I was so glad when all copper was gone in my neihgborhood and replaced by optic cable all the way to the house. Never had better speed and VOIP beats copper phone service completely. Copper wire can get water in the cracked insulation, many places it can ground out against other items, etc.
I have been having problems with our internet for over a year now and had BT out at least 4 times. We are on fibre and getting around 16mbs download and 0.3 -0.5 upload, the ping jumps from 10 to 160 randomly. BT claim it's because we are near the end of the exchange and the lines are still copper in the area. I don't believe them and think it's a problem their end. I have a home hub 5 and was tempted to try a new home hub 6 router to see if it's that.
Any help appreciated as it's driving me nuts, online gaming is hardly playable. Also the wifi range is terrible.
Thanks in advance.

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