Sky Broadband Speed

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

Just been on the Sky website to see what speed i'd get if i had broadband from Sky. As i have a cable phone there is no point in entering my phone number. So tried to be clever and entered a neighbours phone number as i assumed this would be similar and it retuned 4Mb. However i tried a second neighbours number and it returned 1Mb.

So my question is, how can i reliably find out what speed i'd get without paying BT to reconnect my line?

simple answer you cant. Even if your neighbours both had the same speeds you could not be sure you would get the same

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

simple answer you cant. Even if your neighbours both had the same speeds you could not be sure you would get the same

I suspected that would be the answer

[punky]

I dunno if there's a small, cheap, handheld meter to test the quality of your line (attenuation & SNR, etc). Possibly return it to store afterward or eBay it.

I dunno if you could sign up for ADSL and then cancell if within 14 days if you are unhappy with the speed. Sounds like a waste though, you'd think it would be cheaper to send an engineer out for free.

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

Originally Posted by Gavin

I dunno if there's a small, cheap, handheld meter to test the quality of your line (attenuation & SNR, etc). Possibly return it to store afterward or eBay it.

I dunno if you could sign up for ADSL and then cancell if within 14 days if you are unhappy with the speed. Sounds like a waste though, you'd think it would be cheaper to send an engineer out for free.

Not sure what the meter would measure, its be 7+ years since a BT line was used in this house so im guessing it may be discinnected somewhere along the line by now. Plus the BT box is linked to the cable box to make the sockets in the wall around the house live

[Tezcatlipoca]

Do you know how far you are from the BT exchange?

[fizgog]

Originally Posted by Wicked_and_Crazy

Just been on the Sky website to see what speed i'd get if i had broadband from Sky. As i have a cable phone there is no point in entering my phone number. So tried to be clever and entered a neighbours phone number as i assumed this would be similar and it retuned 4Mb. However i tried a second neighbours number and it returned 1Mb.

So my question is, how can i reliably find out what speed i'd get without paying BT to reconnect my line?

You could try the following link: -

http://www.broadbandchecker.co.uk/

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

Originally Posted by fizgog

You could try the following link: -

http://www.broadbandchecker.co.uk/

Ive tried that and it says my local exchange in the place I live in is ASDL enabled. Doesnt tell me what speed I should expect to get.

If I call BT and tell them Im thinking of changing to BT, will they tell me what sort of connection I would be getting?


Oooops, I just put in my sisters number who lives near me and the exchange details are the same and she would get upto 7mb. So could I expect this?

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

Originally Posted by Matt D

Do you know how far you are from the BT exchange?

nope

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Originally Posted by fizgog

You could try the following link: -

http://www.broadbandchecker.co.uk/

Not point as i dont have a BT phone number

[fizgog]

Heres another one

http://www.ukbroadbandworld.com/

This one tells me that I'm 0.81km from the exchange.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Straight-line distance to exchange (postcode based):

http://www.dslzoneuk.net/distance.php


Another checker, gives straight-line distance plus exchange info:

http://www.dslzoneuk.net/checker.php


More detailed exchange info.:

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php


Another availability checker:

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/checker2.php



Loads & loads of info regarding speed, noise, & attenuation:

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/speed...explained.html

Includes a table giving the approximate relation between attenuation, line length (actual, not straight-line), & possible maximum speed (subject to noise margin):

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/speed...explained.html