Thanks for the info!

Sky seem to estimate a faster speed.

49 - 70 MbpsMegabits per second
Estimated download speed

12 - 19 MbpsMegabits per second
Estimated upload speed

41 MbpsMegabits per second
Minimum speed guarantee

Could be sales patter though and I'd really like to use BT ideally. If I'm looking at the right cabinet my home is 0.6km from the cabinet so not bad.


I get the keys next friday would i be wise to put in the order now for broadband? how long does activation take tpically?

In reply to a post by rizla2k:

I get the keys next friday would i be wise to put in the order now for broadband? how long does activation take tpically?

I have just had to rebook an Openreach appointment for an FTTP install (long story) on the 19th March (this Wed just gone) and the soonest appointment was 8th April.

I expect a copper order to be much quicker than that. FTTP is in high demand, FTTC is declining rapidly

BT and Sky will deliver exactly the same sync speed, as it's the same infrastructure.

The only difference which matters is the "Minimum speed guarantee", since this is the speed below which you can report a fault. If it falls below this they'll probably make an engineer visit to try to resolve the problem - but if that doesn't work, most likely they'll just release you from your contract (which doesn't really help you, since any provider you switch to will also deliver the same speed).