we need a fast internet connection to watch

March2012

tv online such as i player as we do not watch live anymore and youtube. not sure what sort of connection we should be looking at . any tips?
just been reading martin's
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-broadband
and it says broadband and superfast. not sure which we ought to be looking out. we are based in surrey. thanks!

HappyMJ

ADSL should be fast enough. Get a speed estimate from a supplier and as long as its 2Mb/sec or above it will be enough. If a supplier says up to 8MB then ask for a more accurate result. The closer you are to an exchange the faster it will be.

March2012

thanks again

Superfast broadband

Unlimited
up to 30Mb
(What does this mean?) £24.41/month
equiv
18 months
Full MSE
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Virgin Media*

Unlimited
up to 76Mb
(What does this mean?) £28.65/month equiv
18 months (i)
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Plusnet*

Unlimited
up to 76Mb
(What does this mean?) £35.09/month equiv
18 months
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BT*

read on these 3 are these the only companies? they seem to tie for a year and a half too. we are only on tethering at the moment and were hoping not really to be tied in too long either so any help on this much appreciated too. thanks!



QUOTE=HappyMJ;61188413]ADSL should be fast enough. Get a speed estimate from a supplier and as long as its 2Mb/sec or above it will be enough. If a supplier says up to 8MB then ask for a more accurate result. The closer you are to an exchange the faster it will be.[/QUOTE]

macman

Do an exchange search on https://www.samknows.com for all your LLU providers.

LeafGreen

You may not need superfast fibre optic - standard broadband could be sufficient. try a speed checker such as the talk talk one here... http://sales.talktalk.co.uk/product/broadband/essentials

Let us know what the results are. My estimate was 1.5 - 4 Mbps and I on wireless I normaly get 1.3 - 2 Mbps - sometimes less. This is generally enough to stream iPlayer through my TV (my TV has iPlayer built in). It occasionally struggles and I wouldn't expect it to do too well with more than one device trying to stream at the same time.

This speed is pretty low, as I am quite a distance from my exchange. My area is fibre optic enabled now and I am deciding whether to upgrade.

Whether you go with BT, Virgin Media, Talk Talk or anyone else, you will find good and bad reports of service. As a new customer, it is worth checking cash back sites such as quidco for deals.