In reply to a post by zyborg47:

oh no, a whole 5Mb/s, that must have been hard for you. I have no idea what you would do if you had to cope with my speed or with someone I know that is lucky if they get 5Mb/s

No it whole of 12Mb/s chopped off with banded on the line because of overhead speed throughput eg: 80Mb/s is 74Mb/s speed test, 74Mb/s is 68Mb/s speed test.

Edited by adslmax (Thu 30-Dec-21 02:12:34)

In reply to a post by jchamier:

Which network? I have 4G from all four networks in my flat (EE, Vodafone, Three and O2) but they are dramatically different in usability.

I get these speeds typically, but they all can vary up and down dramatically. Unlike my Virgin Media connection which is pretty much 200/20 all the time.

EE = 200 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
Three = 40 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload
Vodafone = 30 Mbps download, 5 Mbps upload
O2 = 3 Mbps download, 1 Mbps upload.

So always try all the networks using PAYG SIMs in exactly the location you need service. (Virtual networks don't count at this point, but may provide cheaper price plans).

There are two places in town where Three have deployed "poles of wonder" providing 5G coverage, one is outside Morrisons (??) and the other on a dual carriageway. Neither covering very many domestic homes.

I use Smarty, which is on the three network, normally it is around 45Mb/s up and down, just done a check to reply to this and it is 35 up and down, which is more or less what I get on my fixed FTTC network, well down anyway, I get 9 up on plusnet.

I am not bothered if I use a wireless network, my only problem is reliability and as long as I get enough speed for watching 4K, then I am fine.
I just don't want to pay a stupid amount, I want to try and cut down next year, as I have said in other threads, I am not sure what I am doing next year job wise, looking at finding something different.

In reply to a post by adslmax:

No it whole of 12Mb/s chopped off with banded on the line because of overhead speed throughput eg: 80Mb/s is 74Mb/s speed test, 74Mb/s is 68Mb/s speed test.

I still think you worry too much over speed, I can understand if you are paying for it then you want what you pay for it, but these days they go by the average speed, which on the higher FTTC packages is around 66Mb/s, the lower one is around 36, so I am only one Mb/s below that.

FTTP technology is better than FTTC, but for most people FTTC will be fine, My brother/sister-in-law is going to FTTP as soon as their BT contract is up. My sister-in-law is a bit worried about where the channel will go for the fibre as their drive is block paving.

i have not decided yet what I am doing, still got things to look at in my life that is more important than a faster broadband speed.

As has been said its most likely to be either a BDUK funded deployment or privately funded, the later is available to you too so may be worth getting a new FTTPoD quote if Openreach infrastructure has recently changed locally. You may want to consider a CFP if people in your village are all up for FTTP which may be a true acid test of the OP.

Edited by deleted (Thu 30-Dec-21 09:27:36)

In reply to a post by adslmax:

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

oh no, a whole 5Mb/s, that must have been hard for you. I have no idea what you would do if you had to cope with my speed or with someone I know that is lucky if they get 5Mb/s

No it whole of 12Mb/s chopped off with banded on the line because of overhead speed throughput eg: 80Mb/s is 74Mb/s speed test, 74Mb/s is 68Mb/s speed test.

Max: you are double-counting. If you had a perfect line, you'd get 74Mbps on a speedtest. On your banded line, you get 68Mbps on a speedtest. Therefore you have lost 6Mbps, not 12Mbps.

Nobody I know would be able to tell the difference between 74M and 68M, except when looking at a speedtest app.

You are in an extremely lucky position: due to your location in relation to the cabinet, FTTC works at almost the maximum possible speed. Since you are on the boundary, DLM has banded you to ensure you get a reliable service without interruptions, instead of a slightly faster service but with line drops.

In short, DLM is your friend, as it's giving you the best quality of service given the copper that's available to you.

sigh

Thanks for your recent enquiry via the Openreach website about getting faster broadband.



I’ve?looked into?your enquiry and the great news is that we will have some fantastic connectivity options for your home. I can see the equipment you’re connected to is getting an upgrade. This will give you the option of ordering fibre to the premises.



Our engineering work is due to start the beginning of January 2023 and will take several months to complete. I’m sorry we can’t give you a more specific date at this time but once the work is completed you’ll be able to place an order with your chosen service provider.



We’d love to keep you up to date with our progress. To receive any future updates please go to our fibre checker, input your postcode, choose your address from the drop-down, then scroll past the availability information and complete the Gigabit Fibre form and we’ll update you once plans change. www.openreach.com/fibre-broadband.

In response to your query, the neighbour's who are getting fibre might be connected to different cabinet/distribution point.

People 500 yards up the road are apparently on a different cab so I am obviously right on the border between 2 cabs.

In reply to a post by mintminty59:

People 500 yards up the road are apparently on a different cab so I am obviously right on the border between 2 cabs.

That doesn't really mean anything. The FTTP network is completely independent from the cabinets (except that the cabinets have fibre connections to the same fibre aggregation nodes that the FTTP network uses)

It's more a question of where your property is in relation to planned splitters and CBTs.

Why the sigh? 2023 instead of 2026 is positive as its unlikely you would have got it much sooner if you'd just coughed up the money for FTTPoD or a CFP.

Edited by deleted (Thu 30-Dec-21 18:01:14)

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

i have not decided yet what I am doing, still got things to look at in my life that is more important than a faster broadband speed.

Wash your mouth out, you are on Thinkbroadband forum where squeezing out an extra bps or two is the 'be all, and end all of everything', more important than life itself. 😜

In reply to a post by burble:

Wash your mouth out, you are on Thinkbroadband forum where squeezing out an extra bps or two is the 'be all, and end all of everything', more important than life itself. 😜

LOL, well i have decided now, Plusnet sent me an offer of £22.40 a month for 18 months, so i have gone with that and stayed with plusnet.
We will see what happens with Zzoomm in the next 18 months, maybe by then they will have sorted out things and be able to offer a service quicker, because at the moment they are not doing that.
People who have been able to order are still waiting weeks after the order have been put in, they are having the same problem as other companies, with getting workers to do the job.
so i will stay with plusnet for another 18 months and see what happens, that is if I am still living here.

I decided pretty quick, I had the email and thought, yep go for it, I can't stand the mucking around and waiting.