Groby Computers Ltd - Leicester


Broadband Speeds

Broadband Speeds have long been a source of marketing hype from ISPs and frustration for customers. The norm for ISP seems to be to advertise a broadband package based on the maximum speed that might be attained when the reality is that customers usually expeience much less. See how your ISP fairs in this comparison table from Ofcom ...

Advertised 'up to' speed Average actual speed (source Ofcom)
BT 'up to' 8Mbps 4.1 to 4.8Mbps
Orange 'up to' 8Mbps 3.3 to 4.3Mbps
Plusnet 'up to' 8Mbps 3.4 to 4.4Mbps
Virgin Media 'up to' 10Mbps 9.5 to 9.7Mbps
BT 'up to' 20Mbps 6.9 to 8.7Mbps
O2/Be 'up to' 20Mbps 9.9 to 11.6Mbps
Sky 'up to' 20Mbps 7.4 to 8.8Mbps
TalkTalk 'up to' 24Mbps 7.7 to 9.3Mbps
Virgin Media 'up to' 20Mbps 17.4 to 18.6Mbps
BT 'up to' 40Mbps 30.5 to 33.1Mbps
Virgin Media 'up to' 50Mbps 43.9 to 47.2Mbps
 
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Page Updated Mon Mar 7 19:56:03 GMT 2011