Upgrading to Fibre broadband questions.

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Hi

I am currently using Sky broadband and getting just less than 7mb connection and I've been (and still am) happy with it for years, but I now want to stream 4K which means I will need a Fibre connection.

Technology has changed over the years and as I've not changed router settings and don't really understand routers that much, I'm trying to work out if anything will stop working and need adjusting when I change over to Fibre with a new router.

Anything else that I need to think about when installing a new router?

Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 update 1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 15R special edition
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast
Your current router adsl(2?) is not compatible with fibre, you need a VDSL modem/router, sky does provide these and you can pretty much drop it in to your current setup.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    me
    CPU
    i9
I am using at this moment fibre broadband, lets put it this way it is fast 2 mins from starting up laptop filling in password and I was online, when you sign up for it you get a new router anyway.
The internet I use at home is fast but as I say this one even faster.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 x64 Home Version 1803 (Build 17134).472
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP 15-bw067sa
    CPU
    AMD Dual-Core Processor E1-7010(1.5GHz)
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    4096MB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon tm R2 Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 Pixels
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba
    Case
    True Blue
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Prection Touchpad
    Mouse
    Built in with touch keyboard
    Internet Speed
    Fast
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Microsoft Office 365 new version: Fast Track Office 2016
    CCleaner
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