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Originally Posted by RobboEdin
The adsl in this address shows that you are not on CABLE (which was always very doubtful due to your remoteness) but your broadband is the normal down-the-bt-line broadband, supplied by Virgin Media.
Try putting your postcode or telephone number into the following webpage and see what speed BT say you should get.
http://www.productsandservices.bt.co...erview_BB_home
Given your remoteness, it would not surprise me that what you have been told by Virgin Media and seen in your own speedtest results is true - a broadband download speed of 0.5Mb.
Your issue with the applications you mention may then be down to increased contention on your very remote line because some of your very few neighbours now have broadband whereas before they didn't. |
I understand what you're saying about the line usage has probably created the poor speeds, but it cannot be that. I know all my neighbors, and we have all had broadband for the same time. I remember the days of dial-up and we all got broadband at the same time, and a few others afterward, but not longer than a few months.
I live 5 miles away from the exchange, and there is roughly 40 people in Harlosh.
The BT confirms that we can only have 0.5 Mb/s at this time, and I already knew that because VirginMedia told me that when I phoned them.
I'm not convinced, at all, that its due to more people connecting to the line because there has been one new person move to Harlosh in the last 5 or so years, and more people have actually moved away/died.
Here is my result from the BT line-checker:
"We have tested your line and can confirm your line supports the UK's most complete broadband package, BT Total Broadband. We estimate your maximum connection speed to be 0.256Mbps, which is the fastest speed your line can currently support."
How can my connection go from decent (for where I life) to absolutely terrible? For no apparent reason.