Not so fast..
Thanks to all who repsonded to our earlier post about Fraudband Britain. And guess what? If you bury deep into latest , on page 158, it says:
The biggest gap between claimed headline speeds and perceived actual speeds was in the UK
The report also says:
Because of the reduction in speeds caused by degradation over distance and contention, headline broadband speeds are not always a useful metric for understanding the actual consumer experience.
Two early thoughts. Why are broadband providers able to sell something that they're seemingly unable to deliver? And why is the gap here in the UK between the headline and the actual speed so big? This chart from the Ofcom report is also interesting. Leaving aside the above, there are only . The figures for Japan are enough to make your eyes water.
(Had to shrink to fit on blog - on pg 158 of the Ofcom report)
As we speak the calls are going into the , and If you haven't done so already, you can find out how to test the speed of your broadband here.
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