BT Infinity - anyone got it yet?

[Singh400]

They came at 11:30, installed by 13:00. In the pub for lunch with old friends by 13:05

[Singh400]

300GB limit has now been removed from Option 2, see post here.

[neonplanet40]

Yea and instead there will now still be a FUP and when you go over it you will be charged per GB instead of speed restrictions. Hows that better? Now instead of lowering the speed you paid for we will now just charge you more :s

[watercooled]

What's the usage limit on that, still 300GB?

[Singh400]

Yea and instead there will now still be a FUP and when you go over it you will be charged per GB instead of speed restrictions. Hows that better? Now instead of lowering the speed you paid for we will now just charge you more :s

That doesn't apply to BT Infinity Option 2 mate.

[directhex]

They came at 11:30, installed by 13:00. In the pub for lunch with old friends by 13:05

Keep us posted - especially on issues like peak-time speeds.

I'm getting cross with Be, and Infinity lands here in a month...

[Singh400]

Keep us posted - especially on issues like peak-time speeds.

I'm getting cross with Be, and Infinity lands here in a month...

Peak time speeds have been exactly the same as you have seen in the speedtest image. The only thing that gets throttled is torrents, between 4pm and midnight. But I don't use torrents at all these days. Everything else (so far) has been left untouched.

[Singh400]

That doesn't apply to BT Infinity Option 2 mate.

[directhex]

Peak time speeds have been exactly the same as you have seen in the speedtest image. The only thing that gets throttled is torrents, between 4pm and midnight. But I don't use torrents at all these days. Everything else (so far) has been left untouched.

Can you try one little thing for me?

Open a command prompt, and try pinging git.debian.org and qa.debian.org.

On Be, the DNS look fails 3 times out of 4.

[Singh400]

Can you try one little thing for me?

Open a command prompt, and try pinging git.debian.org and qa.debian.org.

On Be, the DNS look fails 3 times out of 4.

Sure...

C:\Windows\system32>ping git.debian.org

Pinging git.debian.org [217.196.43.134] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 217.196.43.134: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=45
Reply from 217.196.43.134: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=45
Reply from 217.196.43.134: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=45
Reply from 217.196.43.134: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=45

Ping statistics for 217.196.43.134:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 19ms, Maximum = 30ms, Average = 22ms

C:\Windows\system32>ping qa.debian.org

Pinging qa.debian.org [206.12.19.122] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 206.12.19.122: bytes=32 time=171ms TTL=42
Reply from 206.12.19.122: bytes=32 time=172ms TTL=42
Reply from 206.12.19.122: bytes=32 time=172ms TTL=42
Reply from 206.12.19.122: bytes=32 time=172ms TTL=42

Ping statistics for 206.12.19.122:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 171ms, Maximum = 172ms, Average = 171ms

Be DNS servers are ****, use OpenDNS servers instead. I can't change my DNS servers with my BT HH. I can do it on the PC locally, but I'd prefer to do it on the HH.

[directhex]

Be DNS servers are ****, use OpenDNS servers instead. I can't change my DNS servers with my BT HH. I can do it on the PC locally, but I'd prefer to do it on the HH.

I'd be inclined to buy a proper router. The badged ones from people like BT or Be tend to be ****ty Thompson things, with the config settings removed. The HomeHub 2 was a Thompson TG587n

[Singh400]

I'd be inclined to buy a proper router. The badged ones from people like BT or Be tend to be ****ty Thompson things, with the config settings removed. The HomeHub 2 was a Thompson TG587n

Thing is though, I've got two more additional piece of equipments now.

I've got

BT Infiinity line --> which goes into the Openreach VDSL modem thing --> which goes into the home hub --> which goes into my Netgear switch..

I need something that will replace the Openreach VDSL Modem, BT Home Hub 3.0 and my Netgear Switch - is that possible?

[Bluecube]

I just got a cable router to replace the Homehub. Depending on the size of your switch then I'm sure you'd be happy with that too?

[watercooled]

You probably won't be able to do anything about the modem, but I'm assuming the home hub is just a router, in which case you could replace that with one of your choice. I could be wrong though - it might be that the home hub is required, then you would have to add a router after it and DMZ everything through the home hub to it.

[Bluecube]

The Homehub is not required so, as I said, it can be replaced by any normal cable router.

[watercooled]

Didn't see your post before I posted. I thought that would be the case, I don't think forcing you to use their own router would go down well.