The BT WBC FTTP available to a few properties here (but not mine) is £39.65 + 16.99 line rental for 200mbps and £50 + 16.99 for 330 mbps. So it's not particularly cheap even if you are fortunate to have the infrastructure pre installed. Needless to say, no-one who can order it has. The general impression is here is that everyone gave up looking at checkers in about 2012/2013, so everyone just thinks there's no fibre available.

Edited by deleted (Sun 25-Jan-15 17:38:52)

I'd consider buying FTTP at that price. I'm thinking that FTTP has minimal noise margin issues? i.e. you get the full 330mbps? Or is that another 'upto' product?

Up to.

My neighbour is on it and the speeds vary from 100Mbps - 280Mbps.

"Up to" refers to the sync speed, not the throughput. On FTTP and FTTPoD the sync speed is fixed at that of the product purchased.

Throughput variations to the premises will be down either to exchange/backhaul/ISP congestion or simply the remote server not supplying the data fast enough. Variations within the premises if using wireless or Homeplug connections will be down to those factors.

The wording on the BT site makes it look like they're also referring to throughput though -

These "Up to" speeds are based on the technology that delivers broadband to your home, and are slower at peak times. The speed you get also depends on your location, phone line and home wiring.

Hmmmm.

I can't argue with what they say about their own service, but it isn't the generally understood meaning of it. It makes buying the high speed FTTP/FTTPoD an idiot choice if it's varying by the amount your neighbour's does.

Any chance of a link please, to save me searching for it? (I do believe you!)

Edited by RobertoS (Sun 25-Jan-15 18:28:59)

Sure...it's here http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/products/broad...

You'll need to put in a number/address for the FTTP options to come up. PN me if you want a dummy address or number to use.

If you hover over the "speed" wording for all the Up to options, it's in there.

In theory they could advertise FTTP Infinity 4 as 330/30 as everyone syncs at that speed.

Edited by deleted (Sun 25-Jan-15 18:49:29)

In theory but a speed test will not run at 330 Mbps since there are tcp/ip overheads etc

The connection is fixed speed but its gpon shared bandwidth and 330 Mbps has a CIR of 40 Mbps. 80 Meg cir is 30 Mbps and 40 Mbps service is 15 Mbps

Also, I would think they would eventually fall foul of the ASA if they did advertise the 330 downstream speed as it's not possible for anyone to get this.

Thanks . It shows up on all BT packages, now I know it's there. D'oh!

I don't think anyone has mentioned this before on these forums. Though no doubt someone will have, and prove me wrong again.