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View Poll Results: What speed broadband connection do you get at home?
less than 1 Mbps 2 14.29%
1-2 Mbps 1 7.14%
2-5 Mbps 3 21.43%
5-10 Mbps 2 14.29%
10-20 Mbps 0 0%
20-30 Mbps 2 14.29%
30-40 Mbps 2 14.29%
+40 Mbps 2 14.29%
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Old 01-12-2011, 05:56:52 PM     #1 (permalink)

 
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Broadband speed

What speed of connection do you currently get at home?
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Lousy speed here in rural Ireland, but I suppose I'm lucky to have a connection at all, could only get internet via an wireless dongle where my mum lives, here we get up to 3MB with Eircom, but at least I'm online.

My current speed is:

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Using a Three broadband dongle in Belfast, will get Sky broadband installed next week.

Speed is really poor:



Back in Holland I was on a 50MB connection
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BT Broadband. Had a lot of problems with speed in the past but it seems ok now...

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I was around 6.5MB with Zen last time I checked.

Broadband speed is a great search term, and I have the domain broadbandspeed.me
if anyone wants to buy it off me (sensible offers) and code their own speed tester!!

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I voted for 40+ Mbps but today it's actually flagging a bit

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Well I would normaly check mine at BasingstokeBroadband.co.uk
My speed is getting worse by the day Im sure
But what the hell can I do about it!??!?!?!!!

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Well I would normaly check mine at BasingstokeBroadband.co.uk
My speed is getting worse by the day Im sure
But what the hell can I do about it!??!?!?!!!
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nah its crap...ssshhhhhh dont tell anyone though!
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With BT and very happy with my rock solid infinity connection
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