Looking for opinions on BT Infinity

[Daigohji]

I'm considering switching to fibre-optic broadband. What are people's experiences with BT Infinity in terms of reliability, stability, etc? The reviews I've seen online seem to have been written a couple of years ago, before BT (apparently) stopped throttling download speeds earlier this year.

My current ADSL syncs at a pretty consistent 6Mbps downstream. While not lightning-fast, I'm on a 20:1 contention ratio, while BT Infinity seems to be 50:1 (though that's not stated on their site). I worry that I may gain a higher theoretical speed on Infinity, but a lower actual speed due to the higher line contention.

[brownvim]

Sorry can't help you with BT Infinity, Virgin Media not in your area? I think this forum doesn't have many people from UK?

I'm with virgin media, 120meg package, I always get that speed too with 12meg up.

[22point8]

I'm on plusnet unlimited fibre:


Completely stable, about 250m from the cabinet.

[TransatlanticFoe]

I'm on BT Infinity and get the 40 meg down, 10 meg up that's advertised as available for my area. No throttling and unlimited really does mean unlimited. Haven't had any downtime either.

[fagin]

I'm with PlusNet (which uses BT provider) and currently on the 80/20 service. I'm some distance from the green cabinet and attain 57/16 unlimited - service has been great and customer service is good.

Recommended from my perspective.