SKY broadband 16mbit
 

well i finally took the plunge and have gone for the 16mbit ADSL package from SKY, contacted them today and as the online checker says i can now get 16mbit!

i did liase with sky sales and technical department who answered my questions regarding proxies, FUP, traffic shaping and it all seemed ok.

i also contacted BE unlimited who also happen to be active with 24mbit in this area, again answers were given swiftly and assuringly.

both compaines told me my maximum theoretical speed is 18mbits but is ofcourse subject to the usual factors, well im risking it, i just hope i can achieve near the top speed!

i was going to go for BE but i didnt think it was worth the risk of going through it all and i finding i cant even reach 20mbit.....

anyone have any experiances of SKY broadband and the max service ?

Re: SKY broadband 16mbit
 

I was considering it when my current 12 month contract expires in February, so I may be asking you that in a couple of months ;)

Re: SKY broadband 16mbit
 

well i might cancel it before i get everything up and running ;) or if i get a poor speed :shocked: :Yikes: :disturbd:

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Don't forget the forums over at adslguide if you want to get an idea of how Sky are performing. As you've touched on Kronas, it does depend on a few factors, as to what speed you can actually achieve. Are you already an adsl user, or are you moving from NTL ?

There is a good checker available from here, if you already have an adsl line, and want to check what sort of speed your line can support.

Re: SKY broadband 16mbit
 

im with NTL currently so i cannot do any diagnostics, none that i am aware of!

for the record:

You are approximately 314 metres from the exchange (straight line distance).

Re: SKY broadband 16mbit
 

Just out of interest, how far are you from your local BT exchange ?

Bugger ! You edited before I posted lol

Your distance is very good anyway, barring any line discrepancies, you should get close to full speed.

From what I've seen (looking at the comments at dslzone) I would be more inclined to go with Be. I've seen a lot of negative comments about Sky.

Re: SKY broadband 16mbit
 

but remember other factors come in to play, such as the way the line is routed through the streets, line quality, noise, and internal line length within the house.

:erm:

Re: SKY broadband 16mbit
 

I did touch on that........

As you have no line stats to go on, it's hard to say what you're capable of.

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aye you did, just hope i get near max speed! wish me luck :D

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If it's a BT line you could run a quick/ basic line test from the BT site here

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I hope you have better luck with ADSL then I did. I'm about 1.5km from my local exchange.

ADSL Max (upto 8mb) all I could get was 1.5mb-2.mb tops.
ADSL2+ (upto 16mb) all I could get was around 4mb (according to the online checkers).

Told Pipex to stuff their contract up their **** and got me the hell out of ADSL land and into Cable world.

I will NEVER touch ADSL again.

Re: SKY broadband 16mbit
 

I am 261 metres away and I sync at 19mb on Be

Re: SKY broadband 16mbit
 

thats not bad, still within the limits of what they told me, i still think i made the right decision for the price :)


thats a fault checker! :erm:

Re: SKY broadband 16mbit
 

unless you are very unlucky (aluminium line or something) you can expect a fairly fast synch speed probably in excess of 12mbit.

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one example of those who state anything under 2km is good is innaccurate.

Re: SKY broadband 16mbit
 

not to mention the length of cabling inside the exchange ;)