BT to offer 300 Mbps fibre optic broadband 'on demand' in 2013

Fibre optic connections with speeds of up to 300 Megabits per second will be available on demand in 2013, BT says.

That is three times the maximum 100 Mbps speed the company currently offers using the technology and it described the development as a "game changer".

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16870464


I like this as I get 50mb/s for my broadband which is up there in the top 95% of the country. Virgin (my provider) has just told me I will get 120mb/s in June for the same price. Do I want this?
Probably not... why?
I don't know how this could be to my advantage, when could I ever use 120mb/s? It's nigh impossible for a household.

BT are full of ... stuff... and they know it. Biggest rip off company in the UK trying to act like there giving you something great.. there not. there fooling UK people.   Give me 300mb/s BT and what would you like me to do with it? Idiots.

I do hope people aren't stupid enough to pay for something just because it sounds better.

the development as a "game changer".

That is an understatement.

I don't know how this could be to my advantage, when could I ever use 120mb/s? It's nigh impossible for a household.

I can imagine a household with Internet telly and/or Virgin HD boxes and half a dozen PCs might max it out... Mum & dad watching telly, junior hitting the Usenet server for   scud vids   Linux ISOs, two or three more PCs whacking Youtube or whatever... a quote from a cable forum:

here my 2 children have decided to swap bedrooms, one has a v+hd box and one a standard v box.