In reply to a post by Grimers:

Oh, totally! I wouldn't require much more than we have now (55/7), tbh! It's more a curiosity as to why it is 330/50, not 1000/220, for the people/business that may need it.

Like you, I can't see why BT offering is such a strange mix when other companies supply 1000/1000 or even 500/500 (which is my install). I think the £39 a month I pay is well worth it too. Once you have faster speeds I can guarantee you do wonder how you ever managed with less.

Yeah, it is a little weird. I guess we normally download more rather than upload, so it makes sense to offer asymmetric speeds. Let's just say I would take 100/20 over 20/20. Yeah, I guess so, I very rarely encounter any problems with the speed I have now, and the other members of our household rarely complain (one watches a lot of 4K Netflix).

Edited by Grimers (Sat 10-Apr-21 21:04:45)

I finally found out why my neighbour can get 1000 whereas I am on the 330 package and cannot move up. We are fed from exactly the same CBT.

He has residential, I have business - and BT business want heavy users to move to a dedicated "private circuit" type provision offering 1000/1000 rather tan FTTP.

" Once you have faster speeds I can guarantee you do wonder how you ever managed with less."

Apart from downloading large updates in seconds rather than minutes how does such a fast speed differ when browsing, sending emails, using FaceAche, etc?

In reply to a post by MHC:

I finally found out why my neighbour can get 1000 whereas I am on the 330 package and cannot move up. We are fed from exactly the same CBT.

He has residential, I have business - and BT business want heavy users to move to a dedicated "private circuit" type provision offering 1000/1000 rather tan FTTP.

Haha oh they pulled that one on you - We have G.Fast in one of our Derby locations on BT Business's 150 package, despite us supposedly allowing to get max speeds of 330 due to our cabinet proximity, but i was informed their business broadband didn't support it. We're relocating premises in a couple months, so im hoping the new location we'll be able to get some form of 1GB Fibre on business.

BT Business is not the only fruit. If they won't give you what you want, there there are Talktalk Business, Cerberus, Aquiss, IDnet, and a whole range of other business-focussed ISPs who will happily sell you the service you want.

https://www.thinkbroadband.com/packages?type=business
https://www.thinkbroadband.com/packages/fttp-broadband

Ironically cityfibre can be the opposite, at my address I can order from a business reseller now if I wanted, is fibre under my street, but if I try to order residential its vdsl only.

There is residential work been done but its on opposite side of city.

In reply to a post by Chrysalis:

Ironically cityfibre can be the opposite, at my address I can order from a business reseller now if I wanted, is fibre under my street, but if I try to order residential its vdsl only.

There is residential work been done but its on opposite side of city.

The "business" service will be a leased line, with a direct dig to your property, your own dedicated fibre strand, most likely a three year contract and possibly ECCs depending on how far they have to dig.

This is the type of service that Cityfibre offered even before starting their FTTP rollout.

In reply to a post by candlerb:

In reply to a post by Chrysalis:

Ironically cityfibre can be the opposite, at my address I can order from a business reseller now if I wanted, is fibre under my street, but if I try to order residential its vdsl only.

There is residential work been done but its on opposite side of city.

The "business" service will be a leased line, with a direct dig to your property, your own dedicated fibre strand, most likely a three year contract and possibly ECCs depending on how far they have to dig.

This is the type of service that Cityfibre offered even before starting their FTTP rollout.

3 year contract tick.
Free install.

Thanks for info.