Cable Forum - View Single Post - 50M When should I start to worry about speed?

kwikbreaks · 14-11-2011, 11:24

There is no settling in period for cable so you'll get whatever you are going to get straight away. If you are happy with it fine if not you have a satisfaction guarantee on new installs (but apparently not on upgrades iirc).

There is no "typical" cable user as performance is very localised and can change rapidly. The majority will usually see speedtests on a wired connection close to the package rating from a decent tester (I've found speedtest.net London and Birmingham servers to be fine in the past). N/A to you but IMO if you only ever use wireless there's not a lot of point taking 50Mbps unless you are right on top of the Superhub or are prepared to buy your own AP or router with better range.

14-11-2011, 11:24	#2
kwikbreaks cf.mega poster Join Date: May 2010 Services: Plusnet FTTC, FoxSat HDR for TV, Vonage VOIP. Posts: 2,082	Re: When should I start to worry about speed? There is no settling in period for cable so you'll get whatever you are going to get straight away. If you are happy with it fine if not you have a satisfaction guarantee on new installs (but apparently not on upgrades iirc). There is no "typical" cable user as performance is very localised and can change rapidly. The majority will usually see speedtests on a wired connection close to the package rating from a decent tester (I've found speedtest.net London and Birmingham servers to be fine in the past). N/A to you but IMO if you only ever use wireless there's not a lot of point taking 50Mbps unless you are right on top of the Superhub or are prepared to buy your own AP or router with better range.