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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
ASA are the ones who really should have done something about it in terms of advertising they need to get over this thing they have about advertising been ok as long as it applies to a majority. It should apply to everyone to be legal.
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I dont think the advertising does apply to the majority though.
To be honest only a select few as in BTs own words 'Live on top of the exchange' will ever be able to get the 8Mb, 16Mb and 24Mbs Headlines Advertised by the likes of Sky and BE.
If this is the case something needs to be done.
I dont know anyone who gets over 6mb on ADSL, they are alll amazed when I say I get 9Mb most of the time.
Using speedtest.net you can see the average UK speed is less than 3.5mb and, the mainstream provider with the fastest average is BE who offer 8Mbs, not even half of what they advertise.
Most cable customers are on the 2Mb and 4Mb packages, with the different tiers is difficult to get a clear indication of the true average speeds on cable, the nature of this website is that most users will be having problems, so its difficult to attain from this. I would say cable speeds are currently falling due to them sacking network techs and outsourcing it to muppets, and trying to bleed speeds out of a network with unsufficient upgrades, things will blatently fall over. Everyone can see that except for the ex ntl management who should be the ones with their P45s.
They should only be allowed to advertise the Average speed attained. And Good for those who get more if they live next to the exchange.
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Originally Posted by Toto
The article actually seemed bias against DSL suppliers. The telling comment came from a BT spokesman when referring to 8Mbps speeds:
Full article here.
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At least BT should be commended for being honest. They know the limits of their archaic copper network.