Adverts for broadband speeds to face new rules
 

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Seems fair.

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Why 20:00 to 22:00 ?

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When BB is subject to high load.

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It's a none starter. Openreach provide the speed based on the line quality. BTWholesale provide the access and capacity.

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Then they will be in trouble with the regulator if they don't comply.

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Its funny how its the ASA and not Ofcom who are forcing this through.

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''Ofcom Broadband Speeds Code of Practice to use peak time speeds from March 2019''


https://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/...rom-march-2019

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it is about time and such a shame it has taken them so long to catch up because we were all saying this back in 2009.

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and we did mention that its not really fair on smaller ISP's who rely on the access network to provide speeds (at the time it was "up to 24mb") and the ISP had bags of bandwidth but the phone cabled couldn't carry it

...not that im moaning, this can only be a good thing for the consumer

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Virgin Media has hit back after a report by Which? claimed that UK broadband connections are, on average, 51% slower than advertised.

The consumer website said customers on Virgin’s 200Mbps package were in fact getting an average of 52Mbps – just 26% of the speed promised.

https://www.cable.co.uk/news/virgin-...ort-700002550/

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Tbh i am on Virgins side on this one. I could believe it 8 years ago; the forum was flooded with people complaining about speed issues but they have come on leaps and bounds since then.

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I think Virgin has always been a case of winners and losers. Some get full speed 24/7, some get crap speeds 24/7. I can believe Which on this one.

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How? Its not the ISPS fault if someones phoneline is far away from the exchange. This will incentivise ISPS not to offer broadband to folk who can only get 2mb

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Due to the fact people dont know how to conduct a speedtest properly

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Interesting finding - I've run multiple speedtest on speedtest.net using wired and wireless and different O/S, browser. Figures are decimals of expected.

Sam Knows box : 1 pretty much across the board
Linux laptop (wired) : 1
Windows laptop (wireless) : .65
Linux laptop (wireless) : .15 (possible due to drivers and age of laptop)

Windows desktop (wired) test run fairly close together and repeatable -
Browser to website : 1
Desktop app : .1-.2

Now if you do browse to website and get speeds over 100Mb on Windows 10 you are prompted to use the app for more accurate readings but the app gives a reading well off the expected given data from SamKnows and other wired devices. Yet the app is the method Ookla recommend.

I also get lower figures from other speedtest sites.

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which is it, 1 or 100?

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VM have now updated the internet speeds as the new rules come in today

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Thanks will have to look at BT speeds;)

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I've just had a look at my area

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Everyone has updated their web pages now, average speeds showing across the board.

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How long before OFCOM lay down the law on using the term "Average" somewhat liberally?

If you count 24/7 times, then of course the average is going to be high. Peak times can still be shocking, though.

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Just as a matter of interest whilst we're talking about speeds

Has anyone tried Google's built-in speed test? https://www.google.co.uk/search?neww....0.oXVMOmLmXAI

It says I'm only getting 14.8 download whilst Speedtest by Ookla is 92.33 download

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It's not anything to do with 24/7:
https://www.asa.org.uk/news/major-ch...ms-in-ads.html

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Prior to today BT Broadband was showing up to 19mbps in my area just checked again now its showing 8mbps average for £24.99 a month thanks but no thanks

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Now that's interesting. Virgin are claiming their peak speeds are on average above the advertised speeds, while Which? is claiming they're half that. I wonder who's right?

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I'd swing to what VM say as I nearly always get above the minimum speed during the evening peak

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It's quite a claim that on average users get their provisioned speed 24/7

We do but in oversubscribed areas?