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Previously on "'Third of UK postcodes' have slow broadband speeds"
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostIt's strange how all these headline grabbing "state of British broadband" news stories fail to mention users' ability to quickly download Linux distros.
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Originally posted by doodab View PostLarge downloads like linux distros etc go quicker over a faster connection.
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostWhen BT first launched the service in 2001 I was able to get 512K for £57 p.m., which was amazing enough, considering the small company I worked for were paying >£10K p.a. for a 512K leased line. I can now get nearly 20Mb over a cable meant only for voice calls stuck in the ground sometime in the 80s (I think). That's a bit like getting i7 performance out of an old Commodore 64.
Can anyone think of a legitimate reason to have more than 8Mb? 8Mb is about the bandwidth of HD TV; the likes of iPlayer is only using something like 1.5Mb on the high quality setting.
I think it's often the people on the outskirts of urban areas that suffer the worst. If you live in a village with its own telephone exchange you probably have it quite good.
I should have my fttc in a few weeks. 10mbit upstream, close to 40 down and no usage capping for £25. Not a bad deal imo.
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostWhen BT first launched the service in 2001 I was able to get 512K for £57 p.m., which was amazing enough, considering the small company I worked for were paying >£10K p.a. for a 512K leased line. I can now get nearly 20Mb over a cable meant only for voice calls stuck in the ground sometime in the 80s (I think). That's a bit like getting i7 performance out of an old Commodore 64.
Ah, the old days, eh? Crap, weren't they?
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Originally posted by doodab View PostThis is something people tend to forget. Before ADSL came along if you were a small business and you wanted better than dial up speeds you were going to pay £100s a month for even 256k frame relay or ATM connection. 2MB was £1000s and you'd have to pay to have the road dug up etc.
Can anyone think of a legitimate reason to have more than 8Mb? 8Mb is about the bandwidth of HD TV; the likes of iPlayer is only using something like 1.5Mb on the high quality setting.
I think it's often the people on the outskirts of urban areas that suffer the worst. If you live in a village with its own telephone exchange you probably have it quite good.
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostI live in a rural area and get 8Mb (actual **) download speed. Why not move to an urban area? Urrgghh no. I might meet people like you, or worse, Sas.
** Although since my "upgrade" to 24Mb today, I now get 7Mbs !!!! Good old BT
EDIT. On reflection, I guess to you city dwellers, even 8M is a bit tulip.
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Originally posted by doodab View PostThat's really more to do with the technology than with BT per se. Good old alcaltel, nokia siemens, fujitsu, huawei and friends. You will probably find that it recovers a bit after training but you're unlikely to see 24mbps outside of a laboratory.
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Originally posted by Platypus View Post** Although since my "upgrade" to 24Mb today, I now get 7Mbs !!!! Good old BT
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostThe thing is, ADSL was good because it made use of the existing phone lines that have been lying in the dirt for donkeys' years, and that makes it cheap. If they'd had to dig up the entire country to install proper cabling, everybody would have better / faster / more reliable connections, but we'd all be paying a whole lot more for broadband than we do.
So it's crap for some because it's cheap, but also it's cheap because it's crap for some.
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostAnd I bet most of those with below average speeds live outside in rural areas. I they want better speed then why not move to an urban area?
** Although since my "upgrade" to 24Mb today, I now get 7Mbs !!!! Good old BT
EDIT. On reflection, I guess to you city dwellers, even 8M is a bit tulip.
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The thing is, ADSL was good because it made use of the existing phone lines that have been lying in the dirt for donkeys' years, and that makes it cheap. If they'd had to dig up the entire country to install proper cabling, everybody would have better / faster / more reliable connections, but we'd all be paying a whole lot more for broadband than we do.
So it's crap for some because it's cheap, but also it's cheap because it's crap for some.
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