I've currently got my 7800 working operating with Sky Broadband ADSL and line rental (about 8 meg down 1 meg up). Life is good and the router is rock solid reliable.
Generally like sky as they don't seem to traffic manage/shape and it just works.
The world has just changed though and FTTC has just come to my street - whoop (can't wait for the speed).
I seem to have two choices right?
- Upgrade to sky fibre (£20 a month - bizarrely capped at 40Mbps I think, apparently £30 for sky fibre pro), 12 month contract - no modem supplied so I'd need to use the custom sky firmware
- Jump ship to BT and get the BT infinity product...then I dump the BT homehub and just use their supplied ADSL modem to plug into the billy
Did I get that right?
Does the custom sky firmware work ok ?
Can anyone advise me which way to jump - *very* keen to get the order in and get a FTTC service.
Thanks for insight.
billyt
FTTC - BT or Sky
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tinytim
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Re: FTTC - BT or Sky
Well , Sky provide a new router specifically for Fibre , just as BT do (HomeHub) so no difference there. BT Openreach do the install for either and fit an Openreach modem - which is not as you mention an ADSL modem.
If you only get 8meg down with ADSL from Sky I doubt you'll get over the 40 with BT or Sky Pro so why go for the extra cost of either.
As you've got line rental with Sky, which is cheaper than BT anyway , I'd suggest you stick with Sky.
If you only get 8meg down with ADSL from Sky I doubt you'll get over the 40 with BT or Sky Pro so why go for the extra cost of either.
As you've got line rental with Sky, which is cheaper than BT anyway , I'd suggest you stick with Sky.
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billyt
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Re: FTTC - BT or Sky
Are you sure?
An openreach modem is supplied in all cases ?
I read the sky literature and I thought that the sky router had a built in modem.
Am tempted to go for the plain Sky Fibre product (£20 a month)...annoyed that it seems to be capped at 40Mbps - my FTTC line speed checks from BT indicate I could get 57 Mbps down and 18 Mbps up. Seems you have to pony up £30 a month for Sky's "pro" service to get that speed?
An openreach modem is supplied in all cases ?
I read the sky literature and I thought that the sky router had a built in modem.
Am tempted to go for the plain Sky Fibre product (£20 a month)...annoyed that it seems to be capped at 40Mbps - my FTTC line speed checks from BT indicate I could get 57 Mbps down and 18 Mbps up. Seems you have to pony up £30 a month for Sky's "pro" service to get that speed?
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tinytim
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Re: FTTC - BT or Sky
Firstly , ignore my comment about speed as it obviously depends where your cabinet is. Put it down to a senior moment.
Yes , definitely Openreach provide one of their modems regardless who the ISP is.
And you'll always be governed by BT's DLM system which is nowhere near as flexible as Sky's ADSL version.
Yes , definitely Openreach provide one of their modems regardless who the ISP is.
And you'll always be governed by BT's DLM system which is nowhere near as flexible as Sky's ADSL version.
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billyt
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Re: FTTC - BT or Sky
done.. ordered Sky Broadband Fibre, £20 a month + £14.50 line rental.
Install date is 10th Jan 2013.. drat - was hoping earlier!
Install date is 10th Jan 2013.. drat - was hoping earlier!