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I have been told that due to where i live, it is impossible to have a better internet speed than i do due to distance from the exchange. We are with BT at the moment.
Would a change to virgin be any different?
Also, when i worked at the hospital, which is about a 2 minute walk from my house and even further from the exchange, their internet speed was around 20m. How is this?
Is there any thing i can do, not bothered about the price, to get higher than the 750k i do at the moment?
Would a change to virgin be any different?
Also, when i worked at the hospital, which is about a 2 minute walk from my house and even further from the exchange, their internet speed was around 20m. How is this?
Is there any thing i can do, not bothered about the price, to get higher than the 750k i do at the moment?
Neil_H said:
Any ADSL service will be the same as it will obviously use the same line. Cable may be faster (no idea what speed you get now), but you would only know once you had it installed and paid for I think.
If the exchange is LLC - enabled the OP may be able to get BeThere's or O2's 24Mb service. Otherwise check for Virgin cable in the area.Hospital will be on the backbone. I live 10 mins walk from work and at home I get around 500KB (4Mb) and at work it's around 4MB (that's over 30Mb!)
You don't say how far you are from the exchange so it's impossible to say. If you're only getting 750Kb and you're more than, say, 3 miles from the exchange, then going with an unbundled supplier won't help you. They might offer 24Mb but it's unlikely you'll see any more of it than on an 8Mb service)
In other words it's doubtful you'll be able to get more.
You don't say how far you are from the exchange so it's impossible to say. If you're only getting 750Kb and you're more than, say, 3 miles from the exchange, then going with an unbundled supplier won't help you. They might offer 24Mb but it's unlikely you'll see any more of it than on an 8Mb service)
In other words it's doubtful you'll be able to get more.
carmonk said:
Hospital will be on the backbone. I live 10 mins walk from work and at home I get around 500KB (4Mb) and at work it's around 4MB (that's over 30Mb!)
You don't say how far you are from the exchange so it's impossible to say. If you're only getting 750Kb and you're more than, say, 3 miles from the exchange, then going with an unbundled supplier won't help you. They might offer 24Mb but it's unlikely you'll see any more of it than on an 8Mb service)
In other words it's doubtful you'll be able to get more.
Lol, on the backbone? I beg to differ.You don't say how far you are from the exchange so it's impossible to say. If you're only getting 750Kb and you're more than, say, 3 miles from the exchange, then going with an unbundled supplier won't help you. They might offer 24Mb but it's unlikely you'll see any more of it than on an 8Mb service)
In other words it's doubtful you'll be able to get more.
This is probably a stupid question and this is half-remembered, but back in the days of dial-up you could ask BT to turn up the, for want of a better word, 'volume' or gain I think it was on your line to enable a better speed on your line.
Would this make any difference to the effective distance you are from the local exchange, making faster speeds possible?
Would this make any difference to the effective distance you are from the local exchange, making faster speeds possible?
Neil_H said:
Any ADSL service will be the same as it will obviously use the same line. Cable may be faster, but you would only know once you had it installed and paid for I think.
Look at the comparison tables for your area on speedtest.netEdited by Neil_H on Thursday 13th November 16:00
V8S said:
This is probably a stupid question and this is half-remembered, but back in the days of dial-up you could ask BT to turn up the, for want of a better word, 'volume' or gain I think it was on your line to enable a better speed on your line.
Would this make any difference to the effective distance you are from the local exchange, making faster speeds possible?
attenuation and signal-to-noise make a slight difference. nothing major to write home about though. nor can either be "turned up/down".Would this make any difference to the effective distance you are from the local exchange, making faster speeds possible?
ukwill said:
carmonk said:
Hospital will be on the backbone. I live 10 mins walk from work and at home I get around 500KB (4Mb) and at work it's around 4MB (that's over 30Mb!)
You don't say how far you are from the exchange so it's impossible to say. If you're only getting 750Kb and you're more than, say, 3 miles from the exchange, then going with an unbundled supplier won't help you. They might offer 24Mb but it's unlikely you'll see any more of it than on an 8Mb service)
In other words it's doubtful you'll be able to get more.
Lol, on the backbone? I beg to differ.You don't say how far you are from the exchange so it's impossible to say. If you're only getting 750Kb and you're more than, say, 3 miles from the exchange, then going with an unbundled supplier won't help you. They might offer 24Mb but it's unlikely you'll see any more of it than on an 8Mb service)
In other words it's doubtful you'll be able to get more.
carmonk said:
ukwill said:
carmonk said:
Hospital will be on the backbone. I live 10 mins walk from work and at home I get around 500KB (4Mb) and at work it's around 4MB (that's over 30Mb!)
You don't say how far you are from the exchange so it's impossible to say. If you're only getting 750Kb and you're more than, say, 3 miles from the exchange, then going with an unbundled supplier won't help you. They might offer 24Mb but it's unlikely you'll see any more of it than on an 8Mb service)
In other words it's doubtful you'll be able to get more.
Lol, on the backbone? I beg to differ.You don't say how far you are from the exchange so it's impossible to say. If you're only getting 750Kb and you're more than, say, 3 miles from the exchange, then going with an unbundled supplier won't help you. They might offer 24Mb but it's unlikely you'll see any more of it than on an 8Mb service)
In other words it's doubtful you'll be able to get more.
Define not bothered about price. You could get a 100mb or even a 1GB leased line but it will cost you mega money if you are not in a major city. If you are in a major city it will cost a lot except if you are in London where you can get 100mb for about £9K a year.
Edited by plasticpig on Thursday 13th November 16:22
Just phone up and say your going to leave and go to virgin cos they can offer 'X' amount of DL speeds for 'X' amount of pounds a month.
In my experience they will either reduce what you pay or match the speed mentioned.
That is unless you live near the north/south pole. Then the trip wouldnt be worth it really
In my experience they will either reduce what you pay or match the speed mentioned.
That is unless you live near the north/south pole. Then the trip wouldnt be worth it really
plasticpig said:
Define not bothered about price. You could get a 100mb or even a 1GB leased line but it will cost you mega money if you are not in a major city. If you are in a major city it will cost a lot except if you are in London where you can get 100mb for about £9K a year.
Edited by plasticpig on Thursday 13th November 16:22
I meant within reason, thats just mental. I was talking 100-200 not 10grand.Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff