Moving from O2 BB -> Sky Unlimited Fibre.

mrchagle

Hi there

Currently with O2 BB in one of their original LLU packages but want to go to Sky Unlimited Fibre.

Does anyone know if there will be any downtime moving 1 from O2 to Sky and 2, whether moving from a LLU provider to a Fibre provider ?

Thank you. :-)

chanz4

yeah wont be true fibre, only fibre to the cab expect max 22mb

mrchagle

chanz4 wrote: »

yeah wont be true fibre, only fibre to the cab expect max 22mb

Of course, I understand that will there be downtime given the fact that it will require an engineer's visit.

chanz4

from the exchange to the cabinet its fibre, from the green cabinet in the road your going via copper.

amk515

Rather than telling you it is not true fibre etc I will answer your questions as I moved from O2 to Sky fibre.

Downtime will depend on when the engineer comes to install as Sky will transfer your phone line over in the morning which will not work with O2 broadband. I had no Internet for the whole morning but once dinner time came the engineer turned up and everything was done within an hour (had to move master socket for me).

mrchagle

amk515 wrote: »

Rather than telling you it is not true fibre etc I will answer your questions as I moved from O2 to Sky fibre.

Downtime will depend on when the engineer comes to install as Sky will transfer your phone line over in the morning which will not work with O2 broadband. I had no Internet for the whole morning but once dinner time came the engineer turned up and everything was done within an hour (had to move master socket for me).

Thanks amk515 - that's all I wanted to know. I am aware how this type of bb/fibre works. But you have me everything I needed to know.

mrchagle

Forgot to ask amk515 how long was the turn around. Ie when you ordered from sky?

chanz4

My point is o2 is good value and quick, I would wait as o2 will be rolling their own out.

Wayne3765

chanz4 wrote: »

My point is o2 is good value and quick, I would wait as o2 will be rolling their own out.

Do you have any info on when this might happen or are you just assuming they will go fibre in the near future ?
I reckon there will be time to migrate from O2 and be out of contract again with the new provider before O2 get a fibre product out.

amk515

mrchagle wrote: »

Forgot to ask amk515 how long was the turn around. Ie when you ordered from sky?

Ordered on 14/4;
Router on the way 23/4;
BB went live 30/4.

When I spoke to O2 about their Fibre product they said it won't be until 2013 at the earliest and they couldn't even say when in 2013. I'm certainly glad I made the jump.

Personally, I can't see them being as competitive as Sky with pricing and also Sky offer the service as truly unlimited and no FUP.

chanz4

amk515 wrote: »

Ordered on 14/4;
Router on the way 23/4;
BB went live 30/4.

When I spoke to O2 about their Fibre product they said it won't be until 2013 at the earliest and they couldn't even say when in 2013. I'm certainly glad I made the jump.

Personally, I can't see them being as competitive as Sky with pricing and also Sky offer the service as truly unlimited and no FUP.

Doesnt o2's package already beat skys? All companys will offer fibre, as most is resold bt.