[Closed] Bleedin broadband!

If you're looking at FTTC then most if not all the providers will be using openreach's backend (maybe with their own kit in the exchanges) so the speed you'll get will be roughly the same. Most deals are unlimited data, so with speed and data being basically the same, it's down to the router, and the service, and of course, price/contract length.

Simples.

Leave it to Sky, I expect they will rummage around to find a deal for you at the last minute (if you tell them you're offski).

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If its FTTC then you can expect the same speed from any provider, which means it comes down to how shoddy the router is, and how shoddy the company is.

For example where I currently am, virgin 200mbs.

My pc WiFi can easily do 50mbs+

Downloading a game from Epic.. About 2mbps over WiFi.

So basically don't go with virgin.

Plus net are generaly quite competitive.

Do you actually have Fibre available to you?

Use the OFFCOM site to check what you can actually get; https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/broadband-coverage

Once you know what is actually available (from someone who is not trying to sell you anything) go to a comparison website such as Money Saving Expert

Then make a decision based on price/speed/reviews

Do you actually have Fibre available to you?

According to BT we do.
I've been looking on Go Compare & TopCashback, that's where the minefield appeared! 😂

Bit of myth that they are all the same if using BT FTTC. Yes the speed will be dictated by distance to cabinet and contention with your neighbours whoever you choose. But there is another hop between BT networks and your ISP before going out to the wider world, and this can go wrong.

As with most companies the real difference is what happens when things go wrong. I've had line faults detected and engineers booked by automated processes with some ISPs. With Plusnet I had to wait 3 days for them to book a diagnostic slot before they even sent an engineer. I raised a complaint and when I suggested to the complaints handler that Plusnet was for people that didn't really need broadband, she agreed and said they were the cheapest for a reason. If you can live with being left without it for a week then maybe it is worth the cost saving.

We moved a year ago and the previous owner said they were getting no more than 2Mb. We contacted Virgin who happily chucked a run of fibre from the box round the corner to the corner of our living room. The virgin router is junk but the overall performance has been solid since installing a mesh WiFi setup. A mesh network solves the majority of router issues provided the issues are not connection related.

Downloading a game from Epic.. About 2mbps over WiFi

That will be Epic throttling download speeds at their server to manage demand.

We have FTTP, it’s brilliant. £27pm, just go with BT as most lease lines from them anyway I think. I think it’s only dropped once in 2 years, consistent 50Mbps and Mesh wifi devices to keep stable internet speeds throughout the house 👍

@chrisyork sure you have FTTP, at that price and especially that low speed sounds like FTC. Our FTTP is 900Mbps for around that cost (non openreach network).

@mattyfez

If its FTTC then you can expect the same speed from any provider

For example where I currently am, virgin 200mbs.

Your example is the exception. Virgin have their own network and the speeds they offer are different from an openreach backed solution.

Our previous supply was virgin. Speed and stability was good but their pricing is a piss take.

If we were new customers virgin would give us 100 Mbps lots of telly and weekend calls for £36 a month.
They charge more but give you money back .
Our renewal went up to £63 a phone call got it down to £33.
It took a week of random phonecalls to actually get to talk to someone.