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Originally Posted by NuttehButteh
I checked with the studio manager it's a 10gbps line but it's gifted from 4 of the advertisers in return for always free stuff, a fair compromise
We can only wish for this - However I do think VM will always be on top. I know my FTTC line is also the same sort of setup, Exchange, cab, pole me? and VM is headend,street cab, me? In any case my FTTC is dependant on about 700M in line length. The VM cab ( currrently open with black thick cables visable but protected by a wall/bush) is at the bottom of my steps.
With respect to everyone please don't launch into a full on tech explanation, I don't understand it so please just a yes or a no and a dumbed down version 
Anyhoo I have now posted on the virgin forums because I have it again today.  |
In terms of basic connections, you're not far off - both Virgin and BT use Fibre up to a node of some kind, then copper afterwards. In terms of FTTC versus older ADSL, the node part is just futher along the line. The reason Virgin has an advantage is that their copper is shielded (coaxial) versus a regular copper phone line that isn't - so the length alone can be much greater on Virgin's. As far as I understand, not all of Virgin's cabs are actually the fibre end node and in fact can be daisy-chained from other cabs using the same coaxial cable.
After that, though, the two setups are pretty different. BT's system still has to account for the analogue phone line (hence why you've got filters and stuff to keep the two signals separate) and the actual protocols at this level are extremely different as well.
Your 10Gig studio connection will almost certainly be fibre straight to the building.