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Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
This is a discussion on Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband within the Sky news and announcements forums, part of the SkyUser Announcements category; Originally Posted by joe pineapples Will that be for no extra cost?. Judging by everything I've read there will be ...
- 20-01-12, 10:42 AM #791
Advertisement- 20-01-12, 10:45 AM #792
- 20-01-12, 10:49 AM #793
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
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.
- 20-01-12, 10:49 AM #794
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
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.
- 20-01-12, 10:53 AM #795
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
That makes sense.
- 20-01-12, 10:59 AM #796
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
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.
- 20-01-12, 11:09 AM #797
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
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
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- 20-01-12, 11:15 AM #798
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
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.
- 20-01-12, 11:25 AM #799
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
How do you find out which is "your" cabinet?
- 20-01-12, 11:33 AM #800
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