BT Infinity

maxthecollie · 05-07-2012, 16:31

Has any members got BT infinity. I have heard from BT that Accrington is now wired for infinity. Has anyone got any issues with infinity?

MargaretR · 05-07-2012, 16:42

I have just checked availability (using my postcode) on the BT website, and Infinity is available for me.

jaysay · 05-07-2012, 17:03

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

I have just checked availability (using my postcode) on the BT website, and Infinity is available for me.

So I would think it will be for me too Margaret

Restless · 05-07-2012, 19:03

If you are in an area where you can get Virgin/F/O you can get infinity. BT must have a deal with Virgin. My area hasn't got it

accyman · 06-07-2012, 01:04

i dont think ntl/virgin have expanded their service in teh last 10 years but if they have it hasnt been much.

BT were supposed to have upgraded all thier exchanges by mid 2012 so people at the end of the exchange didnt get slow broadband like 0.5 in some areas and got decent speeds.

As usual too much money in the fat cats pockets and not enough put into upgrading and maintaining their systems just like the rest such as the waterboard

Restless · 06-07-2012, 06:26

Whats the story with Virgin/NTL/Cable. It seemed like they dug up Accrington and only bothered to do half of it. I seem to remember they did the same to Steiner ST when I was growing up. No Cable there either

Mick · 06-07-2012, 06:35

It wasn't NTL or Virgin that laid the cables it was a firm called Ninex back then Ntl took them over then Virgin took Ntl over they cabled most streets down one side and where going to do the other but got took over so most of Accrington is cabled on one side of the street only lucky for me its the side i am on

Restless · 06-07-2012, 06:39

Yeah. Wasn't sure on the company name so I just wrote Cable

Oh that's funny. Did they run out of money or something?

Mick · 06-07-2012, 06:44

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Originally Posted by Restless

Yeah. Wasn't sure on the company name so I just wrote Cable

Oh that's funny. Did they run out of money or something?

No idea it does seam strange just to do one side of a street.
There must be some logic behind it but no idea why the only thing i can think is they wanted to say "the whole of lancashire was cabled" in an advertising campaign but not say but only half can use or get it

jaysay · 06-07-2012, 08:04

I think NTL used to sponcor Lancashire County Cricket Club at one time

shillelagh · 06-07-2012, 12:48

i got a phone call from bt trying to flog me infinity a couple of months ago ... and they said id get up to 40meg .. i said if im paying for 40 then i want 40 ... not up to ... and they did a check on my line i would get 28 meg ... and i said well if im paying for 40 i want 40 and not 28 .. it didnt seem to go down very well

Restless · 06-07-2012, 13:43

Didn't think it worked that way with cable. I heard that its a share thing rather that distance from an exchange like it is with DSL. If loads of people in Ur neighborhood hood are downloading then Ur connection slows down a little. Dunno if that's true or not
How fast is bts DSL capability? Anyone know?
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Retlaw · 06-07-2012, 14:04

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Originally Posted by Mick

It wasn't NTL or Virgin that laid the cables it was a firm called Ninex back then Ntl took them over then Virgin took Ntl over they cabled most streets down one side and where going to do the other but got took over so most of Accrington is cabled on one side of the street only lucky for me its the side i am on

They didn't do most of Accrington, round Woodnook they did 2 blocks one side in Nuttall St. From Broad Oak Rd East side of Manchester Rd to end of 1st block, some of Manchester Rd, Marl Terrace area. They had also marked out with blue spray paint one side of Mountain Lane to Rough Lee Rd, you can still see the little cast iron covers on all the junction boxes on the above streets, but none of them appear to have been connected to the main supply, when every thing went pear shaped. I remember there were loads on complaints about the shoddy workmanship in relaying pavements, and leaving trenches open for too long.

Retlaw

entwisi · 07-07-2012, 09:33

Infinity isn't cable, it's fibre to the cabinet then copper to your house, they are looking at fibre to the premises but that will cost a fatuous boy

jaysay · 07-07-2012, 10:08

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Originally Posted by entwisi

Infinity isn't cable, it's fibre to the cabinet then copper to your house, they are looking at fibre to the premises but that will cost a fatuous boy

Eh