sky problems

[Dylan]

They did mention about switching the stuff over in the switchboard.

they also claimed no-one else could provide me with broadband whilst there was an outstanding phone order. That left me a ltitle confused because bt are technically providing me with the service also so why can't they add it to the oder, why does it have to be seperate?

So this Fibre to the premises / copper wire situation. what is the significant differences in how long it would take to actually provide to me?

I kinda sorta do this for a job here in NZ, so have a pretty decent idea of how things would work in the UK

Obviously there will need to be routing changes made it the interfacing equipment (ie, exchange/switchboard), that is the same requirement for broadband regardless of technology.

If you have copper for the last mile, you are going to be limited to copper speeds, likely you will be getting a VDSL modem if you are close enough for the exchange. I have noticed that BT are marketing VDSL as Fibre optic, which certainly isn't the case, it is just the next evolution of xDSL services.

If you are getting VDSL, then you could enjoy an impressive speed boost, but the installation would be dependent on the phone line first (you can get a naked connection, ie without a phone attached but that is more expensive). If you are actually getting FTTP then you would have an ONT (Optical Network Terminal) installed, with fibre optic lines actually coming into your building connecting to the ONT.

I suspect you are being had by the marketing department and you are actually going to be getting a VDSL product (typical speeds of VDSL can be up to 70Mbps downloading and 15Mbps upload, so a big improvement on ADSL2+).

I would contact Sky and find out the actual technology of the product they are supplying you, because it certainly doesn't sound like a fibre service at all.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

I kinda sorta do this for a job here in NZ, so have a pretty decent idea of how things would work in the UK

Obviously there will need to be routing changes made it the interfacing equipment (ie, exchange/switchboard), that is the same requirement for broadband regardless of technology.

If you have copper for the last mile, you are going to be limited to copper speeds, likely you will be getting a VDSL modem if you are close enough for the exchange. I have noticed that BT are marketing VDSL as Fibre optic, which certainly isn't the case, it is just the next evolution of xDSL services.

If you are getting VDSL, then you could enjoy an impressive speed boost, but the installation would be dependent on the phone line first (you can get a naked connection, ie without a phone attached but that is more expensive). If you are actually getting FTTP then you would have an ONT (Optical Network Terminal) installed, with fibre optic lines actually coming into your building connecting to the ONT.

I suspect you are being had by the marketing department and you are actually going to be getting a VDSL product (typical speeds of VDSL can be up to 70Mbps downloading and 15Mbps upload, so a big improvement on ADSL2+).

I would contact Sky and find out the actual technology of the product they are supplying you, because it certainly doesn't sound like a fibre service at all.

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