Thanks for all your responses in respone to your other questions my upstream rate is 288 and below is a copy past of the BT wholesale checkers results:

Your exchange is ADSL enabled, and our initial test on your line indicates that your line should be able to have an ADSL broadband service that provides a fixed line speed up to 2Mbps.

Our test also indicates that your line currently supports an estimated ADSL Max broadband line speed of 1.5Mbps; typically the line speed would range between 1Mbps and 2.5Mbps.

Our test also indicates that your line currently supports an estimated ADSL2+ broadband line speed of 2Mbps; typically the line speed would range between 1Mbps and 3.5Mbps. Our test also indicates that your line could support an estimated ADSL 2+ Annex-M broadband upstream line speed of 500Kbps and downstream line speed of 2Mbps; typically the downstream speed would range between 1Mbps and 3.5Mbps.

Our test also indicates that your line currently supports a fibre technology with an estimated WBC FTTC Broadband where consumers have received downstream line speed of 10.5Mbps and upstream line speed of 1Mbps.

The actual stable line speed supportable will be determined during the first 10 days of use. This speed may change over time, to ensure line stability is maintained.

If you decide to place an order, a further test will be performed to confirm if your line is suitable for the service you wish to purchase.

Thank you for your interest.

Please note that postcode and address check results are indicative only. Most accurate results can be obtained from a telephone number check.
Note: If you already have a Broadband service enabled on this line and you want to switch service providers, you will need to contact both your current provider and your new provider to get your service changed over new and existing service provider to have this service transferred.

As others said it looks likely that the offer is the FTTC service, which shortens the amount of copper by providing broadband from the green cabinet.

In all likelihood it will run faster than the 10 Meg they estimate. Even if 10 Meg that is more than enough for any video streams that are available today and likely for the next few years.

If the price is OK, go for it . Probably a new 18-month minimum term though.

Hi I also had 1.5meg and upgraded to faster broadband. I got 24 meg!!!! Actually faster than the 50 meg fibre optic via virgin I had before I moved - brilliant!

DO IT! I have found the estimates very conservative for the service...

My friend lives on a farm with a dirt track to their house. They got 128 kbps - that's 0.1 mbps on a their line. They couldn't even sync at certain times.

They got offered the BT fibre broadband - well the 'faster' service like yourselves. This predicted them 6 mbps. They are now getting 14mbps down

Definitely worth the move. & The estimate was very conservative.