Broadband pay to receive ratio
Poll: Broadband pay to receive ratio
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I, at the moment, live in the sticks - it's peaceful, nice, quiet (usually) and the air is clean - however, my HOME broadband connection isn't great in that I pay (at the moment) £20 from a fruit/colour based company for 8Mb but I get 900k. Joy.
Having spoken to my provider, they have advised that it's "tough" and it's a line problem - something I am forced to accept, but am not happy about.
Am I the only one being stiffed here?
* I'll be shifting to a £20 a month for broadband and phone line with the same company soon though
Having spoken to my provider, they have advised that it's "tough" and it's a line problem - something I am forced to accept, but am not happy about.
Am I the only one being stiffed here?
* I'll be shifting to a £20 a month for broadband and phone line with the same company soon though
I'm in almost the exact predicament. Live 2km from my exchange as the crow flies, cable length 8.11km, resulting in a 700k connection. Weirdly however, my neighbour gets just about 2Mb and he's on the same exchange/street cab as me.
To top it off there's another exchange, which I can see from my window, but alas, I'm on one 8km away.
To top it off there's another exchange, which I can see from my window, but alas, I'm on one 8km away.
Have you tried connecting your modem via the test connector on the main socket where the line enters the house? If your speed goes up then there are things to your house phone wiring to improve matters. It might also be worth trying a new filter.
I am 1 mile away from the exchange and getting 16 out of a possible 24Mb. Line attenuation is 30dB.
ETA just seen that Be are now doing a Value package at up to 12Mbit. I should probably downgrade to this, not lose much speed and get 12/12 for less money a month.
I am 1 mile away from the exchange and getting 16 out of a possible 24Mb. Line attenuation is 30dB.
ETA just seen that Be are now doing a Value package at up to 12Mbit. I should probably downgrade to this, not lose much speed and get 12/12 for less money a month.
Edited by Zad on Wednesday 23 March 15:17
Zad said:
Have you tried connecting your modem via the test connector on the main socket where the line enters the house? If your speed goes up then there are things to your house phone wiring to improve matters. It might also be worth trying a new filter.
I am 1 mile away from the exchange and getting 16 out of a possible 24Mb. Line attenuation is 30dB.
I've spoken with my ISP this week and they state that the official rated speed for my line is 512k.I am 1 mile away from the exchange and getting 16 out of a possible 24Mb. Line attenuation is 30dB.
However, read it and weep:
I suspect that the discrepency is my wireless - as I'm about 15m and a 2 foot thick wall away...
The line speed quoted to you by broadband providers is always the theoretical maximum based on how upgraded your exchange is.
How much you actually get is based on the quality of the cable and the distance between where you live and the exchange. e.g. my parents live 2 miles from the exchange and get about 2 out of 8mb.
different exchange technology sometimes makes the distance less of an issue, just depends how lucky you are.
This is also much less of a problem with cable as that is fibre optic, so you always get pretty much what you pay for.
There would be no point in ISPs making 100 different price plans based no the distance you live from your exchange, when it costs them the same to provide you the service as someone who lives right next to it.
This is work so it doesn't count.
How much you actually get is based on the quality of the cable and the distance between where you live and the exchange. e.g. my parents live 2 miles from the exchange and get about 2 out of 8mb.
different exchange technology sometimes makes the distance less of an issue, just depends how lucky you are.
This is also much less of a problem with cable as that is fibre optic, so you always get pretty much what you pay for.
There would be no point in ISPs making 100 different price plans based no the distance you live from your exchange, when it costs them the same to provide you the service as someone who lives right next to it.
This is work so it doesn't count.
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