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mavermik98
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Registered: ‎07-08-2012

new to fibre

Hi,
Im upgrading to fttc value package and am due bt engineer visit on Thursday this week. I have a few questions and would be grateful for some advise.
1) Im going on Holiday for a week on Saturday. Will the initial 10 day period be affected if nobody is on the internet for a week?
2) Does the traffic management cap of 5mb download for streaming data have any affect on iplayer etc. If is buffers as im streaming I wont be too happy? I have a hd 720i tv and would like to watch at best resolution.
3) Is there anything else/any tips I need to know? Im upgrading from a crappy 8mb adsl service that gives me average download speeds of 0.7 mb.Are the rumors of superfast downloads in seconds true or hype?
Thanks in advance,
Michael
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w23
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Re: new to fibre

1) should not be a problem
2) 5mb should be plenty for iplayer HD
3) you'll certainly notice the difference!
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houlton23
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Re: new to fibre

Quote from: mavermik98
2) Does the traffic management cap of 5mb download for streaming data have any affect on iplayer etc. If is buffers as im streaming I wont be too happy? I have a hd 720i tv and would like to watch at best resolution.

You honestly won't notice the traffic management at all. I certainly don't. (Unless you use P2P in peak times)
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Re: new to fibre

Quote from: mavermik98
3) Is there anything else/any tips I need to know? Im upgrading from a crappy 8mb adsl service that gives me average download speeds of 0.7 mb.Are the rumors of superfast downloads in seconds true or hype?

Very much true indeed. Just be warned: dont go over your usage limit, as its amazingly easy to do so (Im on value fibre, had it installed a month ago and am paying £15 extra already for the first month!  Roll_eyes )