The Official Who's Got Sky Fibre Thread

[williammorris]

Exchange: Irlam
Ordered: 1/6/2012
Installed: 19/6/2012
Any charges for install / router etc: £52.18
Speed Down: 33mb/s
Speed Up: 1.96mb/s
Max Attainable Rate, If known: ?
BT Wholesale Prediction, if known: 26.4mb/s
Previous speed on ADSL connection: 5mb/s
Happy with it or not: Extremely Happy.. would like to see an improvement in the upload speeds... As I seem to be on Infinity 1 hopefully if we get Infinity 2 it will be faster as just found out I am quite near the cabinet.

Well then you have to order it - I don't think it's automatic? I assume you mean Pro over normal?

[tomthered]

Well then you have to order it - I don't think it's automatic? I assume you mean Pro over normal?

Yes I know I asked if Pro was available at time of ordering but was told no so didn't pursue it as the BT checker said 26.4 on Infinity.

[Nezzer]

Exchange: Rochford
Ordered: 30th May 2012
Installed: 19th June 2012
Any charges for install / router etc: £50 instal plus post and packing for router
Speed Down: 37.6 mb/s
Speed Up: 1.67 mb/s
Max Attainable Rate, If known:
BT Wholesale Prediction, if known:
Previous speed on ADSL connection: 3.0 mb/s
Happy with it or not: So far so good

[simon194]

Exchange: Hastings
Ordered: 12th June 2012
Installed: 21st June 2012
Any charges for install / router etc: £2.18 for the router p&p, installation was free.
Speed Down: 37.6 Mbps
Speed Up: 1.87 Mbps
Max Attainable Rate, If known: 79068 Down/35157 Up (Now 81584 Down/28900 Up since interleaving kicked in)
BT Wholesale Prediction, if known: 59 down/20 up on 80/20
Previous speed on ADSL connection: 10.8 Mbps
Happy with it or not: So far so good, just need to upgrade to Pro eventually.

I'm the only one on the cab so far.

[taurisince1983]

Exchange: Basingstoke (THBZ)
Ordered: 22/06/2012
Installed: 13/07/2012 (originally booked for 06/07/2012; actually installed 13/07/2012 due to a sky-bto booking issue)
Any charges for install / router etc: £50 install, £2.18 P&P for router
Speed Down: 39.999 Mbps
Speed Up: 10.000 Mbps (as of 25/07/2012, was initially 1.997 Mbps)
Max Attainable Rate, If known: ~92 Mbps
BT Wholesale Prediction, if known: 72.3 Mbps down 20 Mbps up
Previous speed on ADSL connection: 3070 kbps down (2.5Mbps speed test)
Happy with it or not: Yes, especially with the increased upload speed.

[Pazza]

Exchange: Basingstoke (THBZ)
Ordered: 23/06/2012
Installed: 10/07/2012
Any charges for install / router etc: £50 install, £2.18 P&P for router got install refunded as said I had registered months ago. required perserverance
Speed Down: 39.999Mbps
Speed Up: 1.997MbMax Attainable Rate, If known: 47Mbps
BT Wholesale Prediction, if known: 34.5Mbps
Previous speed on ADSL connection: 480Kbps So in heaven, with kids on line also and no moaning of get of the computer!!
Happy with it or not: Delighted. BT Openreach engineer very helpful too.

[Crashst3r]

Exchange: Taunton (wwtaun)
Ordered: 25th June 2012
Installed: 9th July 2012
Any charges for install / router etc: £50 instal plus post and packing for router (but gonna have £50 credited cause i was told free install in the past)
Speed Down: 40 mb/s (estimated)
Speed Up: 2 mb/s (estimated)
Max Attainable Rate, If known:Edit: I was told official Max down is 78meg with 29 up.
BT Wholesale Prediction, if known: 69.1/20
Previous speed on ADSL connection: 4.5 mb/s
Happy with it or not: We will see.

[dkx4his]

Exchange: SMSU
Ordered: 25th May 2012
Installed: 26th June 2012
Any charges for install / router etc: 1.37 postage!
Speed Down: Sync 39999kbps / Actual 38Mb/s
Speed Up: Sync 1997kbps / Actual 1.60Mb/s
Max Attainable Rate: 30 Mb/s
BT Wholesale prediction: 66 Mb/s
Previous Speed on ADSL connection: 6 Mb/s
Happy with it or not: Very Happy

[mikelane]

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Exchange: Pinner
Ordered: 9th June
Installed: 25th June
Any charges for install / router etc: Told me £50 but credited back as it was free when originally ordered
Speed Down: 75.37
Speed Up: 14.34
Max Attainable Rate, If known: 80
BT Wholesale Prediction, if known: 20
Previous speed on ADSL connection: 5
Happy with it or not: Very happy, especially as Sky had a problem porting my number. excellent service.

[chowgar]

Exchange:
Ordered:10 days before Install
Installed:19th July 2012
Any charges for install / router etc:50 quid
Speed Down:15.82 (2nd day after install)
Speed Up:1.69
Max Attainable Rate, If known:
BT Wholesale Prediction, if known:
Previous speed on ADSL connection: 5-6Mbps
Happy with it or not:Happier if I get to my expected full speed!