UK ISP BT Offers up to 76Mbps Superfast Broadband Boost for Free

[S.MULLA]

So they limit P2P, so say I've got 2 servers with no torrents run at all, then nothing is limited? Christ, this actually sounds like a great deal for once.

yep thats right. They throttle ONLY torrent traffic. Gone are the day of fair usage from BT.

Any other P2P is unthrottled. So far I've used around 250gb this month- not a single word from BT.

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So they limit P2P, so say I've got 2 servers with no torrents run at all, then nothing is limited? Christ, this actually sounds like a great deal for once.

Yep, they limit p2p to give maximum bandwidth for HTTP during peak hours, thats the only thing they mention

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yep thats right. They throttle ONLY torrent traffic. Gone are the day of fair usage from BT.

Any other P2P is unthrottled. So far I've used around 250gb this month- not a single word from BT.

This was february, not a word from them either

[S.MULLA]

Wireless G is 54meg though, so the 20-30meg we are getting over wifi has a problem

I have the same speeds when testing on my wifi macbook and iphone (via speedtest.net) wont get any higher than 25mb (upload is fine though-8.6mb). Wifi has a high overhead- and your probably never gonna get 54mbps.

This is the reason why BT are now selling N usb dongles on their website !

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I have the same speeds when testing on my wifi macbook and iphone (via speedtest.net) wont get any higher than 25mb (upload is fine though-8.6mb). Wifi has a high overhead- and your probably never gonna get 54mbps.

This is the reason why BT are now selling N usb dongles on their website !

lol yea, I'm not really bothered about wifi getting high speeds, I only really browse on my wireless stuff, so long as my desktop gets full whack I'm happy :D

Router is only 10/100 so if we get another upgrade I`ll have to replace that, but my PC has an Intel Gigabit LAN so i`m good there

[n_K]

OK so I've enquired and I think I'll ditch NTL as soon as this contract is over, I think it was over last year but they never mentioned anything.

Anyhoo, I need to get my own router, would a normal ethernet switch do or do I need a router with cable co-ax or a DSL router or what to use it?

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Great... So BT, how about finally upgrading our area?

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OK so I've enquired and I think I'll ditch NTL as soon as this contract is over, I think it was over last year but they never mentioned anything.

Anyhoo, I need to get my own router, would a normal ethernet switch do or do I need a router with cable co-ax or a DSL router or what to use it?

They provide the Openreach modem which plugs into any router you like via WAN Ethernet port, they give you a Home Hub 3.0 but its crap

[n_K]

I've decided to go with the 5 static IPs instead of the home hub :p I don't need or use wireless here

Edit: So if you choose to provide your own 'router/modem', what input will I be needing, I've got a coax modem from virgin atm. DSL? Cable coax? Ethernet?

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I've decided to go with the 5 static IPs instead of the home hub :p I don't need or use wireless here

Nice, I didn't realise there was the choice of statics

[n_K]

Nice, I didn't realise there was the choice of statics

BT don't really have a very organised terms site if I'm honest, the 3rd document down (which is a bit of a mess) states you can opt for 5 static IPs instead of a 'home hub' at no extra cost, but ?5/month extra if you want both.

Or ?15 or so per month if you want 13 static IPs... Random number :p

[S.MULLA]

BT don't really have a very organised terms site if I'm honest, the 3rd document down (which is a bit of a mess) states you can opt for 5 static IPs instead of a 'home hub' at no extra cost, but ?5/month extra if you want both.

Or ?15 or so per month if you want 13 static IPs... Random number :p

Static ip's only available for business lines. A home user can register as business (make one up if you dont have one) I registered under my domain name and voila.

13 ips since 3 are used for gateway, ip range reserve and next range reserve.

I currently have the 5 static ips for extra ?5/month.

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BT don't really have a very organised terms site if I'm honest, the 3rd document down (which is a bit of a mess) states you can opt for 5 static IPs instead of a 'home hub' at no extra cost, but ?5/month extra if you want both.

Or ?15 or so per month if you want 13 static IPs... Random number :p

I`ll give them their Home Hub 3.0 back for a swap lol

Actually don't have any use for statics atm, but nice to know they are an option

[S.MULLA]

Anyhoo, I need to get my own router, would a normal ethernet switch do or do I need a router with cable co-ax or a DSL router or what to use it?

You have to use a Openreach modem which is VDSL. This is a dumb modem- nothing fancy. you can then conenct this to the crappy BT home hub or any firewall /router which has ethernet for wan.

I use a Cisco ASA 5505 and works brill with the static ip's.

I think Draytech make a VDSL modem/router all in one (around ?120) which can replace the openreach modem and home hub.

[+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹]

Whats strange is that it tells me it is not available in my area (Infinity) and I can have between 4Mb and 8Mb with 2Mb estimated (sic?) yet if I put my downstairs neighbours phone number into the system it tells me that Infinity is available and he can have upto 33.6Mb

We are both in the same property so how is that possible?

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You have to use a Openreach modem which is VDSL. This is a dumb modem- nothing fancy. you can then conenct this to the crappy BT home hub or any firewall /router which has ethernet for wan.

I use a Cisco ASA 5505 and works brill with the static ip's.

I think Draytech make a VDSL modem/router all in one (around ?120) which can replace the openreach modem and home hub.

I use a WRT160NL running DD-WRT, gotta love that firmware

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Whats strange is that it tells me it is not available in my area (Infinity) and I can have between 4Mb and 8Mb with 2Mb estimated (sic?) yet if I put my downstairs neighbours phone number into the system it tells me that Infinity is available and he can have upto 33.6Mb

We are both in the same property so how is that possible?

Try this

https://www.btwholes.../adsl/main.html

I know if you can't get up to a certain speed, they can't give you Infinity, and offer something called Faster BB or something, I think it is upto 24meg ADSL

[n_K]

The openreach modem? Humm now I'm confused, on the phone she said about supplying my own modem, so now I'm unsure if she meant an 'openreach' device or the home hub. Not sure if this will come with the openreach thing or not now haha.

'I currently have the 5 static ips for extra ?5/month.'

On virgin I've got 5 static IPs, well no, they're 'fixed IPs' (and they're ****). Are these REAL static IPs and I actually have 5 I can assign to anything? Do I need to use DHCP or put in the static IP details? With NTL I had to register each PC on some rubbish 'acorn' NTL service to get the proper fixed IPs of 6x.xxx.xxx.xxx instead of 8x.xxx.xxx.xxx :s

[+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹]

Try this

https://www.btwholes.../adsl/main.html

I know if you can't get up to a certain speed, they can't give you Infinity, and offer something called Faster BB or something, I think it is upto 24meg ADSL

ROFL, just tried there and that gives the exact same information as the BT Infinity site, as I say something is definitely screwy with this :) How can a property split into upstairs flat (me) and downstairs flat (Neighbour) have completely different estimates? Its not as if the cable has to go miles further down the road :cry:

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The openreach modem? Humm now I'm confused, on the phone she said about supplying my own modem, so now I'm unsure if she meant an 'openreach' device or the home hub. Not sure if this will come with the openreach thing or not now haha.

Yea they are pretty unclear sometimes, I would say you will get the Openreach modem as part of the package, at a guess I'd say for business lines you will not get a 'home' hub, ? Not sure, just a guess because of the name

ROFL, just tried there and that gives the exact same information as the BT Infinity site, as I say something is definitely screwy with this :) How can a property split into upstairs flat (me) and downstairs flat (Neighbour) have completely different estimates? Its not as if the cable has to go miles further down the road :cry:

Are you renting your line through BT or another company ?

I know on the BT forums a few people were getting some weird results once the upgrade went live, its probably just a glitch on their site, some people were told they were not even on Infinity anymore when they blatantly were !

[Salem874]

I'd be happy If i can any Infinity at all!!

Our exchange was due to get 21CN (ADSL2+) in 2010. It's now 2012, and that has disappeared. If we cant even get that I wont expect to get Infinity.

BT, please prove me wrong!

[+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹]

Are you renting your line through BT or another company ?

I know on the BT forums a few people were getting some weird results once the upgrade went live, its probably just a glitch on their site, some people were told they were not even on Infinity anymore when they blatantly were !

Neighbour has his line through BT but no internet as he has no need for it, my line is through VM hence me using the postcode search. I would have thought the postcode search just checks the local exchange and then obviously tells you what is available in that exchange. I just find it strange that the information is wildly different when we are both in the same building :) Im on the first floor he's on the ground floor, plus it says mine is 4-8Mb with an estimate of 2Mb obviously 2Mb is lower than the lower speed given :)

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Neighbour has his line through BT but no internet as he has no need for it, my line is through VM hence me using the postcode search. I would have thought the postcode search just checks the local exchange and then obviously tells you what is available in that exchange. I just find it strange that the information is wildly different when we are both in the same building :) Im on the first floor he's on the ground floor, plus it says mine is 4-8Mb with an estimate of 2Mb obviously 2Mb is lower than the lower speed given :)

If you are putting your neighbours number into the system and they are with BT, vs your number and you are with VM, I guess BT can see there is no line at your property they can use

Start renting your line from BT and it will show Infinity as available i'd imagine

[Storm]

I get 80/20 with Plusnet :)

[+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹]

Yes but surely

If you are putting your neighbours number into the system and they are with BT, vs your number and you are with VM, I guess BT can see there is no line at your property they can use

Start renting your line from BT and it will show Infinity as available i'd imagine

:) I just find it strange that the address search says not available, whilst a number search does, I entered my downstairs neighbours property number with the postcode and it said it wasnt available. See what I'm getting at, how can they say two different things for the same address?