Anybody used EE broadband?

Lit_Up

They have deals if you're on tmobile... just wondering if their standard broadband is worth a try. Can't find any user reviews on here.

oldharryrocks

Its just Orange Broadband renamed.

macman

Which is itself just a resold BT Wholesale product.

Lit_Up

So you're telling me that anything other than Virgin ie that relies on BT lines is the same service?

banger9365

Lit_Up wrote: »

So you're telling me that anything other than Virgin ie that relies on BT lines is the same service?

yes they are

Ypaymore

Lit_Up wrote: »

So you're telling me that anything other than Virgin ie that relies on BT lines is the same service?

Its possible for suppliers to have their own fixed line equipment in BT exchanges (LLU) local loop unbundling used by the likes of Talk Talk.

Orange did have their own network but then pulled out and went to BT.
See: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/broadband/357307/orange-abandons-broadband-network-for-bt

macman

Lit_Up wrote: »

So you're telling me that anything other than Virgin ie that relies on BT lines is the same service?

As above, LLU providers use their own networks, it's only BT on the local loop.
Orange abandoned their LLU provision a couple of years ago now.

espresso

banger9365 wrote: »

yes they are

Why don't you limit yourself to responding to threads where you have enough knowledge to make a useful contribution!

chanz4

o2 have there own and sky

Curr946

talk talk is a large LLU provider and they also offer fiber in some areas. Though, customer service can be a nightmare.

bod1467

Except for Virgin cable (and some localised services, such as in Hull) then EVERY home broadband connection is reliant on BT copper wires - even Fibre (FTTC), which uses the copper phone wires from the cabinet to the premises.

The difference between each ISPs offering comes from where the connection terminates from the BT network and moves into the ISPs network.

O2/BE use the BT line to the exchange, which is then patched across to their own broadband equipment but the phone connection remains within the BT network. (e.g. Half LLU)

TalkTalk and Sky use the BT line to the exchange, which is then patched across to their own broadband AND phone equipment. (e.g. Full LLU).

Many other ISPs (like EE/Orange, Plusnet, etc.) use only the BT equipment which they effectively rent from BT, so they are BT resellers.

Fibre (FTTC) at this point is just resold BT Infinity as far as I am aware - I don't think any ISP has their own connections in the cabinets at this time. The demarcation then comes in the connection after the exchange which then goes into the ISPs own network.

That's how I understand things to be.