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geminian68 · 22-03-2005, 21:52

I saw this and wondered what others think about it.
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I forgot the link)
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/70839/uk...expensive.html

Tuesday 22nd March 2005
UK broadband ranks among the most expensive 2:29PM

ADSL broadband connections in the UK are among the more expensive in the Europe, the US and the Pacific Rim, according to a new survey by ADSL Guide. By adding downstream and upstream speeds together, the website has calculated an average price in Euro cents for each Kilobit per second, and the UK comes 18th, at 3.5/Kbps.

Six countries average less than one cent per Kbps, Japan, Sweden, France, South Korea, Canada and Belgium, while at the bottom end of the 30-strong list is Denmark at 7.3/Kbps.

Those countries that have the fastest connections are also the cheapest: 51Mbps connections are common in Japan, Sweden offers 10Mbps and South Korea even has 100Mbps in some areas. Conversely, countries still stuck at 512Kbps are generally the most expensive.

The complete list can be found at www.adslguide.org.uk.

Simon Aughton

22-03-2005, 21:52	#1
geminian68 Inactive Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Midlands Age: 58 Services: VM: V.I.P, 50mb. Posts: 222	UK broadband ranks among the most expensive I saw this and wondered what others think about it. edit: ( I forgot the link) http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/70839/uk...expensive.html Tuesday 22nd March 2005 UK broadband ranks among the most expensive 2:29PM ADSL broadband connections in the UK are among the more expensive in the Europe, the US and the Pacific Rim, according to a new survey by ADSL Guide. By adding downstream and upstream speeds together, the website has calculated an average price in Euro cents for each Kilobit per second, and the UK comes 18th, at 3.5/Kbps. Six countries average less than one cent per Kbps, Japan, Sweden, France, South Korea, Canada and Belgium, while at the bottom end of the 30-strong list is Denmark at 7.3/Kbps. Those countries that have the fastest connections are also the cheapest: 51Mbps connections are common in Japan, Sweden offers 10Mbps and South Korea even has 100Mbps in some areas. Conversely, countries still stuck at 512Kbps are generally the most expensive. The complete list can be found at www.adslguide.org.uk. Simon Aughton