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peakey · 16-07-07, 11:43 AM

Dose anyone have it yet Birmingham area seem to be the last to be done AGAIN

Is it any good

lincsat · 16-07-07, 12:19 PM

The ex Diamond Cable, Nottingham/Leicester headend area went active last Month. The service sucked to start with but is getting slightly better.

Annabell · 16-07-07, 04:30 PM

Hi Lincsat

Is that Fiber Optic or Wire, please ?

Bubba.fatass · 16-07-07, 10:07 PM

I didn't think that the old Diamond cable used wire, well not to the green boxes at the end of the road anyway?

Annabell · 16-07-07, 11:05 PM

Sorry i meant (FTTH) Fiber to the Home as to Lincsat`s "went active last Month" as opposed to Copper.

Link > FTTH

Its been suppled by quite a few Home building Company's as standard

Bubba.fatass · 16-07-07, 11:51 PM

Oh great, I hope I don't have to get my block paved drive ripped up in the future to keep up with the latest trend.....LOL

lincsat · 17-07-07, 12:44 AM

It's HFC (Hybrid Fibre Co-ax) or put another way, Fibre to the big Green cabinets and Copper from there to the home. AIUI, there isn't any Fibre to home yet, even the proposed 50meg service will be Ethernet from the Green street box to home.

peakey · 05-08-07, 10:37 AM

At last now on 20 meg to be honest dont notice any diff at all from 10 meg

Annabell · 06-08-07, 07:15 AM

Hi peakey

What the line load is and what you actually get are usually two different things, its an idea to run some speed tests from different sites and compare them. my line is 8MB and i get around 6.5MB DL

peakey · 06-08-07, 11:30 AM

yeah just did one its about 15ish

16-07-07, 11:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
peakey Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 678 Thanks: 14 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	virgin 20 meg Dose anyone have it yet Birmingham area seem to be the last to be done AGAIN Is it any good

16-07-07, 12:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 5,913 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2,575 Times in 663 Posts	Re: virgin 20 meg The ex Diamond Cable, Nottingham/Leicester headend area went active last Month. The service sucked to start with but is getting slightly better.

16-07-07, 04:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Annabell Computing Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,667 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	Re: virgin 20 meg Hi Lincsat Is that Fiber Optic or Wire, please ? __________________ As tonight is my last night in England i will be here, coz love you all lots.

16-07-07, 10:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bubba.fatass Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 430 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: virgin 20 meg I didn't think that the old Diamond cable used wire, well not to the green boxes at the end of the road anyway?

16-07-07, 11:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Annabell Computing Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,667 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	Re: virgin 20 meg Sorry i meant (FTTH) Fiber to the Home as to Lincsat`s "went active last Month" as opposed to Copper. Link > FTTH Its been suppled by quite a few Home building Company's as standard __________________ As tonight is my last night in England i will be here, coz love you all lots. Last edited by Annabell; 16-07-07 at 11:09 PM.

16-07-07, 11:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bubba.fatass Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 430 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: virgin 20 meg Oh great, I hope I don't have to get my block paved drive ripped up in the future to keep up with the latest trend.....LOL

17-07-07, 12:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 5,913 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2,575 Times in 663 Posts	Re: virgin 20 meg It's HFC (Hybrid Fibre Co-ax) or put another way, Fibre to the big Green cabinets and Copper from there to the home. AIUI, there isn't any Fibre to home yet, even the proposed 50meg service will be Ethernet from the Green street box to home.

05-08-07, 10:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
peakey Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 678 Thanks: 14 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	Re: virgin 20 meg At last now on 20 meg to be honest dont notice any diff at all from 10 meg

06-08-07, 07:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
Annabell Computing Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,667 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	Re: virgin 20 meg Hi peakey What the line load is and what you actually get are usually two different things, its an idea to run some speed tests from different sites and compare them. my line is 8MB and i get around 6.5MB DL __________________ As tonight is my last night in England i will be here, coz love you all lots.

06-08-07, 11:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
peakey Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 678 Thanks: 14 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	Re: virgin 20 meg yeah just did one its about 15ish

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