BTW FTTC Speeds

I currently have FTTC 80/20 broadband (BTW based) however I only receive speeds around 25/5 due to where I live.

My question is; if I were to change to a 55/10 or even a 40/10 based product (still BTW based, so essentially just a change in Wholesale product), would I still get the same 25/5 speeds I do currently, or would I likely get proportionally less?

Nope, It�d be the same.

Agree with Zarjaz.

You were poorly advised to take 80/20 in the first place and should get yourself on the cheapest FTTC product your ISP can provide asap.

If you are still in contract on 80/20, I would push back at the ISP saying that they should have advised you to be on the lower speed product when you took the contract out with them

Such a service that does give you such low speed estimates should not allow you to be able to order such package!!!

On Onestream you can select this package..

Recommended - Fibre Broadband
Jetstream Fibre Unlimited Broadband Including Line Rental
20 - 20 Mb Estimated download speed
2 Mb Estimated upload speed
20 Mb Minimum guaranteed download connection speed

Now I know this will probably give you 5Mbps less than the normal and 3Mbps less than the estimate compared to the 38 Mb package but it will cost £19.99 instead of the £22.99.

You will save £3 per month but will get 5Mbps less with that package and 3Mbps less upload. I don't know if it is worth it, you can decide. But it does seem a little bit more rational. I'm not sure if it is worth paying £3 more to get 25 Mbps instead of 20 Mbps.

In reply to a post by imroberts:

I currently have FTTC 80/20 broadband (BTW based) however I only receive speeds around 25/5 due to where I live.

My question is; if I were to change to a 55/10 or even a 40/10 based product (still BTW based, so essentially just a change in Wholesale product), would I still get the same 25/5 speeds I do currently, or would I likely get proportionally less?

post back what does btw estimates say for your line, removed your telephone number

Apologies for the formatting but I think all the pertinent information should be clear

Featured Products RAG WBC FTTC Availability WBC SOGEA Availability Reason Code Capacity Date Downstream Line Rate(Mbps) Upstream Line Rate(Mbps) Downstream Handback Threshold(Mbps) Left In Jumper
High Low High Low
VDSL Range A (Clean) Green Enabled Enabled G - 36.6 21.7 7.6 5.2 18 -
VDSL Range B (Impacted) Green Enabled Enabled G - 35 18 7.5 4.8 14 -
Featured Products RAG WBC FTTP Availability Reason Code Capacity Date Downstream Line Rate(Mbps) Upstream Line Rate(Mbps) Line Range in Mbps
FTTP on Demand Green Enabled - Z - 330 30 - -
ADSL Products RAG Service Availability Reason Code Capacity Date Downstream Line Rate(Mbps) Upstream Line Rate(Mbps) Line Range in Mbps Left In Jumper
WBC Green Enabled - G - Up to 9 - 8 - 9.5 -
WBC(Annex-M) Green Enabled - G - Up to 9 Up to 1 8 - 9.5 -
WBC Fixed Rate Green Enabled - G - Up to 2 - - -
WBC Rate Adaptive Green Enabled - G - Up to 2 - - -
Max Green Enabled - G - Up to 8 - 7 - 8 -
Fixed Rate Green Enabled - G - Up to 2 - - -
Rate Adaptive Green Enabled - G - Up to 2 - - -
Other Offerings RAG Service Availability
ADSL Multicast - Enabled - - - - - - -
VDSL Multicast - Enabled - - - - - - -
Observed Speeds VDSL
RangeA Base Upstream Bandwidth (Mbps) 4.38
RangeB Base Upstream Bandwidth (Mbps) 3.66
Upper Downstream Observed Speed (Mbps) 23.23
Lower Downstream Observed Speed (Mbps) 21.23
Upper Upstream Observed Speed (Mbps) 5.1
Lower Upstream Observed Speed (Mbps) 3.09
Downstream DLM Profile Cap 80Mbit/s
Upstream DLM Profile Cap 20Mbit/s
DLM Policy Standard
Last Observed Date 2020-02-17

Estimates confirm no point on being on anything more than a 40/10 product.

Dropping from 80/20 to 40/10 should not impact sync speeeds

I am curious to know how to work that out. I;m also on a FTTC package with BT but dont believe i ever get that advertised 200Mbps speed. How would I generate those stats and then analyse them?

FTTC has a maximum speed of 80Mbps down and 20 Mbps up. The actual speed will depend on the package you have bought, your distance fromthe FTTC cabinet, the quality and thickness of the cable between your property and the cab,and the level of cross-talk with other users in the same cable bundle.

Thanks for the info. Maybe that is why every ISP except BT offers me speeds <80. BT's own test from Hub to Exchange a few minutes ago gives a result of >200. How can I determine if it is actually FTTC or something else? Sorry for the newbie questions,