<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Yorvyk <<a href="mailto:yorvik.ubunto@googlemail.com">yorvik.ubunto@googlemail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> 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! </blockquote><div> 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: <ul class="status"><li class="status green">O2 / Be Unlimited is available in your area</li><li class="status green">Bulldog (C&W) is available in your area</li><li class="status green"> TalkTalk (CPW) is available in your area</li><li class="status green">Sky Broadband / Easynet is available in your area</li><li class="status green">Tiscali is available in your area</li> <li class="status green">Tiscali TV is available in your area</li><li class="status green">Orange is available in your area</li></ul> 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: <a href="http://www.jarviser.co.uk/jarviser/broadbandspeed.html">http://www.jarviser.co.uk/jarviser/broadbandspeed.html</a> :) </div></div>