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Fibre Broadband Fallacies

RABDiamondz — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:54:40 GMT

Looking for some advice or direction if anyone can help.

Beginning to feel like I've been completely mis-sold BT Fibre (via EE) or I'm being gaslit by the app etc.

My Fibre Broadband was installed on 23rd March, and I've never got close to my guaranteed speed. It's probably got incrementally slower in the last few days.

When looking to troubleshoot, I have read some of the 'suggestions' on the app where it attempts to justify why the connection may appear slower, which I'm struggling to accept really.

I moved from Sky Superfast Broadband (no fibre) to BT Fibre Broadband through EE, and my speeds on BT Fibre and stability of connection is actually poorer now - with no new devices being used since installation. For example, Netflix started streaming in low quality mid way through a movie. On BT Fibre Broadband. In a house where the only other active connections to the wifi are my phone and the Hive thermostat.

I've ran speedchecks - both BT and Ookla - and at best I'm getting 1/3 of guaranteed D/L speed. Beginning to feel like I've downgraded when I should have been upgraded - hence why I took up with BT in the first place!

Any thoughts or similar experiences?

Re: Fibre Broadband Fallacies

imjolly — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 21:15:12 GMT

welcome to the BT community forum where customers help customers and only BT employees are the forum mods

in order for the forum members to help please can you post the stats from your router enter 192.168.1.254 in SH2 then advanced settings then technical log information .

Have you tried the quiet line test? - dial 17070 option 2 - should hear nothing - best done with a corded phone. if cordless phone you may hear a 'dull hum' which is normal

All speeds quoted by BT are connection speeds to the router not download speeds at your device

Do you turn off smart setup as that often causes problems

enter your phone number and post results remember to delete number https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL

Someone may then be able to offer help/assistance/suggestions to your problem

Re: Fibre Broadband Fallacies

Checked2013 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:47:11 GMT

I would have thought that if you are an EE customer, then the best place to post would be over on EE's forum.

Re: Fibre Broadband Fallacies

pippincp — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 01:25:57 GMT

@Checked2013 I have to agree, the OP is either an EE customer or BT.

Although EE are part of the BT group and use Openreach as the supplier EE and BT Retail have their own independent systems.

Nevertheless the advice gien here would be the same, mainly the quiet line test. For follow up then posting in the correct suppliers would be neccesary.

Here's where he should post if an EE customer.

https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Broadband-home-phone/bd-p/broadband