subject: Running A Broadband Speed Test Could Determine The Best Provider For You [print this page] Figures just released reveal that the average broadband download speed in the United Kingdom has dropped slightly in the last 30 day period. This would seem a bit odd as both BT and Virgin Media scramble to install super high speed fibre optic FTTC and FTTH in competition with one another. Both BT and Virgin Media are testing 4G connection speed up to 100 MBPS in select markets. This alone is not a factor but the general trend towards room fibre optics so as to guarantee a high speed Internet future would seemingly make it impossible for a long-term connection speed downturn.
So why then did the average broadband speed in the United Kingdom drop by .5MB per second for Virgin Media customers? Virgin Media is the United Kingdom pioneer in the use of fiber optic technology. Even Virgin Media with superior ADSL copper line connections suffers a reduction in download speed when its networks are taxed. Recently Talk Talk offered a free broadband with home phone service plan boasting 24 MB download speed.
But the most recent rating of the talk talk average is just 4 MB. So where does the truth lie for you from how fast you are able to surf the Internet to whether you are using an ADSL copper line connection for broadband without phone line required? To find that answer one must do a home broadband speed test. Nothing could be simpler as all one need do is visit Broadband Choices, one of the United Kingdom's leading consumer assistance web sites and after filling in a few text boxes, click on the speed test button.
The results may astound you as very often our high speed Internet provider is barely able to break the one MB barrier. After using the free speed test tool found at broadbandchoices.co.uk you may also wish to read a few on-site broadband reviews and consider options for switching to a faster lower priced broadband provider.
