Slow Internet Speed.

jessielou_2

Currently with BT Broadband Option 3 but I am only getting half a meg speed. This is driving me mad, spoken to BT who say nothing can be done as the line can only support this speed.
Has anyone any suggestions, I have BT for phone and Sky for TV.

DatabaseError

not the advice you want to hear...move house

espresso

Why are you paying BT for broadband when you subscribe to Sky? Sky make use of ADSL2+ technology, so you may well get faster speeds on Sky but it's a no brainer to switch to Sky, as the speed that you get now would be free on Sky!

deklan99

What downstream attenuation, snr margin does your router report - http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/frogstats.php
Are Sky/Easynet LLU in your exchange? http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php
If not then no you will not get ADSL2+ technology with Sky and no it won't be free.

DatabaseError

espresso wrote: »

Why are you paying BT for broadband when you subscribe to Sky? Sky make use of ADSL2+ technology, so you may well get faster speeds on Sky but it's a no brainer to switch to Sky, as the speed that you get now would be free on Sky!

erm...sky LLU (the free kind) isn't available to everyone

espresso

DatabaseError wrote: »

erm...sky LLU (the free kind) isn't available to everyone

Very true but a half arsed question often gets a half arsed answer! The OP has given very little information apart from "this is driving me mad"

PS I would thank you for your post but begging for thanks in your sig. sucks!

DatabaseError

^ it does suck. added a month or so ago, lots of effort put into helping someone without the button being pressed, while on another thread a couple of posters were going through the i thank you, no i thank you bit..which I found a bit annoying (especially as nothing constructive was going on, infact it 'may' have been a couple of posters ganging up on another if I remember rightly (can't remember the details, so no link))

I never look at my sig..so I don't notice it, but I thank you for your polite comment.

the 'thanks' system is overused on this board, I though it would be nice if occasionally it recognised useful input, or help, rather than 'I'm your friend'

deklan99

A gentle prod in the right direction can do no harm no matter how many times the same old questions arise.
Perhaps the time has come for a sticky relating to common speed/connection problems along side the excellent malware/spyware thread?
Might save the regulars getting the hump.

devon_guy

I've had terrible problems with BT broadband. Been with them over a year and had no problems until December. I have since got my MAC and am moving to O2 but BT seems to have picked up again now.....