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Originally Posted by rhyds
Download speed is literally only half the story. Virgin Media has 152mbit services available in some areas, but their upload speeds are still limited by how cable technology works.
The fibre to the cabinet network that BT are rolling out might "only" give you 80 Meg down but it offers 20 Meg upload which is very useful for uploading images/videos/skype chats and the like.
Your link is for the limited/experimental rollout of Fibre to the premises (FTTP) links. These involve running a fibre directly to your house/office. The speeds are damned fast, but the coverage areas are VERY limited, the install work very involved and you have to have a battery backup to keep your phone line working in a power cut.
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Most people like myself really only care about download speeds. With BT Infinity, I'm only getting 30Mb - Why don't BT try to improve broadband speeds and get it closer to 'up to 76Mb' for people who are getting less that half the max speed (76Mb)?
Unfortunately I don't have Virgin Media in my area...