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[adslmax]

kitz

In my honest I don't look up speed test often now. Only checked when my daughter or me noticed slowdown in internet speed eg: buffering!

We both are happy to go ahead with G.fast 160/30 for extra speed at £25 each (that's price was the same as PN FTTC 80/20 at £25.99 offer) - this time it the right time to move away from PN since 2012.

G.fast 160/30 with TTB (under UnchainedISP) can't go wrong. Should be fine. Once it fully activated and go live next week. I can switch off mind and enjoy the internet, watch tv (streaming). Not bother about G.fast 330/50 for an extra fiver. 160/30 are perfect fine.

Honest my health are much better now than 12 months ago.

The reason for UnchainedISP is offer 12 month contract as they do have TTB on it. I don't want 24 month contract if I go much cheaper with TalkTalk Business directly with them because we don't know if we still living the same house for next 2 years. My daughter could be moving out next year. And left me to fork up £50 a month alone.

[underzone]

Enjoy the g.fast mate, you have waited a long time for it.
No g.fast around by us, and being semi-rural I reckon we could be stuck with vdsl for a VERY long time.

I am pleased for you though     

[adslmax]

Enjoy the g.fast mate, you have waited a long time for it.
No g.fast around by us, and being semi-rural I reckon we could be stuck with vdsl for a VERY long time.

I am pleased for you though     

Thanks for your kind words

[adslmax]

No g.fast around by us, and being semi-rural I reckon we could be stuck with vdsl for a VERY long time.

I am sure FTTP will come sooner or later 

[adslmax]

Got one more question:

Does Gfast need to be ten days training to stable the line just like ADSL/ADSL2+ do?

[burakkucat]

Got one more question:

Does Gfast need to be ten days training to stable the line just like ADSL/ADSL2+ do?

No, it behaves in a similar fashion as a VDSL2 (FTTC based) circuit. I.e. After G.Fast has been installed and the service has been operating for a full 24 hours then the circuit is monitored by the DLM.

[adslmax]

Many thanks that's good to know!  Next door told me they loving their Gfast service, no issues over 10 months always steady over 240Meg down and over 40Meg up. So, I guess mine will be fine with steady 148Meg down and 28Meg up (after overheads and IP Profile) just similiar like FTTC did on 74/18 after overheads & ip profile on 80/20

I have notice BTw checker has changed in G.fast estimated today: (must be exchange to crappy Plusnet hub one router that reduced this estimate line speed)

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Telephone Number 01952****** on Exchange CUCKOO OAK is served by Cabinet 8

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   VDSL Range A (Clean)    80    74    20    19    67    Available    Available   
VDSL Range B (Impacted)    80    73.4    20    19    67    Available    Available   
G.fast Range A (Clean)    282.9    203.6    44.1    21.3    179.8    Amber    Amber   
G.fast Range B (Impacted)    237.6    173.8    31.1    15.4    157.8    Amber    Amber   


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Telephone Number 01952****** on Exchange CUCKOO OAK is served by Cabinet 8

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Downstream Line Rate(Mbps)
   

Upstream Line Rate(Mbps)
   

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WBC FTTC Availability Date
   

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   High    Low    High    Low             
VDSL Range A (Clean)    80    72.1    20    19    66.4    Available    Available    --    
VDSL Range B (Impacted)    80    69.3    20    19    61.9    Available    Available    --    
G.fast Range A (Clean)    214    163.1    30.9    13.1    141.2    Amber    Amber    --    
G.fast Range B (Impacted)    173    119    20.5    9.9    104.8    Amber    Amber    --    

[adslmax]

Next door told me 10 months ago the engineer tested their kit and say their line approx 180m away from the cabinet 8, so hopefully mine was the same around 180m away from the G.fast pod cabinet.

PN GEA TEST say Estimated Line Length In Metres: 243.6

[burakkucat]

Let's wait and see what the service is like once it has been connected. Remember that an estimate is just that, an estimate . . . be it speed or line length. 

[adslmax]

Yes I agree, I will be very nervous next Wednesday when the engineer come with test kit (hope it not falling below 100Meg mark) if that happen, will Openreach cancel that G.fast not accepted with speed below 100Meg!

[j0hn]

I'm confident you will get the full 160/30 with no problem at all.

Going by your estimates and what your neighbour says they receive, you would get similar speeds on the higher package.

I don't think you will need higher than 160/30 though.
I'm on BT FTTP 160/30 with 2 adults and a teenager and it is more than enough for us.
TBH I could have made do with 80/20 but there was only £3 difference to double the speed so I went with the higher tier.

Don't worry that the estimates have dropped.
You signed up before that so your minimum guarantee should be based on the old estimates.
They are only estimates anyway.

Out of interest what estimates and what minimum guarantee did they quote you?

[adslmax]

Out of interest what estimates and what minimum guarantee did they quote you?

Zen give me 119/14 (maybe they don't want me) see screenshot below
UnchainedISP give me 220/37 (that for estimate but say I should get 160/30 spot on)

[adslmax]

j0hn - got question to ask u

Any idea if my exchange Cuckoo Oak Talktalk Business have GEA Cablelinks 10Gb for G.fast? Don't want to end up congestion overscription network.

[spudgun]

Zen give me 119/14 (maybe they don't want me) see screenshot below
UnchainedISP give me 220/37 (that for estimate but say I should get 160/30 spot on)

You had G.Fast installed on this line in December 2019 - https://forum.kitz.co.uk/index.php/topic,24139.msg406421.html#msg406421 - so you should know exactly how it is going to perform

[niemand]

j0hn - got question to ask u

Any idea if my exchange Cuckoo Oak Talktalk Business have GEA Cablelinks 10Gb for G.fast? Don't want to end up congestion overscription network.

Cuckoo Oak has no Cablelinks as it's not a Headend exchange.

Only TTB and Openreach know what they have at your headend however congestion is unlikely.

My 300 FTTP service is on a 1Gbit cablelink and never congests.