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Sky will I get 500mbps???

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  • QrizB
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    QrizB said:
    littleboo said:
    Why do you think you need 500 Mbps? Do you have any issues with the speeds your current service is providing?
    Our download and upload is terrible, two people cant stream at once
    What connection speed are you currently paying for? What does https://www.speedtest.net/ report as your actual speed?
    The line can go up to 12 we currently get around 10mbps with upload of 0.26
    That sounds like old-school ADSL, not even FTTC. But moving to 30 or 60 would be a big improvement. To repeat @littleboo 's question, do you really need 500 or could you save a fair few quid by choosing something slower?
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  • littleboo
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    As above, it sounds like ADSL.  2 x streams doesn't need anywhere 500 Mbps, the internet would grind to a halt if it did
  • QrizB said:
    QrizB said:
    littleboo said:
    Why do you think you need 500 Mbps? Do you have any issues with the speeds your current service is providing?
    Our download and upload is terrible, two people cant stream at once
    What connection speed are you currently paying for? What does https://www.speedtest.net/ report as your actual speed?
    The line can go up to 12 we currently get around 10mbps with upload of 0.26
    That sounds like old-school ADSL, not even FTTC. But moving to 30 or 60 would be a big improvement. To repeat @littleboo 's question, do you really need 500 or could you save a fair few quid by choosing something slower?

    It;s £31 for 500 and only £3 less for 150mbps so not much in ot figured i'd go fo the faster speed as its a 2 year contract
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