Can anyone please tell me what to expect...
I've only had Virgin Media cable internet + phone service for the past 15 years or so, however the old BT copper cables still enter my property and run to a connection point inside.
The Moneysavingexpert.com Sky Fibre Broadband deal looks too good to miss so I intend to sign up for it but I'm unsure exactly what to expect. Sky confirmed that my address can receive their fibre broadband and tell me they make use of the old BT copper cables yet they quote speeds up to 38Mb/s. They assure me that, in practice, the speed will be very close to that. Is 38Mb/s even possible over the old copper cables? What's likely to be the true speed entering my property? And when the SKY engineer calls, will they need to do anything other than check/repair/replace the old BT copper cables?
Odd thing is, I believe the only optical fibre cables laid in my road are Virgin Media's so I assume the Sky fibre broadband enters the road as an electrical signal carried on copper cable. If so, where does the 'fibre' come into it? Thanks.
I've only had Virgin Media cable internet + phone service for the past 15 years or so, however the old BT copper cables still enter my property and run to a connection point inside.
The Moneysavingexpert.com Sky Fibre Broadband deal looks too good to miss so I intend to sign up for it but I'm unsure exactly what to expect. Sky confirmed that my address can receive their fibre broadband and tell me they make use of the old BT copper cables yet they quote speeds up to 38Mb/s. They assure me that, in practice, the speed will be very close to that. Is 38Mb/s even possible over the old copper cables? What's likely to be the true speed entering my property? And when the SKY engineer calls, will they need to do anything other than check/repair/replace the old BT copper cables?
Odd thing is, I believe the only optical fibre cables laid in my road are Virgin Media's so I assume the Sky fibre broadband enters the road as an electrical signal carried on copper cable. If so, where does the 'fibre' come into it? Thanks.