To be fair its more than a minor improvement to adsl, most adsl lines were not good lines doing 16+ mbps. I consider sub 6mbps to 70+mbps a very good improvement, likewise sub 1mbit to 20mbit upload very good and FTTC on average seems way more reliable.

I agree on the stop gap tho. They deploying tech which is considered already obselete elsewhere.

As I understand tho, this FTTC deployment isnt a waste of time for future FTTP as they only need to deploy new fibre from the aggregation point not the entire length from the core network.

Lelt -- - is around distance form from cab rather than distance form exhange i have seen peolpe go from .7 - > 50 as their village has had its cab enabled -- that they have gone from being 6 km from exchnage to less thay 500 metres from the cab - that is life changing !!!!

the VDSL drop off from the cab will also depletnds on the local condituoins i have seen some with 20 at around 1300 m from cab and some only geta a small uplift at around 1100 metres

at around 650 -700 syou shoudl be in the 25 pluc view

Edited by deleted (Sat 26-Jul-14 14:21:26)

Mike G ddi you have an engfieering visit or a self install

chrislays you atre correct the progames commerical and BDUK once they are complete will bridg fibre much closer to the end user rpremises and then in form agg node to house -- thei is the hardest and most challenging bit as each preemis will be different , some duct / some not duct, block paving gravel drives, no clear route , - FTTP at a indivudual premuises is hard adn thats where is relatively new -- where the premises are more mature the you have a lot of other issues such as tree roots, and nice drives, lanes where disruption is not a good idea -- and that assuming there is really a demand for FTTP

Edited by deleted (Sat 26-Jul-14 14:28:09)

Virgin seem to manage easily.

Virgin seem to manage easily.

I suggest you let VM know this as they won't install here despite my neighbours having cable.

Did they give a reason?

Not interested in expanding their network. The two properties (neither are mine but I live close by) are SW9 6UN (no, Sycamore House, 21 Langton Road) and SW9 6XB (yes, The Caxtons, Langton Road)
From the VM site.
Sycamore House: Sorry, your home isn't in a Virgin Media area
The Caxtons: Result! You�re in a Virgin Media cable area.
The properties are adjacent and the VM cable runs in the pavement 2m in front of Sycamore House.
Google Maps The older red brick to the left is The Caxtons, the newer build to the right Sycamore House.

In reply to a post by Fastman2:

Mike G ddi you have an engfieering visit or a self install

Engineer install plus about six visits since.

On the point about speed increases, we went from 1.5 so FTTC was a sigificant increase

So, even though they could easily manage it, they're unwilling to do it because they're not interested. I think VM are just going to be asset-stripped by Liberty Global.