Will I get a speed increase with Infinity?

I currently have the standard broadband unlimited and get about 3-4MB download speed.
Is upgrading to infinity likely to give me any speed increases?
Matt

Hi canhefixit,
With ADSL (ADSLMax, ADSL2/2+) broadband the BB signals run from your local exchange to your property all the way via a copper phone line. This is why the further away you live from your local exchange the slower your broadband will be.
BT Infinity is BT Retail's brandname for fibre broadband.
Depending on what Openreach fibre infrastructure has been rolled out in your area will depend on what speeds you are likely to get.
The main fibre technology that is being rolled out around the UK is FTTC (Fibre To The Cabinet) fibre technology.
FTTC allows currently allows speed of upto 80mbps dependent on what Infinity package you are on and how far away you live from the FTTC Dslam cabinet.
FTTC works by installing a Dslam cabinet that is linked to your existing pcp. The new FTTC cabinet is connected to the local exchange via a fibre cable and then your property is connected to the cabinets via the existing copper phone line.
So for FTTC the external layout would be (simplified)
Local exchange >> Fibre Optic Cable >> FTTC Dslam Cabinet and existing PCP >> Existing Copper phone line >> Property
For FTTC the speed is dependent on how long your copper phone line is from your property to the cabinet. The further away you are from the cabinet the slower the FTTC broadband will be. Line quality also play a part.
FTTP (Fibre to the Premises) fibre broadband technology has also been rolled out in certain areas in the UK. This allows speed of upto 330mbps and requires a Fibre Optic cable to run all the way from a FTTP enabled exchange to your property.
To find out what Fibre broadband speed you maybe able to get enter your BT landline number into http://dslchecker.bt.com/adsl
In the grid there will be WBC FTTC ( if available to your property) and will be given an estimated speed.
It will also tell you what exchange you are connected to and what pcp (cabinet) you are on.
If you don't have a BT recognised phone line then you can try using your address by going to http://dslchecker.bt.com/adsl/ADSLChecker.AddressOutput It won't be as accurate as using the phone number but should be accurate enough.
Hope that helps and makes sense.
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