Broadband Speeds

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Broadband packages offer different speeds for uploading and downloading of information. A broadband speed test can help you find out just how fast your broadband speed is.

How fast is your current broadband connection?

It's easy to find out how fast your broadband speed is simply by using a broadband speed test. Using a broadband speed test can help compare broadband speeds and decide on which broadband package is best for you. We have a broadband speed test on our website that will give you all the information on broadband speeds you need.

To use our broadband speed test click here.

A broadband speed test will determine the broadband speeds you are experiencing in real and practical terms, not what the packages promise, so a broadband speed test can show you what you are currently receiving, helping you make the right choice for your next broadband package.

To get an accurate broadband speed test reading shut down any programs, web pages and games before starting the broadband test. Then simply run the broadband speed test on our site and get accurate results to show you what broadband speed you currently receive.

Do I need to switch provider to speed up my broadband?

Not necessarily. If you feel the results from a broadband speed test are unsatisfactory there is broadband speed optimising software available from OnSpeed www.onspeed.com which can "optimise" your broadband connection and give you better broadband speed.

What broadband speed can I get?

A broadband speed test indicates the broadband speeds you can get and these results depend mainly on where you live:

A cable or ADSL area

A rural or urban area (broadband speed tests reveal better results in urban areas)

The closer you are to a telephone exchange, the faster your connection and the better the broadband speed test results.

Use our postcode checker which scans your BT exchange, along with a broadband speed test to get an accurate idea of what broadband speeds you can get for your home. A postcode check will indicate between 1Mb and 24Mb, which are the broadband speeds currently available in the UK. Remember that a broadband speed test needs to be compared to what our postcode checker reveals; if you can't get 24Mb broadband speeds in your area it's no use expecting a broadband speed test to reveal that you can.

Why are my broadband speed test results slower in the evenings?

Are you noticing a difference in the results of a broadband speed test depending on the time of day? If you are it's because ADSL broadband is a shared service, so the more people using the internet at the time of your broadband test, the slower your broadband speed test results will be.

Broadband speeds are slowest in the evening because that's when most home users are on their computers. The best times to use broadband are therefore between 12AM and 8AM , if you're up and about, try a broadband speed test at these times to see the difference in broadband speeds you get.

It's also worth noting that broadband speed test results on cable broadband are more consistent because the broadband speed does not change during the day as your line is less likely to be shared by other users.

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