Will I require better internet?

Pyro.

Hi MSE,

Seeing MSE Sky's latest unlimited broadband we are wondering will we need fibre as 5.5mbps seems quite slow (ex-Virgin Media 110mbps).

We are planning to use the internet between 2 adults and will only be used for the following:
-Heavy phone browsers
-Kodi Streaming
-Xbox Live

The exchange is 1329m away.

lee111s

What result do you get for your address when using the address checker here? http://www.dslchecker.bt.com

Pyro.

lee111s wrote: »

What result do you get for your address when using the address checker here? http://www.dslchecker.bt.com

LazyTyper

Pyro. wrote: »

you might want to delete that and hide your address before reposting... or just post the results and exclude your address...

Pyro.

I readdressed that thank you. So any internet guru's know if this will be at all suffice for my needs?

VisionMan

Pyro. wrote: »

Hi MSE,

Seeing MSE Sky's latest unlimited broadband we are wondering will we need fibre as 5.5mbps seems quite slow (ex-Virgin Media 110mbps).

We are planning to use the internet between 2 adults and will only be used for the following:
-Heavy phone browsers
-Kodi Streaming
-Xbox Live

Yes. For what you will be using it for that would be way too low. You will definitely need a higher speed. BT are offering the cheapest fibre packages atm, but again for what you will be using it for you'll need an unlimited package as well.

JJ_Egan

Dependant upon the source i would expect Kodi streams to buffer a lot . Unless you are streaming your own content that is .Videos on a server may be OK but not live sources .

lee111s

JJ_Egan wrote: »

Dependant upon the source i would expect Kodi streams to buffer a lot . Unless you are streaming your own content that is .Videos on a server may be OK but not live sources .

Real debrid sorts that out. 1080p, 5.1 content no issues at all.


To the OP.

BT Infinity 1 is likely your best option. You'll get the full connection speed of 55meg (52-53 on speedtests). Remember to order through top cashback. Your first year will be almost free

jas88

It isn't really "fibre" (neither is Virgin's) but you'll get a BIG benefit from VDSL (also known as FTTC, Fibre To The Cabinet) rather than ADSL (where the fibre bit only goes as far as the exchange, almost a mile away) - almost ten times the speed for downloading, and an even bigger difference for sending stuff the other way.