grahamlthompson - 3 minutes ago »
Very very few have fibre into their homes
In which case I am one of the few. I only have FTTP because OpenReach didn't enable the street cabinet for FTTC but it certainly works nicely.
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| Thu 2 Aug 2018 13:34:59 #11 |
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Martin Liddle - 7 minutes ago »
grahamlthompson - 3 minutes ago »
Very very few have fibre into their homesIn which case I am one of the few. I only have FTTP because OpenReach didn't enable the street cabinet for FTTC but it certainly works nicely.
Lucky You
Does fibre optic broadband use a phone line?
Yes, it does.Although the majority of your broadband connection would be fibre optic, the bit between your local street cabinet and your home is still the old copper phone line. That's why line rental is almost always included in a broadband package.
Virgin Media is an exception to that though, since it uses its own kind of cables
From
https://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/ask-our-expert/how-does-fibre-optic-broadband-work
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grahamlthompson - 10 minutes ago » </cite...Very very few have fibre into their homes, it's normally coax cabled from a street pillar...
Afraid not, it's normally fibre to the nearest street cabinet and then good old BT overhead or underground twin copper to the phone socket in the home where you hook up the modem via the usual adapter used in non-fibre. The UK has a long way to go.
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Pollensa1946 - 9 minutes ago »
grahamlthompson - 10 minutes ago » </cite...Very very few have fibre into their homes, it's normally coax cabled from a street pillar...
Afraid not, it's normally fibre to the nearest street cabinet and then good old BT overhead or underground twin copper to the phone socket in the home where you hook up the modem via the usual adapter used in non-fibre. The UK has a long way to go.
Mine is coax (as advertised by Virgin on the telly).
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Pollensa1946 - 21 minutes ago »
grahamlthompson - 1 hour ago » ...Mine is coax (as advertised by Virgin on the telly).
I'm envious. However, that arrangement is not normal, which is how you described it.
+1 My small village, pop 100 has fibre to the village (recent) but I get about 16m.
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Approximate achievable broadband speeds at different copper-cable-run distances from the green cabinet.
If you buy a 38 MB/sec package, your ISP will cap you at 38 Mb/sec.
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I thought most people were on fibre nowadays from what they always say when we sign up for our new BT contact. I just mean I have 'bog standard, nothing super-dooper but works fine' broadband
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Christina2018 - 3 minutes ago »
I thought most people were on fibre nowadays from what they always say when we sign up for our new BT contact. I just mean I have 'bog standard, nothing super-dooper but works fine' broadband
What speed does this show if you run it on a wireless connected laptop close to where the box will be ? BT always boast there wireless routers are strongest amongst the free ones you get from a ISP.
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Is not the power output of WiFi modems limited by law? If so, how can one be 'more powerful' than another, as surely most all of them will be running at the upper limit anyway as they all strive to have the furthest range.
OK, I appreciate that 'beam steering' can extend the range, but have BT really got 'the most powerful' WiFi system out there?| Sat 4 Aug 2018 15:32:25 #20 |
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