top4718 Â Â 838 #1 Posted September 26, 2013 I'm thinking of switching to a fibre optic provider I am currently with TalkTalk (not great, not bad) for ordinary broadband and was thinking of BT Infinity, I then recieved some info from Orange/EE and theirs looks cheaper, can anybody recommend these or other providers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bladesman   10 #2 Posted September 26, 2013 I have BT infinity its alright and seems to be (touch wood) much better than the standard BT Broadband I used to have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   307 #3 Posted September 27, 2013 BT Infinity has been rock solid for me, hasn't dropped out once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
barts96   10 #4 Posted September 27, 2013 if its the price then bt one of the dearest talk talk one of the cheapest for fibre i have not liked talk talk from AOL days but my son with them £3.50 broadband and getting 14mb im with sky paying £7.50 and get just under 2mb but again its down to telephone exchange ,line quality etc  but if fibre optic should have no issues virgin fibre been rated high but i cant get it ;o(  http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/compare/fibre_optic/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Alien52 Â Â 10 #5 Posted September 27, 2013 BT Infinity has been rock solid for me, hasn't dropped out once. Â Me too Had it since Jan.40 down 10 up all the time.It's the dogs knees I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
top4718 Â Â 838 #6 Posted September 27, 2013 Me too Had it since Jan.40 down 10 up all the time.It's the dogs knees I think. Â I was planning on going for BT until the EE info dropped on the mat, has anybody used them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
gillybear   10 #7 Posted September 27, 2013 I'm using PlusNet and it's been fine. Cheaper than BT, Sheffield call centre & Owned by BT. There are some issues with traffic management but i can't say i've noticed i do about 40Gb a month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   307 #8 Posted September 27, 2013 Depending on what offer and contract length PlusNet and BT are doing the price can actually be identical. It was for me when I signed up, down to the pound!  BT Infinity Unlimited has no traffic management and no download restrictions at all (when I triple checked their policy as I signed up) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
steve1970 Â Â 10 #9 Posted October 1, 2013 I am a network engineer and Virgin broadband is by far the best for reliability and speed if you can get it in your area. I do not by any means work or am involved with virgin media. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #10 Posted October 1, 2013 Bt is pretty solid but I'm having constant issues with email server passwords needing to be reset on a daily basis. Plusnet are likely to get a call in the very near future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Leah-Lacie   10 #11 Posted October 1, 2013 if its the price then bt one of the dearest talk talk one of the cheapest for fibre i have not liked talk talk from AOL days but my son with them £3.50 broadband and getting 14mb im with sky paying £7.50 and get just under 2mb but again its down to telephone exchange ,line quality etc  but if fibre optic should have no issues virgin fibre been rated high but i cant get it ;o(  http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/compare/fibre_optic/  I've just gone with Sky Fibre, installed in a couple of weeks and am hoping it is an improvement on the Sky Unlimited package I am currently on at £7.50 and am getting around 0.3mb download speeds! I also can't get Virgin here but can get Sky Fibre, they have done it me with no set up and installation fees due to me complaining for so long about my current internet! Its 'apparently' up to 40mb - £10 a month for the first 6 months and then up to £20 after that. To be honest if its quicker than what I have (I can't even use Youtube at the minute) its worth the extra £12.50. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   307 #12 Posted October 2, 2013 It should be loads better, if it's not the problem might be in the copper cable running to your house.  BT installed a fresh bit of cable from the telegraph pole to my house when we had it installed tho. Not sure if thats normal or because I'd ripped out all the dodgy phone extensions left by the previous fella. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...