EE 1.6Gb Speedtest

Just got my new 2.5Gb ONT today and sharing a speedtest if anyone is interested. Using my own router as the supplied one doesn't have 2.5Gb LAN

https://www.speedtest.net/result/d/598455960

May I ask where you live?

Have a read of my comments in this article - I'm having a nightmare with EE trying to get this service.

https://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/9734-where-is-ee...

Got my 1.6 GB service last week (south west). Very happy with it.

Thanks.

Download seems good but it makes the upload seem even worse in comparison

I've ordered the 1.6G service under a different email address and the system has (for now) accepted the order and set a date for the engineer to come to the house.

I guess it may be cancelled beforehand, or the guy may actually fit a 2.5G ONT!

Who knows??!!

How does it do with single threads?

Shame the upload is so low. I do better than that with my FTTP1000 service from another provider.

Just ordered 1.6Gb, moving from BT (within contract for no cancellation fees), grabbed the black friday deal £69.99 with 3 months free, on top of that EE reduced my mobile bill by £20 and given me Netflix basic for free saving me £7.99 on the Netflix premium package.
In total £27.99 a month saving not including the 3 months free for increase to 1.6Gb speed.
Just waiting for Cityfibre 2.5Gb to activate in my area so I can upgrade that also (as long as ISP does it also).

Is it me or is the ping very high?

Well not very high but more than I was expecting from FTTP.

In reply to a post by Cheule:

Is it me or is the ping very high?

Well not very high but more than I was expecting from FTTP.

Is the ping not dictated by location? Different test servers can give my FTTP different pings depending on location.

The destination server is Dublin for some reason, which will account for the ping.

Which NI exchange are you on and how did you know its on the trial?

Seems to be a widely available product now. I can order it on MYWAK / Wakefield, on a Huawei OLT. Definitely not named as part of the trial.

EE are offering me first 3 months free then £69.99 a month. I presume it's the same story for others: check on their website.

Seems to be available all over Edinburgh too (got mine last week).


Edit: since we're talking speedtests .....
[IMG]https://www.speedtest.net/result/d/344cc365-2a35-4f1...[/IMG]

(using asus rog ax6000 as a router, and tp-link tx201 nic)

Edited by arfster (Sun 03-Dec-23 02:30:21)

Just ordered this yesterday, Very much the same deal as others have taken in this thread.

Works out (with the discount they have given me on my mobile contract & three month free) cheaper than what I have been paying BT for their 900/110 package.

Got mine done this morning, new ONT, 5 min swap and register.

In reply to a post by Rolandrat:

Got mine done this morning, new ONT, 5 min swap and register.

Everything working at full speed mate.

Are these speeds via Wifi or hardwired ?

Wired

Mine is working great since I bought my own router. TP-Link BE19000

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What ONT do they supply? Is it the Huawei or some other model. I imagine the port has to be at least 2.5gb and probably 10gb for future proofing.

It doesn't have to be 10Gbit because it's still GPON and maxes out at 2.4Gbps.

The ONTs are Nokia or Adtran models, details are here https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2023/11/openre...

But it wont be 2.4Gbps in a few years. Virgin are rolling out XGS-PON right now, and Openreach will go with Combo PON to run both concurrently. So may as well have a 10gbit capable ONT.

edit - they already have some Nokia Combo cards in FTTP network

Edited by Jnaro (Thu 14-Mar-24 18:10:31)

In reply to a post by Jnaro:

But it wont be 2.4Gbps in a few years. Virgin are rolling out XGS-PON right now, and Openreach will go with Combo PON to run both concurrently. So may as well have a 10gbit capable ONT.

edit - they already have some Nokia Combo cards in FTTP network

The ONT doesn't support XGS-PON. I suspect their XGS-PON ONTs have a 10Gb port.

Your question was about the EE 1.6Gbps plan and the supplied ONT