Re: How does Virgin's Fiber network work?
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Originally Posted by lewisp8
(Post 35815235)
Thanks for all the replies, so I'm assuming from what I've heard the larger cabinet is referred to as a node and basically the connection speed is limited by this and not the coax link. I also assume from what I've heard that this varies from place to place as some places are so what over subscribed, and the node can not supply the bandwidth required. Our node supplies a semi-rural village so I don't think the demand will be to bad, I don't know what the network is like in my area area code 31, and specifically Abingdon? It would appear that the network was originally built by a company called Comtel, which was then taken over by NTL.
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It's almost impossible to gauge congestion by looking at the area. You might only be a small villiage, but that doesn't mean Virgin has actually built capacity to handle it.
The takeaway, however, is that as much as the way it's run as it is the technology in play, Virgin attempts to deliver you the advertised speed. If you're not getting that speed, it's effectively a fault and Virgin will (Eventually) fix it. Depending on the reasons why, that might take weeks, months or even years but it will be addressed. Distance is not one of the factors. |
