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Originally Posted by themelon
Not really
You need to live 2 km from the exchange to be able to recieve this.
Anywhere on the Digital Cable Network can recieve 3Mbs or 4Mbs (Telewest).
Its unlikely that people 4km from the exchange can even recieve 1mbs properly! I know sure as hell I cant!
The majority of ADSL Users are stuck on 512kbs for the foreseeable future, until something is done to overcome the degrading service over distance issues.
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2Mbps is reachable to about 60% of users on an ADSL enabled exchange, 1Mbps is available to over 90%.
Due to the density of the population surrounding the exchanges this service will be available in UKOnline estimate approximately 50% of users will be able to reach 8Mbps, those who can't their lines will rate adapt to the highest possible downstream that line conditions will allow.
Here's a link showing mapping of line length (not distance as crow flies) from exchange and the up and downstream speeds theoretically available with various impediments to signal quality under ADSL 1 G.DMT.
http://www.dslforum.org/aboutdsl/Tec...rts/TR-048.pdf