should I upgrade to fibre optic with EE

pullenuk

Buzby I see you popping up all the time moaning that fibre isn't true fibre. l also told you to stop as often you use those comments usually when people are not advanced as you on the subject.

If it's such a bugbear then you are welcome to create a topic explaining about it instead of repeating it across the forums and sometimes confusing people.

Timalay

Buzby wrote: »

My point is nobody (with a few exceptions) HAS fibre - and it REMAINS copper. As for Virgin, I never said the were full fibre - they are however using co-ax delivery (not twisted pair) and DOCSIS rather than xDSL and able to offer up to 120Mb, which DSL providers can only dream of. Add to this the lower contention rates for cable on a straight choice, cable wins.

When we REALLY get fibre - from whoever - the transmission method will be the same, but until then saying you've 'got fibre' just means you've been missold the service - and don't know it!

Ever wondered what we're going to call it when customers DO get it? 'ultra Fibre'? The mind boggles!

It just slightly annoys me people saying it's not full fibre. It's like they are saying it's a bad thing. I feel it a step in the right direction.

Curr946

Timalay wrote: »

It just slightly annoys me people saying it's not full fibre. It's like they are saying it's a bad thing. I feel it a step in the right direction.

its the best non fibre area's are going to get without BT somehow rasing the cash to dig up all the road in the uk. Lest face it, cable and wireless didnt get far, neither did telewest (both now virgin)

pullenuk

They call it Fibre as it's marketing. In layman terms it's easier for everyone to understand. BT market both FTTC and FTTP as fibre. Leave it at that.

StuC75

Buzby wrote: »

Copied & pasted the usual contribution....


Ever wondered what we're going to call it when customers DO get it? 'ultra Fibre'? The mind boggles!

Nah more like they will just call it Fibre To The Phone \ Subscriber \ Doorstep, rather than the Fibre To The Cabinet that they call it now.. Not sure what the problem is ?

Gordon_Hose

pullenuk wrote: »

Buzby I see you popping up all the time moaning that fibre isn't true fibre. l also told you to stop as often you use those comments usually when people are not advanced as you on the subject.

If it's such a bugbear then you are welcome to create a topic explaining about it instead of repeating it across the forums and sometimes confusing people.

Buzby's a pedantic dullard who flogs the same dead horses over and over, at the same time adding nothing to the discussion.

ATEOTD it's Fibre. It's marketed as Fibre, always has been. OFCOM agree with ISP's that it can be called fibre. That's all there is to it.

Ignore the gimp.

Fruit_and_Nut_Case

StuC75 wrote: »

Nah more like they will just call it Fibre To The Phone \ Subscriber \ Doorstep, rather than the Fibre To The Cabinet that they call it now.. Not sure what the problem is ?

Or maybe even call it Fibre to the Premises.

Gordon_Hose

Fruit_and_Nut_Case wrote: »

Or maybe even call it Fibre to the Premises.

You might be onto something there!