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“I’m not a technical person at all so I was a little bit nervous trying to deal with getting the Full Fibre connected. But the engineer was really helpful.I was really impressed with them being able to deal with someone who was probably a bit of a technophobe!”

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Want to experience the fastest home internet ever?

With Full Fibre broadband, you'll never have to worry about lag or downtime again in your home. And the best part? You can switch to our Full Fibre broadband seamlessly, even if you're currently under contract with another provider. So why wait? Upgrade now and experience the digital life you deserve at home.

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What is a good download and upload speed?

Get the lowdown on broadband speed essentials in our informative blog. Uncover the differences between download and upload speeds, and learn how to keep your connection running smoothly.

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Learn all about Wi-Fi calling, a feature that allows you to make phone calls over a Wi-Fi network instead of using your phone provider’s network.

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Get the latest phone line technology that plugs straight into your broadband, or choose no phone line at all.

Our most reliable connection

Full Fibre runs a fibre optic cable straight from our exchange to your door, meaning it won't let you down - so no more buffering or drop outs.

You might also hear Full Fibre broadband called Fibre to the Premise (FTTP), or Fibre to the Home (FTTH).

More GFast broadband features

Max 15Mbps upload speed

Digital, Analogue or no phone line

We'll be switching off the ability to buy a traditional (or PSTN) phone line in September 2023. You can also choose not to order a phone line with this service (called Single order GFast or SoGFast). We recommend taking a digital phone line that plugs straight into your broadband to make calls.

It's Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) broadband, but turbo-charged.

It uses the same Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) technology but we turbo charge the connection between the cabinet and your property to give even higher speeds. Because of this, we can usually only offer GFast broadband to homes and businesses that are close to their exchange.

You might also hear GFast broadband called VDSL2 and sometimes Full Fibre broadband as it offer speeds over 76Mbps.

More Fibre to the Cabinet broadband features

Max 15Mbps upload speed

Digital, Analogue or no phone line

We'll be switching off the ability to buy a traditional (or PSTN) phone line in September 2023. You can also choose not to order a phone line with this service (called Single order Generic Ethernet Access or SoGEA). We recommend taking a digital phone line that plugs straight into your broadband to make calls.

Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) broadband technology

This means that we'll run a Fibre line from your exchange to your nearest cabinet. We then run broadband over the traditional copper wire from the cabinet to your home or business. This means that the further away from you are from your local cabinet, the slower your broadband speed is likely to be.

You might also hear Superfast broadband called Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC), or VDSL.

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Analogue phone line

As part of our upgrade to phone lines across the UK, in 2022 we'll be launching the ability to take Copper broadband with a digital phone or no phone line at all with our Single Order Transitional Access Product (SoTAP).

Broadband over your phone line

We use the phone line from the exchange to your home or business to run broadband. The further you are from the exchange, the longer your phone line, which normally means a slower speed.

You might also hear Copper broadband called Asymmetric Digital Subscriber line (ADSL).

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