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How come my broadband is running at 1mbps when its supposed to be 8?

Hi, i have had this connection for a good few months now (sky broadband). Its supposed to have speed of up to 8mb but mine is only on 1 and my mate has the same and his runs on 4mb whats going on do i need to change something? Cheers

Three reasons
1) distance form the exchange, yes this does make a difference,
2) the number of users on the same line as you, this is like a motorway (or freeway), the more people online at the same time, the slower it gets,
3) downloads, the more people that are downloading in your area means the amount of info the line can handle is reduced to stop it from becoming frozen.
It'll be a rare day that you get the full speed from any network.

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4 Responses to “How come my broadband is running at 1mbps when its supposed to be 8?”

MICHAEL P on June 14th, 2009 at 9:36 pm

Check with your provider!!

I have been told that broadband speed reduces the further you are from the exchange. I have also read that while some companies claim a certain speed – in reality they are not.

I would take it up with Sky.
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Aces'n'eights on June 14th, 2009 at 10:01 pm

Three reasons
1) distance form the exchange, yes this does make a difference,
2) the number of users on the same line as you, this is like a motorway (or freeway), the more people online at the same time, the slower it gets,
3) downloads, the more people that are downloading in your area means the amount of info the line can handle is reduced to stop it from becoming frozen.
It'll be a rare day that you get the full speed from any network.
References :
Pat N on June 14th, 2009 at 10:41 pm

I have the same problem with Virgin Media. I had the same when it was NTL.
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sewrobb on June 14th, 2009 at 10:50 pm

Seeing that you are ADSL broadband there is not a lot you can do about it.

It all boils down to how far you are away from the exchange, condition of the telephone cables and exchanges and how updated they are, how heavily your exchange is subscribed to, and how many are on the system at any one time.

That's why they say they CANNOT guarantee any speed up to 8 Mb. Even BT cannot change the basic laws of physics!

That's why fibre optic cable is far superior and ADSL can't hold a candle to it! BT's system is about as dim as a Toc H lamp!

I'm on 10Mb cable and I get what I pay for, 9980 Kbps 24/7/365
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