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alferret · 27-06-2015, 19:01

We have spent the last 8 days on BT out in the backwoods of north Norfolk. At best we have achieved 0.72 down and 0.65 up but that's at 6am or midnight. Our average during normal waking hours has been 0.35 down and 0.45 up.
We took an Amazon fire TV box with us but only once did it lock onto the server and it streamed for about 30 seconds.
For the life of me I don't know how BT and other copper wire providers have the audacity to charge these subscribers full price for substandard speeds that I havn't seen since 98.
It's about time people are given the chance to leave their contracts due to poor "a hell of a lot less" than advertised speeds. Our host is paying £20 pm + line rental for this crap.

27-06-2015, 19:01	#12
alferret Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mansfield Age: 59 Services: There is no destination to life, the journey is everything! Posts: 5,532	Re: New Rights For Web Users With Slow Broadband We have spent the last 8 days on BT out in the backwoods of north Norfolk. At best we have achieved 0.72 down and 0.65 up but that's at 6am or midnight. Our average during normal waking hours has been 0.35 down and 0.45 up. We took an Amazon fire TV box with us but only once did it lock onto the server and it streamed for about 30 seconds. For the life of me I don't know how BT and other copper wire providers have the audacity to charge these subscribers full price for substandard speeds that I havn't seen since 98. It's about time people are given the chance to leave their contracts due to poor "a hell of a lot less" than advertised speeds. Our host is paying £20 pm + line rental for this crap.