[ubuntu-uk] What to do about black hole of broadband

[Paul Morgan-Roach]

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com>wrote:

> I do have my doubts about the speeds shown on this site.  It shows my
> street at less than 1Mb, despite the fact had an upgrade three months ago
> and now get 3-3.5 Mb. My friends village shows speeds only available with
> fibre-optic, which it doesn’t have.  It even shows suppliers that are not
> available to them!
>
>
Samknows, as previously mentioned is a better site for accurate reporting -
it's a pretty comprehensive guide although it has changed (and not for the
better) over the years.

I would second the earlier recommendation about talking to a supplier such
as Zen - they're knowledgeable, can perform accurate line tests and will be
able to give good advice. Of course, Zen have no LLU services in your area,
so if the response is not satisfactory it would probably be worth talking to
the LLU listed providers:


   - *O2 / Be Unlimited* is available in your area
   - *Bulldog (C&W)* is available in your area
   - *TalkTalk* (CPW) is available in your area
   - *Sky Broadband / Easynet* is available in your area
   - *Tiscali* is available in your area
   - *Tiscali TV* is available in your area
   - *Orange* is available in your area


The iPlate is also a useful device for improving speeds - but has no real
advantages over simply snipping the bell wire where the BT cable enters the
premises to reduce interference.  There are some good guides on doing this,
notably:

http://www.jarviser.co.uk/jarviser/broadbandspeed.html

:)
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