The UK's biggest broadband providers are to give clearer information about how they slow down users' connections to maintain their network performance.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12730440
Broadband companies offer clarity on connection slowing
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Broadband companies offer clarity on connection slowing
The UK's biggest broadband providers are to give clearer information about how they slow down users' connections to maintain their network performance.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12730440
I read this the other day, why bother slowing the connection down? I only get 5Mbps anyway.
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Don't effect me on a real ISP 
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.Don't effect me on a real ISP
BT came out today, farted around and got it up to that, they're still sh*t.
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Yet if you lived 100 yards from the exchange, you would be praising how good they are.
If distance is an issue, then move away from BT and BT wholesale and go with an LLU provider.
If you're too far from the exchange then it doesn't matter whose equipment is installed in the exchange - you're at the wrong end of a bit of cheap wire that was only ever intended for voice.
The only other way is to get Virgin Media cable, if your area has cable. Their system uses optical/coax cable so is unaffected by distance. You get pretty much what they claim, although local congestion can be an issue.
Not technically true, just it can go much greater distances without the same attenuation (fibre more so than coax). Thing is cable is only available in urban areas, where distance to the exchange is less of an issue anyway.
Or another FTTC provider. BT Infinity or if your in South Yorkshire there is also Digital Region.
I'm halfway through moving house, and am going from my ~20mb ADSL (C&W LLU) to a projected 32mb/6.6mb BT Infinity connection (ADSL speeds are only around 7mb at the new place)
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Well yes, if you live in a cable area - I had to come down from 50Mb stable on cable to a 3.5Mb ADSL, as tweaked by my provider.
I was specifically mentioning a DSL service
FTTC also isn't available in my area for another 9 months +Also, don't think that all ADSL services are the same if you are a certain distance from the exchange - oh no!! - they can tweak it their end plus you can use enhanced firmware on your modem to get more out of it, it all depends what ANNEX they put you on
Mine started out at 1Mb or so, but got tweaked to 2Mb then eventually to 3.5Mb. BT Wholesale only promised 1Mb! The equipment is key, whatever you may say...
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