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Qtx · 02-09-2013, 14:09

If you could have a Mercedes that was speed limited to 70Mph or a turbo charged 15 year old Robin Reliant that went 120Mph, which would you choose?

FTTC options are generally better in all areas except top speed. The higher top speed of the Virgin options simply are not needed by the majority of streaming and downloading households.

In all other areas FTTC usually trumps the Virgin broadband for the reasons given by the posters above. The quality of the connection is just so much more better in every technical area.

Not every FTTC provider is equal though and as Chrys mentioned, BT can sometimes route in weird ways depending on where you are in the country. TalkTalk had congestion problems although I am not sure if that is still the case. Bottom line is check out recent reviews of other isp's in your area before choosing one.

The topology of FTTC networks means it is not susceptible to broadband congestion at the node level in the same way as Virgin is.

02-09-2013, 14:09	#6
Qtx CF's Worst Nightmare Join Date: May 2012 Location: Probably outside the M25 Services: Sky Fibre Unlimited 40/10 Posts: 3,473	Re: Bt FTTC If you could have a Mercedes that was speed limited to 70Mph or a turbo charged 15 year old Robin Reliant that went 120Mph, which would you choose? FTTC options are generally better in all areas except top speed. The higher top speed of the Virgin options simply are not needed by the majority of streaming and downloading households. In all other areas FTTC usually trumps the Virgin broadband for the reasons given by the posters above. The quality of the connection is just so much more better in every technical area. Not every FTTC provider is equal though and as Chrys mentioned, BT can sometimes route in weird ways depending on where you are in the country. TalkTalk had congestion problems although I am not sure if that is still the case. Bottom line is check out recent reviews of other isp's in your area before choosing one. The topology of FTTC networks means it is not susceptible to broadband congestion at the node level in the same way as Virgin is.