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01-09-2011, 06:09 PM
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Grrrrr at broadband speed!

It makes me so cross that I have to pay the same amount for very, very slow broadband as folk who get it quicker!
We live in the 'out in the sticks' as they say & get rubbish speed but keep getting told how fast it COULD be!

Sometimes videos buffer so much I give up in exasperation!

Why isn't it costed according to your guaranteed speed?

Anyone else have this problem??!
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01-09-2011, 06:16 PM
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Re: Grrrrr at broadband speed!

I'm with Sky and my download speed is 9.61.....
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01-09-2011, 06:35 PM
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Re: Grrrrr at broadband speed!

I'm with BT ... 1.5! Slow baby slow!
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01-09-2011, 06:39 PM
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Re: Grrrrr at broadband speed!

Originally Posted by jennywren ->
I'm with BT ... 1.5! Slow baby slow!
That is slow!
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01-09-2011, 06:47 PM
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Re: Grrrrr at broadband speed!

I was with Sky but it was just as bad ... I thought BT would be better as the exchange is just down the road but no!
It takes ages for things to come up on screen sometimes ... I'm always saying it would be quicker to go to the library to look something up rather than Google it!!
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01-09-2011, 06:57 PM
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Re: Grrrrr at broadband speed!

I just tested mine and the download is 18.2, upload is 1.9. I'm with UCP.
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01-09-2011, 07:00 PM
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Re: Grrrrr at broadband speed!

Ok ... maybe I should move!!!
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01-09-2011, 08:13 PM
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Re: Grrrrr at broadband speed!

Hi Cathy I live in the middle of nowhere and mine isn't very fast, 2.9Mb download 0.6Mb upload but it is adequate and I only pay £5 a month so I am reluctant to switch.

Have you checked with someone like Uswitch to see if they can find a faster speed for you ?.
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01-09-2011, 08:36 PM
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Re: Grrrrr at broadband speed!

Hi Meg ... yes we've tried lots of different 'servers' but they all come up with the same snail speed!
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01-09-2011, 10:25 PM
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Re: Grrrrr at broadband speed!

What part of the SW are you, Cathy?
 
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