Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband

[Flashman]

Will that be for no extra cost?.

Judging by everything I've read there will be no extra cost involved. That's more pressure on Sky to catch up.

[joe pineapples]

Judging by everything I've read there will be no extra cost involved. That's more pressure on Sky to catch up.

Thanks.

So how will it work, as I thought the speed of FTTC was still governed by distance to the cabinet, so for the people not already able to get the full 40meg, how would they get the speed increase?

[Flashman]

Thanks.

So how will it work, as I thought the speed of FTTC was still governed by distance to the cabinet, so for the people not already able to get the full 40meg, how would they get the speed increase?

I vaguely remember reading something about them having received permission from "relevant authorities" to increase the frequency or something similarly technical that allows for the increase in speed. Like most things in life these days limits are more often placed by bureaucrats than technology.

[Stumpy]

I think .. although may be wrong .. that the speed you get to the house is based on the speed achieved to the cabinet, and then the speed bleeds off depending on how far you are from the cabinet, together with the quality of the copper to your house.

[joe pineapples]

That makes sense.

[Stumpy]

I vaguely remember reading something about them having received permission from "relevant authorities" to increase the frequency or something similarly technical that allows for the increase in speed. Like most things in life these days limits are more often placed by bureaucrats than technology.

I think he meant that if you were only getting 25Mb on an "up to 40Mb" line, would you see any increase if they changed it to an "up to 100Mb" line (for example).

Saying that ... if you have dodgy copper cable between the cabinet and the house that is causing major errors to occur over a certain speed (like ours), then perhaps you would not see any benefit.

[joe pineapples]

I think he meant that if you were only getting 25Mb on an "up to 40Mb" line, would you see any increase if they changed it to an "up to 100Mb" line (for example).

Saying that ... if you have dodgy copper cable between the cabinet and the house that is causing major errors to occur over a certain speed (like ours), then perhaps you would not see any benefit.

He did mean that . What you said makes sense though in my mind. If they are able to increase it between exchange and cabinet to say 80meg, then at least it starts higher along the copper cable as well. So slowing down by the same amount, would still be an increase for everyone (using my no knowledge common sense )

[joe pineapples]

What is interesting for me personally is that I can get on the Digital Region network (I previously mentioned), right now. The cabinet allocated to me, isn't actually the closest by quite some way (no idea about the routing underground of course). Now according to SamKnows, my exchange should be FTTC enabled by the 1st March, which I assume means using BT's network. Will be interesting to see if that would put me on a closer cabinet (and therefore greater potential speed) than Digital region.

[Stumpy]

How do you find out which is "your" cabinet?

[joe pineapples]

How do you find out which is "your" cabinet?

It tells you on their website - Origin Broadband (after inputting location), as well as a speed estimate. Shows other cabinet locations too. Mine would be where the eastern blue '2' is showing.