Attero Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Since virgin media say they aren't available in my area, I was thinking of going with BT Infinity. Speeds of up to 38mbps and unlimited usage (fair usage policy). I want to know what people's experience are with this service and whether their download speeds were really reduced that much in the evenings and by how much. The thing is, it will only really be used in the evenings and weekends but I can make good use of the unlimited usage during that time. Thoughts anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlT67 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Ive got it, get around 30-37mbps. The router is fairly good too. However I had to turn the automatic channel switching off due to my Macbook dropping off wifi every time it changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Ive got it, get around 30-37mbps. The router is fairly good too. However I had to turn the automatic channel switching off due to my Macbook dropping off wifi every time it changed. Perhaps this is why my MacBook seems to disconnect from my Virgin router? Sorry OP, off topic I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 I am with them, highly recommend it. Download stuff during peak times are good, though only slow when pulling torrent data down, after 11pm I think it is the speed shoots up for this! I tend to leave the big stuff to download later into the evening so Tyne it's done by the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 Downloading peer to peer is slow? How slow are you talking? I'm happy if I'll get more than 10mbps peer to peer, so do you think it will stay above that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfpro Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 The speed can be adversely effected by how far you are from the local cabinet as it runs from there to your house in an old fashioned copper cable. I am about 500m from the cabinet and the best I get is about 12mb. Still better than the 2mb I was getting with standard broadband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Downloading peer to peer is slow? How slow are you talking? I'm happy if I'll get more than 10mbps peer to peer, so do you think it will stay above that? Never checked how slow it is but off the top of my head it is around 10mbps though sometimes slower. I'll download and check a bit later in the evening. The speed can be adversely effected by how far you are from the local cabinet as it runs from there to your house in an old fashioned copper cable. I am about 500m from the cabinet and the best I get is about 12mb. Still better than the 2mb I was getting with standard broadband. That is correct it is still copper from the house to the cabinet and then fibre from the cabinet to the exchange. I am roughly 500m's away from the cabinet & I am getting the full 38mbps. Have you had it installed recently? Because the first 2 weeks or so (sometimes 3 weeks) the speeds will fluxuate quite a lot as the device works out the best delivery methods from your router to the exchange. Mine was terrible for the first 2 weeks and it also use to drop connection but after 2 weeks it was fine. I could only get speeds of 1.5 mbps before so imagine how happy I was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronttuk Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Were with them ok till you get a problem then its 2 hours on the phone to india several times before you get anything sorted !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 The only thing keeping me with o2/be and preventing me from going to BT Infinity is the worry that they will manage my traffic or I will see terrible throughput at the weekends/evenings due to contention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caesard Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Best provider for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Best provider for me. That looks more like the up speed I have seen on affinity installs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Here is my results, as mentioned before I could only get max speeds of 1.5mbps before I moved over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Cracking upload speed. I'm currently getting 5mb via virgin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Those speeds are brilliant. I'm just worried that the P2P speeds arent up to scratch. What are you guys getting on P2P downloads with enough seeds at peak times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Never checked how slow it is but off the top of my head it is around 10mbps though sometimes slower. I'll download and check a bit later in the evening. Just downloaded something for you. Shows how long ago I downloaded something P2P! It is nowhere near that, more 5kbps at peak times (4pm - 12am). Here is a good thread: http://community.bt.com/t5/BT-Infinity/BT-Infinity-and-downloading-Torrents/td-p/163647 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlT67 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Why is my upload so poor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Why is my upload so poor? How are you connected to the router & what device are you using? It varies on method of connection, if wireless, the wireless channel/device/drivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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