Hows my broadband speed please..?

ferry
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Knowing nothing about uploads/downloads/sideloads blah blah blah ..can a more clued up clever person please tell me if my broadband speed seems ok?
If it matters I have Sky BB unlimited and the test was done in my home wifi using my phone
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Thanks
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,298 Forumite
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    That's fine , if you logged in to the sky hub it will show your actual connection speed

    https://www.sky.com/help/articles/broadband-speeds-explained
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  • Peter999_2
    Peter999_2 Posts: 985 Forumite
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    Hi Ferry,


    It looks like you are on the lower fibre package, the up to 40MB down and 10MB up.
    Those speeds are very good on that package, as you can see you practically get the maximum.


    I have roughly the same as you, and it's possible for three of us to watch different things at the same time on Netflix with no problems. If I am at my parents house I watch plex TV/films streamed from my house with no problems using the 10MB up.


    Unless you have a lot of people accessing the internet at home, I think you should be pleased/satisfied with the speed you've got.
  • slinga
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    This is my speed test rsult using wifi.


    Funny thing is I used to be on a 1 Mbps Free connection from the same ISP and I don't see any difference between then and now when surfing, youtubing, watching live sport or iPlayer etc.
    Also as now back then could watch stuff over three outlets or more at the same time with no buffering on any.

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    Peter999 wrote: »
    It looks like you are on the lower fibre package, the up to 40MB down and 10MB up. Those speeds are very good on that package, as you can see you practically get the maximum.

    Don't know if you are already aware but Sky are upgrading their BB area by area so that you'll eventually be on their Max Fibre with no change to your contract.

    The speed you actually get will still be dependant on distance to the cabinet of course.

    https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2018/10/sky-broadband-customers-to-get-free-speed-upgrades/
  • arciere
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    slinga wrote: »
    This is my speed test rsult using wifi.


    Funny thing is I used to be on a 1 Mbps Free connection from the same ISP and I don't see any difference between then and now when surfing, youtubing, watching live sport or iPlayer etc.
    Also as now back then could watch stuff over three outlets or more at the same time with no buffering on any.

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    Pretty much impossible to stream HD videos, or even videos of acceptable quality, with 1 Mbps.
    If you can't see the difference between a 1 Mbps connection and a 250 Mbps connection, then there's something wrong :D
  • slinga
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    arciere wrote: »
    Pretty much impossible to stream HD videos, or even videos of acceptable quality, with 1 Mbps.
    If you can't see the difference between a 1 Mbps connection and a 250 Mbps connection, then there's something wrong :D
    So you've done a comparison then?
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  • SnowTiger
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    slinga wrote: »
    So you've done a comparison then?

    Lots have. Here's what Netflix says:

    Below are the internet download speed recommendations per stream for playing TV shows and movies through Netflix.
    • 0.5 Megabits per second - Required broadband connection speed
    • 1.5 Megabits per second - Recommended broadband connection speed
    • 3.0 Megabits per second - Recommended for SD quality
    • 5.0 Megabits per second - Recommended for HD quality
    • 25 Megabits per second - Recommended for Ultra HD quality

    And the BBC:
    BBC iPlayer programmes stream at up to 5 Mbps or megabits (5000 kbps), depending on the quality. Our standard quality version is 1.5 Mbps (1500 kbps).

    You’ll actually need a little more bandwidth than this to watch programmes on BBC iPlayer.

    I had a 2Mbit connection at my previous home. Since moving I have a 50Mbit connection. The difference is very noticeable.
  • slinga
    slinga Posts: 1,485 Forumite
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    SnowTiger wrote: »
    Lots have. Here's what Netflix says:

    Below are the internet download speed recommendations per stream for playing TV shows and movies through Netflix.
    • 0.5 Megabits per second - Required broadband connection speed
    • 1.5 Megabits per second - Recommended broadband connection speed
    • 3.0 Megabits per second - Recommended for SD quality
    • 5.0 Megabits per second - Recommended for HD quality
    • 25 Megabits per second - Recommended for Ultra HD quality

    And the BBC:



    I had a 2Mbit connection at my previous home. Since moving I have a 50Mbit connection. The difference is very noticeable.
    I must have been really lucky with my 1 Mbps connection speed.:j
    Never watch Netflix though.
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  • DoaM
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    Ah! So the video media you were watching used to be the type which would take a while to start playing as it buffered most of the content before playing? ;)
  • arciere
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    slinga wrote: »
    So you've done a comparison then?
    No need to compare, just a math exercise, 1 Mbps is simply not enough to stream any kind of videos at an acceptable quality.
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