Broadband Speed.

[JohnP]

I was wondering how my Broadband speed compares with you folks on the forum, there is no fibre optic available where I live. Speed where I live has always been a bit slow in the evenings but it has improved recently.

 

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[Black Pearl]

This is about average - no fibre in Whitburn and 18-24 months before BT start to upgrade.

If I ran this agin very late at night or very early in the morning it might (might) hit 9Mb/s but 6-7 is normal.

 

[Denis]

I know we have issues with a nearby hub, usually much faster than this..

 

 

 

[JohnP]

BP... even before I noticed an improvement it was better than yours.

[JohnP]

I know we have issues with a nearby hub, usually much faster than this..

 

 

BLIMEY!!!!

[Paul]

 

Bit slow tonight - it's usually around 107.

 

 

Paul.

[Guest]

 

 

in the dark ages around these parts

[Craig]

Slow tonight as its normally way over 100 :/

[Denis]

changes all the time john,

we are lucky to have a 120mb/sec connection via fibre optic cable. But a local fault this week causes it to fluctuate

[ChrisLumix]

I'll run it during the day. TalkTalk are pathetic in the evenings.

[JHFoto]

Virgin, fastest broadband I have ever had............Wow

[JohnP]

I think I'll go back to sending smoke signals... it might be faster...

[Guest]

I think I'll go back to sending smoke signals... it might be faster...

 

you have 10mb more than me

[Phil]

 

[Denis]

last try tonight...gone outside the 50 mile radius , out to Manchester at a normal.....

 

Edited January 21, 2015 by Denis

[JohnP]

 

 

That's not much better than dial-up... your ISP should be paying you..

[Phil]

That's not much better than dial-up... your ISP should be paying you..

 

Thought I'd try again before bed, I expected it to improve 

 

 

Frustrating thing is, if I go 50 yards down the road I get 18MB download and 6MB upload on my phone, no ruddy signal at home! I use my phone at work to tether the lappy and use around 30GB a month (it's unlimited), if I could do it at home I could tell BT where to stick their broadband.

[JohnP]

I hardly ever use my landline phone, I never make calls I only answer it if it rings. I would love to drop it but I can't as I need my broadband slow or not, mobile broadband is useless where I live so no chance of changing anything at the moment. It's not right I/we all have to pay for a landline phone I/we don't want just to get broadband.

[Phil]

It's not right I/we all have to pay for a landline phone I/we don't want just to get broadband.

 

I have to agree with you on that one, our landline doesn't get used at all. It's pretty much the same with the mobile, the introduction of WhatsApp, Viber, iMessage etc. means all my calls and texts are internet based, I don't use any of monthly standard allowance.

[ChrisLumix]

I hardly ever use my landline phone, I never make calls I only answer it if it rings. I would love to drop it but I can't as I need my broadband slow or not, mobile broadband is useless where I live so no chance of changing anything at the moment. It's not right I/we all have to pay for a landline phone I/we don't want just to get broadband.

 

That's one point of view. Here's another: I use my landline rather than my mobile, as I'm stuck at home most of the time. I get free calls pretty much (do you, on your mobile???) and my only resentment is the rip-off charges for phoning mobiles on it. If I need a tradesman or woman, and they infuriatingly only leave a mobile number, I'll call them and ask them to give me their landline number and "I'll call you this evening". If they don't have a landline, I won't use their services.

 

Long live the landline.

[ChrisLumix]

 

Frankly that's a bit of a shocker. It's little more than half the speed I was getting when I first moved here. I'm going to get on to my broadband supplier and complain. I should be getting around 6mb.

[Korky]

 

This is via a wired connection into a Virgin Superhub - no idea if that's faster or better than a wifi connection.

 

Korky

[Guest]

Virgin broadband today

 

[ChrisLumix]

All you people showing off your superfast optical fibre broadband speeds ... well, the ultimate test is how smoothly does iPlayer stream video when you're watching catch-up TV? I can tell you that my pathetic 3mbps streams TV without a hiccup, no stuttery video or audio. What really is the use of speed way faster than any application can use?

[Korky]

I can tell you that my pathetic 3mbps streams TV without a hiccup, no stuttery video or audio.

 

 

Yes, but can you download Peruvian porn, Skype your chums in Chattanooga, watch a YouTube docusoap, catch up on Jeremy Kyle, upload to Pirate Bay and keep an eye on the 2.45 from Doncaster? All at the same time. I can!

 

Should I ever want to.

 

Korky