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Tim in Scotland

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Broadband speed boosting

I have very slow broadband - like most folks in the the UK who are lucky if they can get even 50% of the rate claimed by BT and the ISPs who say we should get 7.2mbps and what most get is 3.6 or even less! In today's Sunday Times there is an item about a new device called iPlate which is claimed to cancel out electrical interefence from things like microwave ovens, door bell systems, heating thermostats - even your TV set can affect the speed of your B/B connection. The device is available from BTshop at £11.75 or from Broadbandbuyer.co.uk for £9.30 - has anybody tried one of these devices and are they worth the outlay?
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3461-ne...moury.html

Here's what I'm getting on my connection, which for an 8mbps connection is pretty grim!

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Sun Mar 08 2009 12:56pm

XXXAngelXXX

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hmm i am a bit slow today...

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/re...12745.html
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Sun Mar 08 2009 1:03pm

Tim in Scotland

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F k............................... mine is snail's pace compared to that Angel, even on a slow day for you! BUT, you live in a big city, I live 3kms from the phone exchange and have copper wire phonelines not fibre-optic! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Sun Mar 08 2009 1:07pm

XXXAngelXXX

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sucks...
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Sun Mar 08 2009 1:08pm

Tim in Scotland

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Maybe I should move back into the city, just to get higher speeds 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Sun Mar 08 2009 1:21pm

XXXAngelXXX

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Sun Mar 08 2009 1:22pm

Kaine

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tim - they can work - worked for me

Sun Mar 08 2009 1:37pm

Wozz

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Tim in Scotland wrote:
Maybe I should move back into the city, just to get higher speeds

I live in the middle of nowhere Tim and my speed seems ok.

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/re...14933.html

I think its because I live near the exchange. Generally speaking items that cut out noise make minimal impact if the speed deficit is due to the distance from the exchange. ADSL over distance degrades significantly and over 3km you can see major losses in bandwidth. WINNER - 2009 Best Newcomer Award
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Sun Mar 08 2009 2:51pm

Wozz

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XXXAngelXXX wrote:
hmm i am a bit slow today...

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/re...12745.html

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Sun Mar 08 2009 2:53pm

XXXAngelXXX

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cable and should be the double - but i just caught my son dl some PS3 games....
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Sun Mar 08 2009 3:13pm

Wozz

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We don't even get such broadband speeds on cable here I think.

Not that it makes any difference to me as no-one would put cable out here in the sticks anyway WINNER - 2009 Best Newcomer Award
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Sun Mar 08 2009 3:15pm

Tim in Scotland

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Wozz, we have the same problem here, there's not even a hope of fibre-optics to replace the copperwire cables for the phones coming here in the next 10 years. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
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Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Sun Mar 08 2009 4:03pm

Supertrotter

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Prepare to be amazed...

This is what i've currently got for 4Mb Business Broadband in return for €250 per month...

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Sun Mar 08 2009 5:29pm

bex

Member Since: 24 Mar 2008
Location: Abingdon
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Well I've got 9mb at the moment and I'm 30 year old copper cable and 3km from exchange

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/re...24796.html

Sun Mar 08 2009 8:50pm

npinks
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count yourselves lucky

my bthome hub says i have a 3.6mbs connection

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/re...25145.html

says otherwise 0.7down and 0.3upload

Sun Mar 08 2009 9:03pm

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