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[STEMO]

I got a rather good deal on this, £11 a month for the 18 month contract 
Question: When my router arrives, can I connect it straight up and still get a slow connection or do I have to wait for activation day before plugging it in? Thanks.

[tunnie]

Probably have to wait until activation, the speed that you are allowed is not set at the router level. 

[STEMO]

Probably have to wait until activation, the speed that you are allowed is not set at the router level. 

Yes thanks, Mark. I know I won't get the speed, I was just wondering if I'd get anything at all, so I could connect it and wait for activation to happen. I guess I'll just have to 'fiddle'.

[zirk]

Probably have to wait until activation, the speed that you are allowed is not set at the router level. 

Yes thanks, Mark. I know I won't get the speed, I was just wondering if I'd get anything at all, so I could connect it and wait for activation to happen. I guess I'll just have to 'fiddle'.

Fiddle with it  your going to break the bloody thing  before its even been activated. 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Is it real Fibre or FTTC?

[tunnie]

Probably have to wait until activation, the speed that you are allowed is not set at the router level. 

Yes thanks, Mark. I know I won't get the speed, I was just wondering if I'd get anything at all, so I could connect it and wait for activation to happen. I guess I'll just have to 'fiddle'.

Do you have Sky BB currently?

If not, again it will only work at activation date.

Is it real Fibre or FTTC?

I think Sky only do fibre to the cabinet 

[STEMO]

Mark, it's FTTC

Tunnie, I already have Sky bb

Zirk, I have been fiddling with it for over 50 years and I haven't broken it yet.

[tunnie]

Suspect it's all on the Sky side then, at your activation date you will be switched to Fibre speed. So when you plug it in, you would get 'normal' speed I would have thought, then on the day they activate it, get full beans speed 

[STEMO]

Suspect it's all on the Sky side then, at your activation date you will be switched to Fibre speed. So when you plug it in, you would get 'normal' speed I would have thought, then on the day they activate it, get full beans speed 

That's what I was looking for. Various opinions on the sky forum, so I'll just ignore them. 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Mark, it's FTTC

Tunnie, I already have Sky bb

Zirk, I have been fiddling with it for over 50 years and I haven't broken it yet.

So is your current broadband also FTTC or exchange based?

[STEMO]

Mark, it's FTTC

Tunnie, I already have Sky bb

Zirk, I have been fiddling with it for over 50 years and I haven't broken it yet.

So is your current broadband also FTTC or exchange based?

Exchange based.

[Rods2]

Have you got a normal phone socket or a mk II / mk III split one?

[STEMO]

Have you got a normal phone socket or a mk II / mk III split one?

Just a normal old fashioned one.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Mark, it's FTTC

Tunnie, I already have Sky bb

Zirk, I have been fiddling with it for over 50 years and I haven't broken it yet.

So is your current broadband also FTTC or exchange based?

Exchange based.

Easy answer then.....no

[STEMO]

Well....it's connected......working at just the same speed as the old one. Activation date for fibre is Thursday.