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by alexfoo 14 days ago
> Going for a cup of coffee means physical walk. Detaching from focussed mode means your mind gets in diffused mode. This is where/when creativity ensues.

Sure, but I want to choose when I do it, not have it forced upon me.

> 75 mbit up is pretty good compared to DSL (I bet it is cable)

It is FTTP not DSL or cable. BT Fibre 500 in the UK. Almost all of the deals through the legacy/monopoly provider (BT/Openreach) are asymmetric like this.

The 2500/2500 at the new property is a different provider that has their own network and so isn't tied into reselling Openreach's GPON infra.

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Asymmetric fiber, ridiculous. That changes everything TBH. I didn't expect that to exist in 2026.
https://communityfibre.co.uk/fibre-deals for reference

[EDIT] The asymmetric supplier is BT via Openreach. Google something like "BT Fibre 500".