Wondering whether to upgrade to full fibre 500 or not.

[c64z86]

Hi everyone,

I've recently just signed up to full fibre 150 with BT TV, and I am loving it! However it came with a 1 month speed boost to fibre 500, which I'm a few days into.

It has me wondering if I should upgrade to the fibre 500 when the boost runs out. I know my network can handle the speeds fine, but I am wondering if fibre 500 would be overkill for me? Is the speed of fibre 500 really needed outside of downloading and uploading large files? The only other device in my place that uses a lot of speed is my gaming computer.

Also I'm wondering about the contention, what happens if all 32 people in my area are heavily using fibre at the same time? Would my speeds be more drastically reduced if I stuck with fibre 150 vs fibre 500? Or is the contention the same no matter what speed you pay for?

Sorry if I'm not making much sense, I don't know how to use the right words properly. But I hope I made enough sense 😄

[imjolly]

If only your or only 2/3 devices in use then Probably 500 is overkill.  Why not just wait until 500 boost finishes then see how you get on with 150 and then decide to upgrade or mot

[gg30340]

Unless you are streaming multiple Ultra HD content, uploading/downloading large files or the household has many users gaming in max resolution your Fibre 150 will be more than enough. 

[c64z86]

Ok thanks guys,

What happens if 32 people in the same area as me were to become heavy downloaders and fibre users? I read on another post that the fibre 500 would then become a only 78 megabit connection then.

Would that fully contended speed be even lower on a fibre 150 package, or the same? Does paying for a higher package also mean better fully contended speeds too?

[gg30340]

Are you having a problem with 32 people in the same area being heavy downloaders and fibre users at present or are you just looking for an unrealistic reason to upgrade any way?

[c64z86]

Nope, not really unrealistic. With new builds springing up and more and more empty shops and other buildings being converted into flats... I think it's going to be a very real situation to think about not too far in the future.

But, whatever the reason for it being asked is, it's still a reasonable question right?

And if I did upgrade to fibre 500, it would be me that would pay the price for it. So I don't really see why I should have to be looking for unrealistic situations to kid myself? £10 extra a month is a lot and nothing to laugh or kid over. 😕

When I make a big purchase or decision I like looking at it from all angles, don't you guys?

[imjolly]

It is only something you can decide as you said and don't really have enough Information to decide currently so maybe you are better informed when you boost period is ending

[c64z86]

Ok, i'll wait for the boost to end and see how I get on with fibre 150 🙂

Thank you everyone!

[c64z86]

I think fibre 150 will be more than enough, as I just tried downloading a steam game to my laptop, which was connected via WIFI to the BT disc in the living room ( which gets a 140-150 mbps download speed, so it simulates a fibre 150 connection... right? ) and I got a 122 Mbps download!

Which is much faster than anything I've had before.

And that was with the BT box connected to that same disc too and tuned into a sky channel. No interruptions or slowdowns 😄

So yep now I know 150 mbps will be more than enough for me.

[spile]

Would that fully contended speed be even lower on a fibre 150 package, or the same? Does paying for a higher package also mean better fully contended speeds too?

An excellent question. I’d like to know the answer to this as well.