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Old 22-05-2018, 23:58   #16
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Re: Adverts for broadband speeds to face new rules

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Browser to website : 1

Now if you do browse to website and get speeds over 100Mb on Windows 10......
which is it, 1 or 100?
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Old 23-05-2018, 12:49   #17
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Re: Adverts for broadband speeds to face new rules

VM have now updated the internet speeds as the new rules come in today
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Old 23-05-2018, 14:53   #18
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Re: Adverts for broadband speeds to face new rules

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VM have now updated the internet speeds as the new rules come in today
Thanks will have to look at BT speeds
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Old 23-05-2018, 15:10   #19
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Re: Adverts for broadband speeds to face new rules

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I've just had a look at my area
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Old 23-05-2018, 15:11   #20
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Re: Adverts for broadband speeds to face new rules

Everyone has updated their web pages now, average speeds showing across the board.
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Old 23-05-2018, 16:00   #21
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Re: Adverts for broadband speeds to face new rules

How long before OFCOM lay down the law on using the term "Average" somewhat liberally?

If you count 24/7 times, then of course the average is going to be high. Peak times can still be shocking, though.
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Old 23-05-2018, 16:16   #22
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Re: Adverts for broadband speeds to face new rules

Just as a matter of interest whilst we're talking about speeds

Has anyone tried Google's built-in speed test? https://www.google.co.uk/search?neww....0.oXVMOmLmXAI

It says I'm only getting 14.8 download whilst Speedtest by Ookla is 92.33 download
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Re: Adverts for broadband speeds to face new rules

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How long before OFCOM lay down the law on using the term "Average" somewhat liberally?

If you count 24/7 times, then of course the average is going to be high. Peak times can still be shocking, though.
It's not anything to do with 24/7:
https://www.asa.org.uk/news/major-ch...ms-in-ads.html

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Numerical speed claims in broadband ads should be based on the download speed available to at least 50% of customers at peak time and described in ads as “average”.
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Re: Adverts for broadband speeds to face new rules

Prior to today BT Broadband was showing up to 19mbps in my area just checked again now its showing 8mbps average for £24.99 a month thanks but no thanks
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Old 23-05-2018, 19:19   #25
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Re: Adverts for broadband speeds to face new rules

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Now that's interesting. Virgin are claiming their peak speeds are on average above the advertised speeds, while Which? is claiming they're half that. I wonder who's right?
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Old 23-05-2018, 19:35   #26
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Re: Adverts for broadband speeds to face new rules

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Now that's interesting. Virgin are claiming their peak speeds are on average above the advertised speeds, while Which? is claiming they're half that. I wonder who's right?
I'd swing to what VM say as I nearly always get above the minimum speed during the evening peak
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Re: Adverts for broadband speeds to face new rules

It's quite a claim that on average users get their provisioned speed 24/7

We do but in oversubscribed areas?
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