In reply to a post by Corbula:

What would 21CN WBC mean to my current broadband (Virgin ADSL)? That gets enabled on 31st March. Will it bring any other LLU providers with it?

I would go with BT Infinity because there's no installation costs and you don't have to buy a router, but i hear they've got a lot of problems, and i'm worried about their traffic management. That's why i'm ruling them out.

You are good at confusing me .

21CN WBC is BT Wholesale ADSL2+. Nothing to do with Infinity or any other FTTC, nor LLU.

It allows any seller of BT Wholesale products, typically the ADSL Max (IPStream/IPSC) "up to 8Mbps" packages to supply up to 24Mbps as well or instead.

Sorry lol. I just don't know what to do.

I know it has nothing to do with BT Infinity, it was just a side question as 21CN should be enabled here soon.

But I did answer your actual question about LLU.

I put the bit about FTTC in case you thought WBC was needed for FTTC. It isn't. Or to be more precise, it isn't needed at your exchange, as FTTC links from your cabinet can be to a different exchange that does have WBC.

Yea thanks, The reason i was asking about LLU was because i was hoping 21CN WBC might bring o2/BE to my exchange.

I'm not sure what to do for the better at the moment. I just want fast internet, low pings times and no throttling.So i'm considering LLU and FTTC as that's recently become available.

Not easy .

What does seem to be the case is that BT Wholesale WBC/DLM is unstable in some cases on ADSL2+, where the same people had/have no problems on ADSL or on a switch to LLU.

On FTTC the DLM seems to be a different version and possibly much better.

Sorry I can't be much clearer than that, it's just my impressions from what I see.

As for WBC bringing O2/Be, exactly the opposite is the norm. Significant LLU take-up brings WBC! And I think any further O2/Be rollout at the moment is unlikely.