Hello All

We were experiencing problems with the BT line speed checker. This has now been fixed and it will show you if BT Infinity is available in your area. If the service is not available in their area then you will need to follow the website for further information as this will be updated accordingly. Go to the following link for more information; Click Here

Thanks

Fionnuala

You line checker is a joke, as usual, because in most places it will show just this:

We have tested your line and of our two broadband products, BT Infinity and BT Total Broadband, you can get the option(s) below. If you don't see BT Infinity, please check back regularly for updates.

Who in their right mind would regularly check for updates on your site when it is common knowledge for users in many towns (in fact, roughly half the UK) that BT never intends to upgrade the lines to fibre in these small towns for many many years to come.

In reply to a post by JNeuhoff:

You line checker is a joke, as usual, because in most places it will show just this:

We have tested your line and of our two broadband products, BT Infinity and BT Total Broadband, you can get the option(s) below. If you don't see BT Infinity, please check back regularly for updates.

Who in their right mind would regularly check for updates on your site when it is common knowledge for users in many towns (in fact, roughly half the UK) that BT never intends to upgrade the lines to fibre in these small towns for many many years to come.

Maybe its called infinity as thats how long many will be checking if they can get it hehe

At what point in usage terms will someone will be limited on the so called "unlimited "infinity" product...... Maybe BT_care could answer that (then again obviously NOT!)

Openreach FTTC presents an ethernet handover at the exchange, and in BT Wholesale's case will feed into the WBC/WBMC system with its current DLM.

Apparently no backbone capacity increases are planned.

What BT Retail do about their WBC/WBMC node capacity, backhaul from those, and FUP, is of course a matter for them.

Edited by RobertoS (Mon 25-Jan-10 23:03:49)

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

At what point in usage terms will someone will be limited on the so called "unlimited "infinity" product...... Maybe BT_care could answer that (then again obviously NOT!)

Openreach FTTC presents an ethernet handover at the exchange, and in BT Wholesale's case will feed into the WBC/WBMC system with its current DLM.

Apparently no backbone capacity increases are planned.

What BT Retail do about their WBC/WBMC node capacity, backhaul from those, and FUP, is of course a matter for them.

Or in short its fast in one blink, crippled the next

Still not showing nothing for my street, however if I put in a postcode for a street down from me it is????? Its only giving me an estimate of a 1.5 Mb connection with their total option too when i connect at 6Mb with Sky......

Cripplied in your eyes, but some of us want to wait and see what people who have the product say about it.

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

Cripplied in your eyes, but some of us want to wait and see what people who have the product say about it.

Not in my eyes at all, the small print of the FUP says they may reduce speed.

In reply to a post by CARPETBURN:

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

Cripplied in your eyes, but some of us want to wait and see what people who have the product say about it.

Not in my eyes at all, the small print of the FUP says they may reduce speed.

Standard word to put in surely?

I've just looked at that BT link, which says :-

Become one of the first to experience the internet's true potential now.

http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProduc...

There should be an asterix with a foot note saying "Well in the UK anyway" or words to that effect. (Speeds quoted at upto 40/10Mbps)
Who does BT's Marketing?

Edited by Vorlon (Tue 26-Jan-10 15:46:06)