i really need to start proof reading my posts. Anyways, i don't believe that VM take the time to make a baseline for each connection to their network. At most I would expect them to do it per area so they have got an idea of what is going on but there are so many factors which contribute to your speed on dsl connections which makes everyone different anyway.
I would have a look here and see what it says.
http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/pos...s=advanced%3D1
There was a site i found a couple of years ago which told you what the max speed was you could expect based on your distance from the exchange but i can't find it now. Things are looking up though, before the most i could have gotten on adsl was 3.2mbit, now it is saying i can get 8mbit on a 24mbit connection.
Despite their short comings, this is where I have got to give VM credit. I know we all flap about advertised speed but if i signed up for a 24mbit connection and found out that the most i could get was one third of that, I would flip my lid. With VM, even at the worst of times, I get at least half my speed (25+). It is a shame we can't cable the whole of the UK and get rid of phone lines altogether. We could all use voip
