New Build - Broadband Speed

steampowered

There are only two major providers of broadband infrastructure in the UK - BT and Virgin Media. All of the other major providers (TalkTalk, Sky etc.) operate off BT's network.

If there is no existing fibre infrastructure, you will be limited in the speeds you are able to get. It may take awhile for your new building to be connected.

If your new build is in London, it may be connected up by one of the smaller players like HyperOptic. My new build flat in London was recently connected to them and I can get speeds of up to 1GB.

lee111s

Pop up the new build postcode and I'll take a look.

bouicca21

Are you sure you need a fast speed? Mine just comes down the phone line but is still strong enough for me to stream videos, use catchup TV, use Remote Desktop etc. It worked fine with my last isp on speeds of 8 Mbps. For reasons that I don't understand, the new Isp using the same phone line is giving me much higher speeds, but the end result is pretty much the same.

There are several sites that will give you an estimated speed if you punch in the postcode.

Lord_Baltimore

Ollie_D wrote: »

I'm sure a slow Internet connection wouldn't be the end of the world.

Think again. You're used to a fast cable connection and you will be pulling your hair out with the speeds mentioned here. Don't undersestimate the value of your VM connection. You have been warned !

And yes, a proper internet connection would figure in my property location choices.

Marvel1

I sometimes download games - I would not like to wait hours downloading about 50GB.

My speed is just over 50Mb.

Sooetie

I lived less than 2 miles from the BT building and 20m from the local box. Seriously bad speeds to the point I could hardly load a page. Apparently due to usage in our street. Although I miss a few good series on sky, Virgin seems a bit better

Jon_B_2

Some developers put in decent provision, usually on large developments. We have FTTH courtesy of UK Independent Networks. Unfortunately it means you cannot get BT or VM as they have an agreement with the developer until he development is finished, but at £27 for 60meg download and 12 meg upload including calls it's not a bad deal and is a super connection for working from home.

boliston

Jon_B wrote: »

Some developers put in decent provision, usually on large developments. We have FTTH courtesy of UK Independent Networks. Unfortunately it means you cannot get BT or VM as they have an agreement with the developer until he development is finished, but at £27 for 60meg download and 12 meg upload including calls it's not a bad deal and is a super connection for working from home.

Surely FTTH must be faster than FTTC as there is no copper, only fibre - 60mb would be classed as "slow" for FTTC and and 12 mb upload is not good when 20mb is standard for fttc now

ceh209

boliston wrote: »

Surely FTTH must be faster than FTTC as there is no copper, only fibre - 60mb would be classed as "slow" for FTTC and and 12 mb upload is not good when 20mb is standard for fttc now

That's £27 including line rental - I'm on it aswell on a new build estate. They do offer higher speeds, that's their lowest. I'm happy with it.

Browntoa

It depends if the infrastructure is put in by the developer , if they skimp and refuse to provide new cabs and ducting to the properties then you won't get good speed

Openreach are quite willing to work with developers and plan it

It's the same as new build flats with a single satellite feed when sky plus needs a minimum of 2 , they skimp on the costs