Yeah i know its not going to be great.

When they upgrade it though, will it be 21CN enabled, will that improve it even for Orange?

I assume they would switch you to 21CN but would probably take a next few weeks after its been upgraded.

i would stick with BT through so you can jump straight from BT broadband to BT fibre if you want.

Edited by epyon (Fri 29-Jul-11 14:55:02)

It doesn't work like that though does it?

I understood it as that they may will upgrade the exchange that provides my address.

BUT

Unless they make any changes to the nearest roadside cabinet then i won't notice any difference or be able to switch to BT fibre.

I'll hazard a guess that they won't even bother doing that, so not worth the gamble to go with BT.

Unless i have it wrong and if they update the exchange naturally all properties connected to that exchange will improve?

Any upgrade will be to 21CN, but there is no schedule for that on your exchange. When & if they do Orange should follow suit.

Have you considered TT? They are LLU'ed there and should supply "Up to 24 Meg" ADSL2+. I personally don't recommend them as it will be hard to get your phone line back to BT when you leave, but they might give you faster speeds providing your line could support them.

Do the current occupants have BB? If so, their router stats would show if the line would benefit from ADSL2+.

In reply to a post by XRaySpeX:

Any upgrade will be to 21CN, but there is no schedule for that on your exchange. When & if they do Orange should follow suit.

Both AskSam and the BT Openreach say that it will be upgraded next year, the former saying March.

I know its not accurate, but seems to be on the schedule to be looked at...

Ah, that's for FTTC. Then it will depend on when your local cabinet is upgraded.

I was talking about 21CN upgrade. Orange don't do FTTC.

Yup and as far as i'm aware its pot luck if they will indeed update the roadside cabinet in my village Fiskerton anyway.

So do i go with BT in the vain hope that might upgrade it next year.

Or go with the cheaper Orange.

Both the same policy on unlimited downloads, even with my 2mb download it might have a baring...?

Have a look at Plusnet packages, there is no long contract period so easier to move on if needs be whenever the exchange gets upgraded or their is FTTC available for your home.

Plusnet use traffic management to control their network and it is explained within their website, for example traf man
They can provide Broadband or Broadband & phone and also Fibre optic broadband where their is FTTC available for the end user.

In reply to a post by jezthomp:

So do i go with BT in the vain hope that might upgrade it next year.

Even if you go with BT BB now it doesn't necessarily mean that they will transfer you to BT Infinity when it becomes available. You might have to see out your 18-month contract. Then it won't be any diff. from Orange. You'll have to ask them.

In reply to a post by jezthomp:

even with my 2mb download

Is that "2mb" your expected speed or usage?

Thats about the speed currently lines in that area get.

Not my usage, will need unlimited.