Fibre Optic

glitter123

Are other ISPs going to be able to use BT fibre optic soon?

I just asked my ISP for my MAC and they said they're waiting for the nod from Ofcom.

I think I may have just answered my own question by doing some searching I see that some ISPs already use it. Is it any good?

littleboo

Yes, other ISP's can and do use BT's fibre infrastructure, no idea what your ISP is talking about. I have BT Infinity - it's very good.

societys_child

I did hear that BT were trying to delay the major ISPs using their FTTC product but I was told recently by my ISP that Fibre would be available from them shortly, they were hoping sometime in September.

iniltous

societys_child wrote: »

I did hear that BT were trying to delay the major ISPs using their FTTC product but I was told recently by my ISP that Fibre would be available from them shortly, they were hoping sometime in September.

Sky and TT are major ISP's, there aren't many with more end users, and both re-sell BT's fibre, so whoever told you this doesnt know what they are talking about, if some ISPs are not offering FTTC it's their choice, nothing to do with BT not offering access at a wholesale rate

ktothema

Plusnet are also offering a fibre package right now.

savemoney

Yes they are with up to 250GB limited and free off peak. I believe BT still own Plusnet

Cost is £19.99 up wards plus line rental

http://www.plus.net/fibre-broadband/?source=carouselSwitch

ktothema wrote: »

Plusnet are also offering a fibre package right now.

macman

The resold product is exactly the same-and invariably cheaper from the likes of Plusnet.

societys_child

iniltous wrote: »

Sky and TT are major ISP's, there aren't many with more end users, and both re-sell BT's fibre, so whoever told you this doesnt know what they are talking about, if some ISPs are not offering FTTC it's their choice, nothing to do with BT not offering access at a wholesale rate

Sky and TT can offer fibre because they have their own MPF in the BT exchanges (as opposed SMPF) They've paid a lot for this.

See post No1 - Why do you think the others have not been able to offer fibre?

they're waiting for the nod from Ofcom.

ktothema wrote: »

Plusnet are also offering a fibre package right now.

Plusnet are a BT company and have offered fibre for over a year.

Buzby

This is all nonsense. People talking about fibre are still on boring copper. All Internet connections have been fibre for the last 10 yars - the only difference is it is crawling slowly from the telephone xchange to a cabinets in a street or two away. So what's the difference? Hype?

Since a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, singing the praises of fibre is erroneous until you actually GET fibre - BT call it FTTP (Fibre To The Premises), what you get is the halfway house, FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) and you just get copper as before, a bit faster, but no fibre in any meaningful way.

Don't perpetrate the hype - the marketing boys are taking you for a ride.

societys_child

macman wrote: »

The resold product is exactly the same-and invariably cheaper from the likes of Plusnet.

When I looked into it some time ago, BT worked out cheaper over the 18 month contract due to special offers (think it was things like 3 month free etc.)
It may have changed now but Plusnet upload speed was lower and their premium rate cap was low (for a high speed connection)
BTs premium package offered a higher cap but as I said overall cost was less. Both use "trafic shaping"

AFAIK only Sky are truly uncapped.

societys_child

Buzby wrote: »

This is all nonsense. People talking about fibre are still on boring copper. All Internet connections have been fibre for the last 10 yars - the only difference is it is crawling slowly from the telephone xchange to a cabinets in a street or two away. So what's the difference? Hype?

Since a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, singing the praises of fibre is erroneous until you actually GET fibre - BT call it FTTP (Fibre To The Premises), what you get is the halfway house, FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) and you just get copper as before, a bit faster, but no fibre in any meaningful way.

Don't perpetrate the hype - the marketing boys are taking you for a ride.

I think we all know this but if it raised my D/L speeds from less than 2meg to over 30 - what do you do . . .