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Old 31-10-2008, 14:39   #24
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Re: "Don't blame us, blame your speed test"

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Originally Posted by dev View Post
to me, 10mb on 20mb wouldnt mean oversubscription, it would be if they sold it with a contention ratio of anything better than 2:1
Broadband doesn't work on contention ratios but visible contention. In a lightly used area 200:1 might be fine, in a heavily utilised area 20:1 may not be good enough.

Areas are considered oversubscribed when contention becomes visible. No contention ratio is given as it would likely scare people
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