MSE slowest broadband contest

MrsE_2

savemoney wrote: »

Are you far from the exchange you probably using BT network

I don't "think" I am far from the exchange.

I was BT, now I pay my line rental to Talk Talk (but the box/equipment hasn't been changed).

MrsE_2

savemoney wrote: »

Do a search to find out whats in your area

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange_search

If your on adsl probably best getting on LLU you can still keep BT or whoever you are I have NT landline and on LLU for internet

Broadband availability overview
ADSL:Yes


BT Wholesale information
ADSL status:Enabled as of 24/09/2003
ADSL Max status:Enabled as of 31/03/2006


Everything else has read crosses.

The exchange is the same name as my village, I guess that means its in the village:o


ETA - saw this at the bottom

Ofcom Classification What is this?

Market 2
Two or three 'principal' operators provide broadband services at this exchange

NoSatisfaction

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

I sometimes get 0.5 but that is as good as it gets, I live in a village and yes it is on a BT ADSL line.

Was with Tesco for a long time at similar speeds and moved to an all in package with Talk Talk (so far so good) and now its



and a lot cheaper too!

cepheus

Isn't it the distance to the exchange not the server which is important. Anyway deep in the crowded South East it must be near a record!

DatabaseError

savemoney wrote: »

Do a search to find out whats in your area

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange_search

...

Another great tool is the ThinkBroadband Maps app.
Not only showing your location/local exchange, but also any TBB speed test results from your area - using it I can see someone about 300yds closer to the exchange than me is getting about 5mbs less than me...either a bad day, bad wiring, or AOL to blame for that one

knightstyle

Just be thankful you aren't in France, we only get 232Kbps download and 129 Kbps upload. Many friends don't even get this and have to use dialup.

popxcore

mine's not too bad considering my distance from the exchange

GhostWarrior

My download speed is about the only thing I've ever been happy with, with Tiscali. So glad I didn't let them switch me over to the TalkTalk packages!

esuhl

JabT wrote: »

My first attempt at this so if it works it'll be a miracle!



woohoo it worked, I've learnt something new today!

How can your download speed be a fraction of your upload speed?! I thought that ADSL connections would always have a higher download rate... :huh:

hubert_cumberdale

im with tescos and they do severe throttling after 5pm can teven use xbox live anymore

they throttle it back to about 0.3m/bit and we pay for 1m/bit they are rubbish but they are running with virgin and i thought they were meant to be good

i thought they only throttle p2p packets but it appears they do they lot cant even watch i player or you tube as it has to buffer for a week. my ping on the xbox goes way up above 180/ms

i get a far high upload than down load once the throttling begins