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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
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26th May 14 at 21:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Hi.
I need to sort out broadband for my new place.
Luckily i can get Fibre (but not virgin yet)
So is there any difference between Sky Fibre and Bt infinity?.
Both unlimited packages work out to pretty much the same per month.
I guess both package hubs are guff.. So will most likely get a dual/ triband netgear anyway.



Cheers.

or.. also they both seem to want 3 weeks for the "tech" to activate the line?
surely i can argue that for 3/4 of the month ill be paying for BB that i effectively cannot use?. or is this not the case.


andy_mk3
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26th May 14 at 22:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I'm with Sky fibre currently, I chose them over BT as they are truly unlimited, no slowing down with p2p or anything. BT may have changed since then though, it was a couple of years back now. You'll get the same speed with either though.

The BT and Sky hubs are both pretty mediocre really. My router was a pre sky hub one, but I have replaced it with an Asus RT-66U which is mile better

3 weeks is usually the lead time for BT openreach to come out and connect your line up to the fibre cab, I doubt you'll pay anything until the line is activated and working anyway.
Bart
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27th May 14 at 05:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by andy_mk3
3 weeks is usually the lead time for BT openreach to come out and connect your line up to the fibre cab, I doubt you'll pay anything until the line is activated and working anyway.
Rob R
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27th May 14 at 14:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

BT Home Hub 5 which you get with BT Infinity gets really good reviews, recently upgraded to one and always get full blown speed over wireless now.
csweatherston
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27th May 14 at 21:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I have decided on Sky.
Mainly because for the 18month contract term they work out £101 cheaper for a "like for like package"

And having had a bt home hub 1,1.5,2,2.5 and 3.0 which all sucked majorly and kept dropping connections/ needed constantly restarting im hoping the sky one will be better.

[Edited on 27-05-2014 by csweatherston]
Ben G
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28th May 14 at 15:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I have sky fibre with the hub and it's quick enough for me. Never had a problem downloading anything. Films take seconds to download which is good.
csweatherston
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28th May 14 at 16:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Sweet.
Did you have to sign for the Hub on delivery?

as BT advertise theirs as "fitting through a standard letterbox"
Cavey
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28th May 14 at 17:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Don't need to sign, but they're a bitch to get through letterboxes, if you've got a fairly modern house it should fit through, but depends on the postman as their a very tight fit and sometime require a bit of "effort"
taylorboosh
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30th May 14 at 06:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Theres no way a sky one will fit lmao

Take it your doing self install? If you get any issues give me a u2u...

 
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