Tricky-Ricky Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 After joining Sky broadband (already had Sky HD and satellite for umpteen years) i was disappointed to find that i could only have a 2Meg package in my area, and most of the time i was lucky to get 1.2Meg:( but finally today they have upgraded it to 4Meg turbocharged interweb at last:) may have to go for the 8meg now;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 4 mb is good,. i recently discovered i was on 10mb but honestly you do not notice it, its as tho i was still on a 28k modem,... untill i download stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Welcome to 2004 Has the speed actually increased? Try here to confirm: http://www.speedtest.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I've recently upgraded from 4meg to 20meg and it's brilliant. I can download a 4.7gig dvd in about 40mins. And they're upgrading me to 50meg in June for no extra cost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I joined up years ago for their 512Kb cable package. I was upgraded for free to 2Mb a year or so later, then 4Mb. And I've recently been told that I'm being upgraded again to 10Mb. And I'm still paying the same as I did about 10 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I've recently upgraded from 4meg to 20meg and it's brilliant. I can download a 4.7gig dvd in about 40mins. And they're upgrading me to 50meg in June for no extra cost! Same here Jake, except I upgraded a few years ago and am due to the free 50 meg connection in summer What many forget is that the max download rates are linked to the distance from the exchange. So, for some, even though they pay for 20mb, they might only get 2mb due to their distance. My folks live out in the sticks and paid for an 8mb service. Final delivery is only 110kb. Thats not even twice the speed of dialup they had before! Sky say "tough luck" because they are so far from the exchange. The max speeds also have very little impact on web browsing, those are almost completely dependant on the proxy servers. In reality most web browsing doesn't make any real world difference whether you are on 512k or 20mb connections. Torrents/high availabilty downloads are where things are different between the services, however most ISP's are attempting to stop these in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Same here Jake, except I upgraded a few years ago and am due to the free 50 meg connection in summer What many forget is that the max download rates are linked to the distance from the exchange. So, for some, even though they pay for 20mb, they might only get 2mb due to their distance. My folks live out in the sticks and paid for an 8mb service. Final delivery is only 110kb. Thats not even twice the speed of dialup they had before! Sky say "tough luck" because they are so far from the exchange. The max speeds also have very little impact on web browsing, those are almost completely dependant on the proxy servers. In reality most web browsing doesn't make any real world difference whether you are on 512k or 20mb connections. Torrents/high availabilty downloads are where things are different between the services, however most ISP's are attempting to stop these in the near future. I'm guessing your with cable? If so the distance doesn't make a difference. Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 I checked speed earlier today and got slightly more than 4meg download speed, i am also less than 2 miles from exchange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I'm guessing your with cable? If so the distance doesn't make a difference. Scott =op Erm, yes it does There is always loss even with fibre connections. The major problem cable providers have is their servers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 That's one of the things I miss about the the UK - the internet speeds. I get (at best) 1 meg download and 160kbs upload speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Erm, yes it does There is always loss even with fibre connections. The major problem cable providers have is their servers Are you sure? Every place i have ever read about it says thats the difference between fibre and copper. Well, not noticeably anyway. Fibre is capable of transmitting 10gb/s. Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Are you sure? Every place i have ever read about it says thats the difference between fibre and copper. Well, not noticeably anyway. Fibre is capable of transmitting 10gb/s. Scott =op Yes I'm sure as are the industry experts. No matter which medium is used to transfer data there is always loss of signal strength. Fibre is less than copper, but it still suffers from proportional losses of signal strength the further the terminal is from the exchange If that wasn't the case we'd all be using Bredbandsbolaget as our ISP And no, current fibre connections to homes in the UK cannot manage anywhere near 10gb/s. 30mb/s is the theoretical max for the majority of home users, it can burst to more, but no major ISP has the capabilities to deliver this to the masses with current infrastructure. To reliably achieve more it'd mean a massive (multi billion pound) upgrade to our current cable systems. ADSL users have no chance of getting anywhere near this until BT give up the ghost and replace their copper system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Yes I'm sure as are the industry experts. No matter which medium is used to transfer data there is always loss of signal strength. Fibre is less than copper, but it still suffers from proportional losses of signal strength the further the terminal is from the exchange If that wasn't the case we'd all be using Bredbandsbolaget as our ISP Well i don't know anyone who pays for 10mb and doesn't get 10mb. The same as i don't know anyone who pays for 4 and gets less. Do you? I understand what you are saying but AFA i was lead to believe the local hubs compensate for that giving next to nothing drop regardless of the distance. How many people are there with bulldog 8mb and getting 8mb? Its a big big difference. I have a 20mb line and i get around 1.8 on newsgroups. Last night i got 1.6mb P2P. I know where my Hub is and it certainly isn't close (its around 3 towns away). Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Yes I'm sure as are the industry experts. No matter which medium is used to transfer data there is always loss of signal strength. Fibre is less than copper, but it still suffers from proportional losses of signal strength the further the terminal is from the exchange If that wasn't the case we'd all be using Bredbandsbolaget as our ISP And no, current fibre connections to homes in the UK cannot manage anywhere near 10gb/s. 30mb/s is the theoretical max for the majority of home users, it can burst to more, but no major ISP has the capabilities to deliver this to the masses with current infrastructure. To reliably achieve more it'd mean a massive (multi billion pound) upgrade to our current cable systems. ADSL users have no chance of getting anywhere near this until BT give up the ghost and replace their copper system. Better tell virgin that then. As far as i know we are all being upgraded to 50mb in the summer. Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 2200KBps FTW this afternoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 2200KBps FTW this afternoon! Sweet - I'm trundling along on 140 at the moment - With another 21.6gb left in my queue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I have discovered HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I have discovered HD You on a 20mb line too? Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 2200KBps FTW this afternoon! Is that all? 2.6MB/Sec here (2,662.4 KBps) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 aye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Is that all? 2.6MB/Sec here (2,662.4 KBps) What was that on? Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 A newsgroup I suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Thats more than 20mb though. I've never heard of cable going over. Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Love the avatar Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 What was that on? Easynews. It maxes out any connection. Love the avatar Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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