Faster Fibre with Speed Boost £22.45 with Uswitch

Evening All.
Quick question is above deal any good, as for the price i like idea of a bit more speed, but want reliability as well, i know Talk Talk were bad years ago have they improved. i'm with Now TV Fab Fibre at the moment with TV paying £29.99, on a monthly contract, i want extra speed as think it will be better for online gaming, Netflix, & general browsing.

Edited by jamesgooner (Sun 02-Sep-18 18:02:40)

I am on the faster fibre (capped at 38 Mbps) package and am more than happy with it, i use the internet a lot the wife often uses catch up TV and my Son lives on youtube and it works perfectly, i would say go for it.

Edit to add - i am not sure wheat the "Speed Boost" in your title is and as far as i know i do not have it.

View my TBB speed test - https://s33.postimg.cc/55a0q9evz/ffffffff.jpg

Compare your speeds using the same test (you do not need to imput your post code if you do not want to double click "run Test") - https://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest

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Edited by deleted (Sun 02-Sep-18 18:18:03)

Edit to add - i am not sure wheat the "Speed Boost" in your title is and as far as i know i do not have it.

I had a quick search and i now know i do not have it so if i am getting 35 Mbps on my 38 max package i would imagine you should expect this at the very least on your boosted package, let us know how you get on.

I called TalkTalk quite a few times yesterday regarding renewing my contract and adding the fibre speed boost to my package so that i can increase my speed form 38mbps to 76mbps.

Hello, Thanks for your reply, the speed boost i'm talking about is Talk Talks up to 76mbps package.

The boost package is only worth bothering with if your modem is already connecting on the slower VDSL2 package at 39999 Kbps (40 Mbps), i.e. the boost is just removing an artificial cap on the speeds.

NOTE: For web browsing not likely to make a difference, for video unless you are into live 4K streaming no difference either, unless you need to support a number of streams at the same time.

Thanks for that, i will only stream Netflix in 4K, plus use speed foe Now Tv, Tv & online gaming, so do you think i should stick with what i have, only reason was thinking of moving to TT was that the package i mention is a lot faster than what i have plus a little cheaper.

Have you checked that your line will support the extra speed - fibre performance is limited by the distance from your street cabinet ?

If you are only getting 35 Mbps now it could be that that is the fastest your line is capable of, depending where you measured that 35 Mbps, with a speed test or the sync speed from your router (or were those Chippy_Tea_'s figures ?).

Also, I don't think TalkTalk support 4K - you need to ask them that question for qualification.

Edited by iefbr14 (Mon 03-Sep-18 09:20:33)

"Also, I don't think TalkTalk support 4K"

Not sure what you mean?

Supporting 4K is not something an ISP would need to do, whether 4K works of not for Netflix apps is down to the speed of the connection.

If referring to the TalkTalk TV settop boxes, then you are probably correct since their set top box is not 4K capable I believe, but if someone has their own 4K capable streaming device so long as the download speeds tick the box it should work.

Evening placed my order this morning,here is we had TT said I should get.

Your order
Your estimated broadband speeds
Minimum Guaranteed speed

52Mb

Download speed

58Mb to 80Mb

Upload speed

19Mb

Contract length

18 months

Your Estimated Go Live Date
Faster Fibre

17th Sep 2018

In reply to a post by jamesgooner:

Evening placed my order this morning,here is we had TT said I should get.

Your order
Your estimated broadband speeds
Minimum Guaranteed speed

52Mb

Download speed

58Mb to 80Mb

Upload speed

19Mb

Contract length

18 months

Your Estimated Go Live Date
Faster Fibre

17th Sep 2018

Let us know how you get on.

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Thanks will do when I go live.

OK, thanks for the clarification (my bad).

The TT supplied Youview box doesn't support 4K (not even HD as far as I can remember). But it does provide a Netflix app. for TV customers to use (very slightly cheaper than a vanilla subscription I think).

So I guess it depends how the OP is planning to watch Netflix.

Edited by iefbr14 (Tue 04-Sep-18 12:38:18)

In reply to a post by iefbr14:

OK, thanks for the clarification (my bad).

The TT supplied Youview box doesn't support 4K (not even HD as far as I can remember). But it does provide a Netflix app. for TV customers to use (very slightly cheaper than a vanilla subscription I think).

The boxes are advertised as - Dual-tuner HD YouView box.


Verdict

A well-priced TV service with flexible contracts, TalkTalk TV is excellent value, particularly for existing customers. A greater number of HD channels would be nice, though.


Read more at https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/talktalk-tv#m...


Key Features
Review Price: £25.00
Dual-tuner HD YouView box
300GB hard disk
TalkTalk TV Store integrated
Optional premium channels, including Sky Cinema, Sky Sports and Sky Entertainment

Read more at https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/talktalk-tv#m...

Chippy_Tea_ - "The boxes are advertised as - Dual-tuner HD YouView box."

Further clarification -

The Freeview "side" of the Youview box is twin tuner HD, but that doesn't have Netflix.

It is the IPTV service (over which the built-in Netflix is delivered) that isn't HD on the Youview box.

Sorry for any confusion.

Edited by iefbr14 (Tue 04-Sep-18 19:27:30)

That incorrect.
The Netflix app in completely unrelated to the Multicast IPTV channels.

The Netflix app is indeed HD capable.

Basic £5.99 subscription does not include HD feeds, which may be part of the confusion.

The standard at £7.99 includes HD
The premium at £9.99 includes HD and UHD

Prices are from buying direct off Netflix

Good Afternoon All.
Just checked my order status & says Your router is on its way to you and will arrive by your go live date.but can�t see a tracking number should I be seeing one, I don�t want to go out & modem can�t fit in letterbox.

In reply to a post by jamesgooner:

Good Afternoon All.
Just checked my order status & says Your router is on its way to you and will arrive by your go live date.but can�t see a tracking number should I be seeing one, I don�t want to go out & modem can�t fit in letterbox.

I found this on the TT support forum -

We'll send your TalkTalk router to your home address by Royal Mail. You can track your router delivery in My Account or on the Royal Mail website with your parcel tracking number, which we'll send to you by text or email.

If you're upgrading your package, we won't always send you a new router. We'll check to see if your current router is suitable and if it's not, we'll send you a new one.

Edited by deleted (Wed 12-Sep-18 16:39:35)

Normal. The router will fit through the letterbox.

In reply to a post by Zadeks:

Normal. The router will fit through the letterbox.

If it doesn't it will be at the post office as its delivered by Royal Mail (see my earlier post below)



I found this on the TT support forum -

We'll send your TalkTalk router to your home address by Royal Mail. You can track your router delivery in My Account or on the Royal Mail website with your parcel tracking number, which we'll send to you by text or email.

If you're upgrading your package, we won't always send you a new router. We'll check to see if your current router is suitable and if it's not, we'll send you a new one.

Edited by deleted (Wed 12-Sep-18 16:43:02)

Nothing under my account just it�s been sent,no email or text message,as long as it fits in my letterbox that�s fine, thanks for reply�s guys,just hope TT is as reliable as Sky has been.

In reply to a post by jamesgooner:

Nothing under my account just it�s been sent,no email or text message,as long as it fits in my letterbox that�s fine, thanks for reply�s guys,just hope TT is as reliable as Sky has been.

No doubt the kiss of death for me but if yours is as rock steady as mine has been you will be very pleased you switched.

Thanks Chippy_Tea_,
Hope your right will update on Monday if all gose to plan.

In reply to a post by jamesgooner:

Thanks Chippy_Tea_,
Hope your right will update on Monday if all gose to plan.

I look forward to it.

Evening All.
Update on my connection, went live about an hour ago, so far so good, just one little niggle cant log into my account with Talk Talk been trying for about an hour now keep getting same message.

Sorry, we can't bring you the page you were after...

speedtest from here just now.

https://www.thinkbroadband.com/_assets/speedtest/but...

Edited by jamesgooner (Mon 17-Sep-18 18:33:10)

In reply to a post by jamesgooner:

Evening All.
Update on my connection, went live about an hour ago, so far so good, just one little niggle cant log into my account with Talk Talk been trying for about an hour now keep getting same message.

Sorry, we can't bring you the page you were after...

speedtest from here just now.

https://www.thinkbroadband.com/_assets/speedtest/but...

Looking good.

TT message on twitter -


TalkTalk

Verified account

@TalkTalk

2 minutes ago


We're pleased to announce that the problems affecting My Account have now been fixed and you should be able to access the service as normal. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience.

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Edited by deleted (Tue 18-Sep-18 18:12:27)