Broadband speeds under scrutiny

[rpm]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7003113.stm

Broadband speeds in the UK are much slower than advertised by internet service providers, a study by Computeractive magazine has found.

I think it is worse in SA...we are working on the results of the testing now, but so far it does not look good

 

[LabAnimal]

"Once we have carried out this work we will assess what options might be available to tackle it," he said. The results of the investigation would be made available in the "near future", said the spokesman.

That just means they'll clamp down on p2p and other bandwidth stuff, start shaping etc...

 

[gregmcc]

A survey last month by consumer group Which found that consumers with services promising speeds of up to 8Mbps were actually getting an average speed of 2.7Mbps.

We should give them a Telkom line for month - that will stop them complaining!!

 

[Abe]

We should give them a Telkom line for month - that will stop them complaining!!

Yes, 2.7 Meg ain't half bad especially when it is uncapped.