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Old 24-02-2018, 17:39   #1
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Sky fibre question

Hi all
I currently have Sky broadband as a backup to my main VM broadband.
I'm debating if it's worth keeping Sky as I only get around 4.5 mbps on a good day which is about as good as I could expect with the distance from the exchange. I did consider Sky fibre but would it significantly improve my speeds based on my current adsl predicted maximum download speed of 4-4.5 mbps .
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Old 24-02-2018, 17:46   #2
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Re: Sky fibre question

With Sky fibre distance from the exchange is immaterial. It is distance from the cabinet that's important.

To get a rough idea enter your address here.

https://www.btwholesale.com/includes...ls_adslchecker

Don't enter your phone number as you are with Sky so it won't return a result.
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Old 24-02-2018, 17:47   #3
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With Sky fibre distance from the exchange is immaterial. It is distance from the cabinet that's important.

To get a rough idea enter your address here.

https://www.btwholesale.com/includes...ls_adslchecker
Ah great i'll check that out. Thanks Pip.
Well i just used it. Didn't recognise my number (presumably as i moved from BT > O2 > Sky), so I used the less accurate post code checker and it just produced the bog standard ADSL speed info ...2.5-6.0

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Old 24-02-2018, 18:50   #4
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Ah great i'll check that out. Thanks Pip.
Well i just used it. Didn't recognise my number (presumably as i moved from BT > O2 > Sky), so I used the less accurate post code checker and it just produced the bog standard ADSL speed info ...2.5-6.0
Does this checker help?

https://www.cable.co.uk/guides/can-i...bre-broadband/
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Old 24-02-2018, 19:55   #5
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Ah great i'll check that out. Thanks Pip.
Well i just used it. Didn't recognise my number (presumably as i moved from BT > O2 > Sky), so I used the less accurate post code checker and it just produced the bog standard ADSL speed info ...2.5-6.0
I did say use the ADDRESS checker for a reason. The postcode checker is the least accurate.
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Old 24-02-2018, 21:04   #6
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Ta Snoopz, it tells me I can get it, but no speed estimates.

---------- Post added at 19:41 ---------- Previous post was at 19:36 ----------

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I did say use the ADDRESS checker for a reason. The postcode checker is the least accurate.
Gives worse results than the post code checker (not to say it isn't more accurate). But it's a table of adsl / vdsl speeds.

---------- Post added at 20:04 ---------- Previous post was at 19:41 ----------

I notice that at the end of last year they were guaranteeing 55 mbps or your money back...sounds a bit optimistic but i'd bite their hands off for half that speed.
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Re: Sky fibre question

What are the VDSL speeds? They are what you can expect from Sky depending on the packages they sell.
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I did say use the ADDRESS checker for a reason. The postcode checker is the least accurate.
How do you find the UPRN number which is required when doing that? I had a google but failed to find how.
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You don't need it.
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Old 24-02-2018, 23:55   #10
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What are the VDSL speeds? They are what you can expect from Sky depending on the packages they sell.
3.5 not exactly 55 guaranteed.
is VDSL actually fibre ?
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Re: Sky fibre question

VDSL is FTTC and is sold as a fibre product.

Why don't you just post a screenshot of the result you get. I can then tell you what to expect.

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VDSL is FTTC and is sold as a fibre product.

Why don't you just post a screenshot of the result you get. I can then tell you what to expect.

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You must be a long way from your cabinet. FTTC is not for you. Forget about Sky fibre for now.
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You must be a long way from your cabinet. FTTC is not for you. Forget about Sky fibre for now.
I've forgotten already. Thanks Pip.
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I currently have Sky broadband as a backup to my main VM broadband.
I do the same.

I have the lower of the fibre options and get 30M down, 4.5M up, on it.
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