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Pyro.
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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.
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.
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What result do you get for your address when using the address checker here? http://www.dslchecker.bt.com0
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What result do you get for your address when using the address checker here? http://www.dslchecker.bt.com
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I readdressed that thank you. So any internet guru's know if this will be at all suffice for my needs?0
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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.0 -
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 .0
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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
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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.0
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