Tag: speeds
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Virgin Media to deliver 19 times faster broadband service
Virgin Media has begun boosting its broadband speeds for customers across Britain today with a new maximum of 152Mbps available. Over twelve million broadband subscribers will benefit from recent improvements to the Virgin Media network and the upgrades will eventually be delivered to all customers in the coming months. In a press release Virgin Media…
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Report Finds U.K Broadband Speeds up to 42% Slower than Advertised
A report from respected newspaper The Guardian reveals the disappointing truth behind our broadband speeds from leading U.K service providers. Confirming what most of us suspect – we’re being considerably short-changed when it comes to our home internet. Those of you perhaps still waiting for this page to load on your dodgy connection may be…
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10 U.K Cities To Get “Super-Connected” in 100Mbps Broadband Roll Out
Ten U.K cities have been selected to join a £100-million pound scheme to massively increase broadband internet speeds as a starting step to making the country Europe’s “technology centre”. British capital London will of course be included and will be joined by Irish capital Belfast, Welsh capital Cardiff and Scottish capital Edinburgh, these will later…
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UK Network Three to Roll Out 4G This Summer (..Kind Of)
UK network Three – also known as 3 – has revealed plans to get aboard the fast moving 4G band wagon by launching its own version of the mobile data standard as soon as this summer. But before you get too excited about the super-fast wireless internet you’ll soon be enjoying through your smartphone –…
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UK research reveals speed drop during ‘post-teatime’ broadband sessions
UK research site Uswitch has discovered that internet broadband speeds drop by around 35% in comparison to off-peak times. The survey, which is based on 2-million broadband speed tests reveals the net is said to lag between the hours of 7pm and 9pm. That’s the post-teatime peak when Facebooking and YouTubing takes over much of…
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UK network Three reveal new MiFi gadget from Huawei
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UK mobile network Three has unveiled a new addition to its MiFi range of wireless internet receivers – the Huawei E586. Allowing users to hook up gadgets such as laptops, tablets and portable games to the internet, the Huawei E586 wireless WiFi dongle is set for a September release and with 80% of Three’s network…
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Ofcom launches UK fixed line broadband map
Today Ofcom has launched the first full and unbiased interactive UK fixed line broadband map across the UK, allowing broadband customers or enquirers to check online to see average and area specific broadband speeds. Ofcom have broken down the map into a 5 rank score system which is based on four different key broadband statistics.…
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O2 flicks switch on faster 3G speeds for 9 major UK cities
UK network O2 has turned on a new higher speed 3G spectrum, 900MHz, to enable faster mobile internet speeds across the UK. Dubbed the “3G900” network, O2 say it will provide up to 30% faster download speeds on mobile devices, and up to 50% more capacity – meaning you’ll get a better 3G coverage in…
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UK ISPs to publish traffic management policies
I should imagine there is quite a considerable amount of broadband customers who are not aware that their broadband service may be subject to a traffic management policy. The idea of implementing traffic management is to ensure that every subscriber will have a good quality and fair service, therefore if you happen to be doing…