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If you’re a Sky broadband customer, you might want to look away now.
It has been revealed that the company has been offering new subscribers an ultra-fast 76Mbps Fibre broadband service, whereas the top speed for existing customers sits at 40Mbps.
Dubbed the ‘Sky Fibre Unlimited Pro’ service – catchy, no? – has been offered to new customers as of Wednesday 25th April, shortly after the provider rolled out a new top broadband speed of 40Mbps for more customers.
Many are calling it a ‘secret’ service, as Sky is yet to advertise it anywhere or even mentioned it on its website. The reason for Sky not offering the service to existing customers is the huge effort required to switch individual users from the standard broadband service to a completely new Fibre-Optic line.
Sky will need to carry out extensive development work in order to roll out such a service across the country, so it could well be a few years before existing customers see the option to go super-speed.
“Sky Fibre Unlimited Pro offers speeds of up to 76Mbps and is available for customers calling Sky,” a company spokesman said in a statement. “It is currently only available to customers who do not already have Sky Broadband or Sky Fibre, although we are working on making it available to existing Sky Broadband customers who would like to experience these faster speeds.”
If you’re looking around for a new broadband provider then it may be worth looking at Sky’s Fibre Unlimited Pro service, especially if you’re a download demon. With speeds of up to 76Mbps and no cap on the amount that you can download, it’s a pretty good deal for £30 per month. That said, as with Sky’s other packages, to get their broadband you’ll also need to subscribe to their line rental and calling package, which is £12.50 per month plus £5 or more depending on the call package.
The new service will make use of BT’s Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) technology and its fibre network. Rivals Virgin Media, who don’t use the BT network, are currently in the process of upping their speeds to a maximum of 120Mbps. Still, it’s nowhere near as fast as Hyperoptic’s 1Gbps service.
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