Originally Posted by
pax britanica
The whole thing is abit of a scam because you still keep a physical network connection to some sort of switch its just an optical pair not a copper pair. They both carry your internet its just the optical one is faster/ it seems almost everyone now uses their mobile as primary means of voice connection but another access pathway to the internet is always going to be useful as back up for people who need 24/7 connectivity (or think they do) .
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Are you sure they're going to replace the copper with optical fibre - I haven't read that? I was assuming that those who have copper to the exchange would keep it but it would become data only. I get at least 80MB/s down my copper broadband which is more than enough to support a digital voice call or two.