andsome Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I thought my computer was flying this morning, so I just checked the download speed. I pay Virgin for a 4MB connection, and have been waiting patiently for my free upgrade as promised to 10 MB.Can't be bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Still waiting for mine. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 If you live in a cable area, this is a FAR better performance than any that I have heard of down a telephone line. The achieved speed is well over 90% of that advertised. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 If you live in a cable area, this is a FAR better performance than any that I have heard of down a telephone line.Yes but unfortunately around half of the UK population don't live in a cable area :(I will have to wait and see if I'm one of the 10 million people whom BT plan to allow access to a new fibre network.2012 is quite a wait though!p.s. I'm pleased for you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't ask Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Congrats andsome - I'll bet you are chuffed with that !I'm not in a cable area and pay for up to 8Mb and at times can get 6.3 which makes me happy enough - but I must admit I am jealous ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Congrats andsome - I'll bet you are chuffed with that !I'm not in a cable area and pay for up to 8Mb and at times can get 6.3 which makes me happy enough - but I must admit I am jealous !That is very good for a phone line connection compared with some that I have heard about. A friend gets well under 2 MB on a supposedly up to 8MB connection. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 That is very good for a phone line connection compared with some that I have heard about. A friend gets well under 2 MB on a supposedly up to 8MB connection. :DHe (or she) probably lives a long way from the exchange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Is there any website or whatever where you can enter your post-code and find out if you live in a cable area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Is there any website or whatever where you can enter your post-code and find out if you live in a cable area?This deals with Virgin, but I'm not sure about any others....http://allyours.virginmedia.com/websales/service.do?id=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 http://www.broadbandchecker.co.uk/ will show your options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 That is very good for a phone line connection compared with some that I have heard about. A friend gets well under 2 MB on a supposedly up to 8MB connection. :DHe (or she) probably lives a long way from the exchange!About four or five miles. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/help/index.html. Enter your postcode. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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