts to the ASA then, as fails the 10% rule.

In reply to a post by adslmax:

So FTTC are really 76/19 not 80/20.

Er that's exactly what BT, PlusNet and Sky advertise. An upto 76Mb/s down and upto 19.5Mb/s up service on the appropriate packages...

Paul

I get better than the speeds you quote on my 80/20 service. I'd suggest the issue is settings/mtu/router/isp and not "actual possible"

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In reply to a post by adslmax:

So FTTC are really 76/19 not 80/20.

Er that's exactly what BT, PlusNet and Sky advertise. An upto 76Mb/s down and upto 19.5Mb/s up service on the appropriate packages...

Paul

Although unless it's changed the BT modem out of the box has QoS enabled and seems unable to go above 16.5Mb/s. I unlocked mine and turned off QoS so I get 18.5Mb/s.

Yep QoS is enabled set by openreach (BT) modem by default. As QoS is pointless in my view.

Edited by adslmax (Wed 20-Aug-14 18:33:54)

In reply to a post by Andrue:

Although unless it's changed the BT modem out of the box has QoS enabled and seems unable to go above 16.5Mb/s. I unlocked mine and turned off QoS so I get 18.5Mb/s.

This is from an ECI modem - straight out of the box! 18.65 Mbps upstream

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results.html...

In reply to a post by adslmax:

I wish ISP's stop advertising FTTC 80/20.

Who is advertising it as 80/20? Link, please.

In reply to a post by kasg:

In reply to a post by adslmax:

I wish ISP's stop advertising FTTC 80/20.

Who is advertising it as 80/20? Link, please.

This: http://www.icuk.net/broadband/fibre_to_the_cabinet_f... and this: https://order.aa.net.uk/h1order.cgi

Edited by adslmax (Wed 20-Aug-14 18:51:30)

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/isp/aaisp/package/1222...

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/isp/aaisp/package/1222...

u just beat me to it!

In reply to a post by MHC:

In reply to a post by Andrue:

Although unless it's changed the BT modem out of the box has QoS enabled and seems unable to go above 16.5Mb/s. I unlocked mine and turned off QoS so I get 18.5Mb/s.

This is from an ECI modem - straight out of the box! 18.65 Mbps upstream

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results.html...

Perhaps it's only the Huawei and/or perhaps it was fixed. It'd be interesting to know from Mr Saffron if speed test results are showing any kind of pattern like that. You can see where I disabled it here:

Before:
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results.html...
After:
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results.html...

Edited by Andrue (Wed 20-Aug-14 20:21:46)

I would have expected AAISP to know better... they haven't even got Mbps right, putting just M ... which could mean Miles.

This was from a locked HG612.

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results.html...

In reply to a post by 5km:

I would have expected AAISP to know better... they haven't even got Mbps right, putting just M ... which could mean Miles.

Yes, they do appear to be breaking the rules, although "capped to" is an interesting variation on "up to"

In reply to a post by adslmax:

This: http://www.icuk.net/broadband/fibre_to_the_cabinet_f... and this: https://order.aa.net.uk/h1order.cgi

Thanks - very naughty of them - although does the fact that icuk are advertising "Business FTTC" let them off the rules that apply to consumers?

Edited by kasg (Thu 21-Aug-14 09:59:18)

In reply to a post by Andrue:

In reply to a post by youngsyp:

In reply to a post by adslmax:

So FTTC are really 76/19 not 80/20.

Er that's exactly what BT, PlusNet and Sky advertise. An upto 76Mb/s down and upto 19.5Mb/s up service on the appropriate packages...

Paul

Although unless it's changed the BT modem out of the box has QoS enabled and seems unable to go above 16.5Mb/s. I unlocked mine and turned off QoS so I get 18.5Mb/s.

I get 18.5 Mpbps using the as supplied OR modem