Roco Posted January 15, 2010 CID Share Posted January 15, 2010 the ADSL average in the UK is 4.2 Mbps download speed for most of us , sure there are folk running 20Mbps + , I guess living next door to the exchange helps , and those on cable , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted January 15, 2010 CID Share Posted January 15, 2010 Sounds like a great thread. *tiptoes out for not being UK member* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted January 15, 2010 Author CID Share Posted January 15, 2010 Sounds like a great thread. *tiptoes out for not being UK member* Bro, you are always wellcome to be a UK member ,just pay the back tax owing since the boston tea party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted January 16, 2010 CID Share Posted January 16, 2010 Bro, you are always wellcome to be a UK member ,just pay the back tax owing since the boston tea party Hey now, I don't drink that much tea. Say I pay my part only since the tea party, and only for what I drank? "DEAL or NO DEAL". By the way does it bring nobility? A title? But honest. I wish I got internet speeds like the average Englishman. No not the 14.4 K dial up part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zalternate Posted January 16, 2010 CID Share Posted January 16, 2010 Well being in Canada we have the distinction of being able to live in each others countries for 6 months at a time without immigration kicking us out for squatting. And Australia makes the trifecta. But our main cities get faster Internet and outside of them, things get real slow. Satellite Internet is not the solution at this time. Even wireless is doing a half assed job. The other half of the ass being in the corporate offices. Some wireless works fine though. Caring owners run them. But to get some peoples attention...... Did the "Voluntary Code of Practice: Broadband Speeds" ever get fully implemented? http://www.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/ioi/copbb/copbb/ We have self regulation as well. Money gets paid to government and the Carrier gets to do whatever they want. So many places could have highspeed on wireline for only a small subsidy from government. And a contract that the money gets spent on wireline, within 6 months, in the rural areas and not in the cities. Our coverage is becoming a second world market. Meanwhile in Europe, countries are making real highspeed a basic right. Highspeed being at least 10Mbps constant in some cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted January 16, 2010 Author CID Share Posted January 16, 2010 Hey now, I don't drink that much tea. Say I pay my part only since the tea party, and only for what I drank? "DEAL or NO DEAL". By the way does it bring nobility? A title? But honest. I wish I got internet speeds like the average Englishman. No not the 14.4 K dial up part. Nobility , Sorry pal , back of the queue for you , I been waiting for 40 + years , The Average BB speed ? its only the average, for those on 8+Mb there are more on -I Mbps ,UK Adsl broadband is indeed a strange beast , Signal to noise ratio and attenuation is only part of the deal , there is so many other factors , ( hours of darkness , contension , stuck Dslam profiles ,etc before you get to your ISP with it's ofshore help , and the fact the Line is not owned by them , leading to the famous passing the buck loop , it can truly become the dark side of the moon , UK broadband is sold as (up to ) 8Mbps Max , the "up to" in the small print is the killer , and the usual locked into a 12-18 month contract don't help , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted January 18, 2010 Author CID Share Posted January 18, 2010 My post about The uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry101 Posted April 18, 2010 CID Share Posted April 18, 2010 heya didnt know if this is what u wanted or no so here goes pretty good line i suppose I forgot to read the RULES and a Moderator edited my post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted April 18, 2010 Author CID Share Posted April 18, 2010 Hi Terry , welcome to the forum , indeed 16.6 Mbps is a speed most of us can only dream about , and indeed Be has a great reputation , I assume your 16Mbps is the 24Mbps package , and within 1 mile to your LLU exchange ? , I get 5.5Mbps from my 8 Mbps package , although my isp is Pipex-Tiscali-talk talk , and about 2.3 miles from the exchange , I think the only way forward is fibre to the cabinet that is slowly being rolled out , although for those in rural areas I don't hold out much hope , Regards Roco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry101 Posted June 30, 2010 CID Share Posted June 30, 2010 Hi Terry , welcome to the forum , indeed 16.6 Mbps is a speed most of us can only dream about , and indeed Be has a great reputation , I assume your 16Mbps is the 24Mbps package , and within 1 mile to your LLU exchange ? , I get 5.5Mbps from my 8 Mbps package , although my isp is Pipex-Tiscali-talk talk , and about 2.3 miles from the exchange , I think the only way forward is fibre to the cabinet that is slowly being rolled out , although for those in rural areas I don't hold out much hope , Regards Roco ye on BE's 21.97 a month option could make my connection go faster but choose reliabilty........i've got the same postcode as my xchange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted June 30, 2010 Author CID Share Posted June 30, 2010 ye on BE's 21.97 a month option could make my connection go faster but choose reliabilty........i've got the same postcode as my xchange great to have you along terry101, I am nearly out of contract with Pipex ( been with them for 8 years , since way back in the 512Kb days . they have always been reliable , but I am looking at Be , but still not sure with my long line I will see any advantage , I guess I will hang on until BT rolls out fibre to the cabinet localy , my BB is £19.50 a month including all phone calls , and line rental and I don't realy need anymore than 6Mbps download speed , my line attenuation ( distance ) is 45 dB that dropped from 51 Db after some bas** stole the cable and wiped out 700 + local phones for more than a week , still it's a ill wind , my speed went up another 1 Mbps after the new cable was laid , same post code as your xchange ? dang , I am moving house soon , the estate agents think I am mad when I ask how close is the nearest exchange , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted June 30, 2010 CID Share Posted June 30, 2010 dang , I am moving house soon , the estate agents think I am mad when I ask how close is the nearest exchange , LMAO. That would be me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry101 Posted July 4, 2010 CID Share Posted July 4, 2010 great to have you along terry101, I am nearly out of contract with Pipex ( been with them for 8 years , since way back in the 512Kb days . they have always been reliable , but I am looking at Be , but still not sure with my long line I will see any advantage , I guess I will hang on until BT rolls out fibre to the cabinet localy , my BB is £19.50 a month including all phone calls , and line rental and I don't realy need anymore than 6Mbps download speed , my line attenuation ( distance ) is 45 dB that dropped from 51 Db after some bas** stole the cable and wiped out 700 + local phones for more than a week , still it's a ill wind , my speed went up another 1 Mbps after the new cable was laid , same post code as your xchange ? dang , I am moving house soon , the estate agents think I am mad when I ask how close is the nearest exchange , yeah u should def ask lol i did lol dont see why not i lived like miles away from my last exchange no virgin so got 1mb down from bt lol reason i like be is the static ip for gaming.... my line stats Uptime: 13 days, 10:56:04 DSL Type: G.992.5 Annex M US 56 Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]: 2,316 / 19,162 Output Power (Up/Down) [dBm]: 13.0 / 18.5 Line Attenuation (Up/Down) [dB]: 8.5 / 12.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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