| Full fiber broadband 15:32 - Oct 25 with 1213 views | chicoazul |
The men have finally finished digging up the road outside my house and I can now get full fibre. BT giga clear and Sky are all offering me 100mb speeds for about 50 a month.
Do many of TWTD have much experience with full fibre as in, is it worth it..? I already have pretty good speeds usually about 40mb for more or less the same per month but we are getting more and more connected stuff at home so maybe going for full fibre is a good option..?
Thanks in advance boyos. All advice gratefully received. |  |
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| Full fiber broadband on 15:39 - Oct 25 with 1169 views | Keno |
All I know is full fibre is good for you, keeps your bowel movements regular |  |
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| Full fiber broadband on 15:48 - Oct 25 with 1137 views | Sarge |
I have 250mb broadband and a tv package for ~£60 a month from Virgin. I’ll be ditching the tv part at the next opportunity because I think it’s poor value but I wouldn’t want to go back down to 40mb speeds.
Streaming is becoming more popular, most of what I watch is streamed from one service or the other and all console games now basically require a download that at 40mb would take too long. If the cost difference is not significant then I personally would say go for it. |  | | |
| Full fiber broadband on 15:55 - Oct 25 with 1115 views | BlueForYou |
Have 500mb BT Halo 3, which also includes a home phone package.
Costs £50 per month.
Plus BT Sport for £20 extra.
Find BT very good & easy to talk to. [Post edited 25 Oct 2022 16:07]
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| Full fiber broadband on 16:01 - Oct 25 with 1096 views | DanTheMan |
As with all things technical, the answer is "it depends".
One thing to consider is that whilst you have more stuff connected that might only be internal traffic or may require only a tiny amount of that 40mb you currently have.
If you have a lot of people in your household streaming / downloading / gaming then it might be worth upgrading. However for £50 a month I'd tell those two to stuff if, you can get it cheaper elsewhere at that speed. I get 1gig for that price. This is on the OpenReach network, which opens you up to a massive range of providers with really good support you may not have heard of.
Another thing just to mention is that people often upgrade their package and see no noticeable difference because the bottleneck is not your connection externally but is the internal traffic itself. The routers you get from BT / Sky / Virgin are utter rubbish and you can see huge increases in performance by buying a proper router. They aren't all that difficult to set up these days either. [Post edited 25 Oct 2022 16:02]
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| Full fiber broadband on 16:04 - Oct 25 with 1084 views | homer_123 |
Just had 600mb installed at the Office....it's more the asynchronous aspects that are good for us.
Edit: our contention ratio is rather good....only us and one other business sharing the line.....it's ruddy quick!!! In fact, I suspect that we can easily go with throttling back to 300mb. [Post edited 25 Oct 2022 16:06]
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| Full fiber broadband on 16:04 - Oct 25 with 1078 views | HARRY10 |
| Full fiber broadband on 16:01 - Oct 25 by DanTheMan |
As with all things technical, the answer is "it depends".
One thing to consider is that whilst you have more stuff connected that might only be internal traffic or may require only a tiny amount of that 40mb you currently have.
If you have a lot of people in your household streaming / downloading / gaming then it might be worth upgrading. However for £50 a month I'd tell those two to stuff if, you can get it cheaper elsewhere at that speed. I get 1gig for that price. This is on the OpenReach network, which opens you up to a massive range of providers with really good support you may not have heard of.
Another thing just to mention is that people often upgrade their package and see no noticeable difference because the bottleneck is not your connection externally but is the internal traffic itself. The routers you get from BT / Sky / Virgin are utter rubbish and you can see huge increases in performance by buying a proper router. They aren't all that difficult to set up these days either. [Post edited 25 Oct 2022 16:02]
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Full Fiber ?
Perhaps you mean Full Fibber, as in Johnson | | | |
| Full fiber broadband on 16:07 - Oct 25 with 1060 views | StokieBlue |
| Full fiber broadband on 16:01 - Oct 25 by DanTheMan |
As with all things technical, the answer is "it depends".
One thing to consider is that whilst you have more stuff connected that might only be internal traffic or may require only a tiny amount of that 40mb you currently have.
If you have a lot of people in your household streaming / downloading / gaming then it might be worth upgrading. However for £50 a month I'd tell those two to stuff if, you can get it cheaper elsewhere at that speed. I get 1gig for that price. This is on the OpenReach network, which opens you up to a massive range of providers with really good support you may not have heard of.
Another thing just to mention is that people often upgrade their package and see no noticeable difference because the bottleneck is not your connection externally but is the internal traffic itself. The routers you get from BT / Sky / Virgin are utter rubbish and you can see huge increases in performance by buying a proper router. They aren't all that difficult to set up these days either. [Post edited 25 Oct 2022 16:02]
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Certainly right that a new router can be a massive upgrade and depending on where your router is located and the size/layout/construction material of your home you might also want to consider a mesh network.
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| Full fiber broadband on 16:09 - Oct 25 with 1050 views | chicoazul |
| Full fiber broadband on 16:01 - Oct 25 by DanTheMan |
As with all things technical, the answer is "it depends".
One thing to consider is that whilst you have more stuff connected that might only be internal traffic or may require only a tiny amount of that 40mb you currently have.
If you have a lot of people in your household streaming / downloading / gaming then it might be worth upgrading. However for £50 a month I'd tell those two to stuff if, you can get it cheaper elsewhere at that speed. I get 1gig for that price. This is on the OpenReach network, which opens you up to a massive range of providers with really good support you may not have heard of.
Another thing just to mention is that people often upgrade their package and see no noticeable difference because the bottleneck is not your connection externally but is the internal traffic itself. The routers you get from BT / Sky / Virgin are utter rubbish and you can see huge increases in performance by buying a proper router. They aren't all that difficult to set up these days either. [Post edited 25 Oct 2022 16:02]
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Cheers Dan. I was thinking about getting a mesh to go with the fibre. A TP link Deco to be precise is my chums recommendation. Apparently you connect it to the router then turn off the router so the mesh becomes your WiFi provider..?
And yes this is more about future proofing really as the kids grow up no doubt they will use ever more WiFi for games and stuff. | |
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| Full fiber broadband on 16:10 - Oct 25 with 1039 views | chicoazul |
| Full fiber broadband on 15:55 - Oct 25 by BlueForYou |
Have 500mb BT Halo 3, which also includes a home phone package.
Costs £50 per month.
Plus BT Sport for £20 extra.
Find BT very good & easy to talk to. [Post edited 25 Oct 2022 16:07]
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That’s what they’re offering me I believe. 50 a month which seems steep. | |
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| Full fiber broadband on 16:16 - Oct 25 with 1000 views | DanTheMan |
| Full fiber broadband on 16:09 - Oct 25 by chicoazul |
Cheers Dan. I was thinking about getting a mesh to go with the fibre. A TP link Deco to be precise is my chums recommendation. Apparently you connect it to the router then turn off the router so the mesh becomes your WiFi provider..?
And yes this is more about future proofing really as the kids grow up no doubt they will use ever more WiFi for games and stuff. |
As Stokie put above, a mesh can work well if you have a large / spread out home. I've got by fine with a decent router but it really depends on the layout of your home. A mesh will also help with congestion on a single point. TP Link is a very solid brand, can't really go wrong with them.
As you say my understanding is you'd replace the router but you would I believe need a separate modem that actually does the communication with the ISP. Routers these days usually come with in-built modems.
Unfortunately, it's not a setup I've ever tried so I wouldn't be able to advise further. | |
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| Full fiber broadband on 16:21 - Oct 25 with 962 views | marvellous |
Vodafone are offering their "Pro" broadband which is up to 900MB for £34/month for 24 months (plus annual CPI +3.4%). Even if inflation is 10% for the next 2 years then you'll still be paying less than £50/month. They use the Open Reach fibre network so you'll get the same speed as you would with BT or Sky. | | | |
| Full fiber broadband on 17:48 - Oct 25 with 830 views | BlueForYou |
| Full fiber broadband on 16:10 - Oct 25 by chicoazul |
That’s what they’re offering me I believe. 50 a month which seems steep. |
If you cut out the home phone then it should be much cheaper. Our issue is that we live in weak spot for mobile phone reception, so the package works for us. If I went for a cheaper deal somewhere else then BT Sport would double in price! | | | |
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