----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [canals-list] Re: Broadband Question
> > All this correspondence has prompted a bit of research and possible > > experimentation, though. We are, according to BT, about 2.5 km from > > the exchange equipment, and marginal for ADSL. Speed at the moment is > > only about half a megabyte, measured on > > http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/speedtest/ . > > A better test is http://www.speedtest.net/ (and also on dslzoneuk- see > below) > > Marginal for ADSL at 2.5km!! They are pulling the wool over your eyes IMHO! > > Try http://www.dslzoneuk.net, the distance to the exchange for my PostCode > gives.... > You are around 2.29 kilometres from your exchange (as the crow flies). > Measuring in Memory Map along the road (since I don't see a line strung > across the M6!) gives me 2.96km > and my sync speed is 3778 = 3.0Mb. > I've a friend on the outskirts of Lancaster, over 4km from the exchange > getting 2Mb. > Dslzoneuk can also tell you if the exchange is good or congested. There is a good speed tester on www.thinkbroadband.com which has the facility to keep a log of results in your profile. Phil
