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Originally Posted by Angelus
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Originally Posted by Paul
Might want to check how far you are from your nearest exchange as that would seriously impact the speed. Also it's a 50:1 contention so up to 49 other people could be using the same line.
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What i posted was the details i got back from demon after putting my details in |
Yeah they only tell you certain details though, it's always a good idea to get more info before thinking too hard about switching
http://www.demon.net/seriousbroadband/homeoff.html
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Technical Information:
Speed - The service operates downstream at up to 2Mbps* and upstream at up to 250kbps maximum. Offering always on, unmetered access and unrestricted 24 hour TCP/IP traffic. Allows you to send and receive emails, download files and access the Internet 24 hours a day
Contention - The service is contended at 50:1 (ie up to 49 other users could share the bandwidth).
* Access to our top 2Mbps connection (maximum speed downstream) is dependent on the proximity of your telephone connection to the BT exchange.
In some areas only 1Mbps or 500kbps connections may be available.
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