Broadband Speeds

What speed can I get via a landline?

The broadband speeds vary based on location and depend on  

• Whether you live in an area where cable is accessible or if you need to connect using ASDL
• Broadband is usually faster in urban areas than rural
• How close you are to your telephone exchange; the closer you are the faster your connection is

What difference does the speed make to the level of service?

Internet transfer speeds are measured in kilobits per second and megabits per secondsand refers to the amount of data that can be transferred per second using your connection.

The faster the connection and the transfer of speed the faster the download/upload thus improving quality for online video streaming etc. The table below illustrates this based on approximate time scales:

Internet Connection Speed	Time to load a typical web page (assuming 100 kilobytes of data)	Time to download a typical 5 minute song (assuming a 5 megabyte MP3 file)	Streaming Video Quality
56K dial-up modem	14 sec	12 min 30 sec
256K broadband	3 sec	3 min	Low quality
512K broadband	1.6 sec	1 min 30 sec
1Mb broadband	0.8 sec	41 sec
2Mb broadband	0.4 sec	20 sec	Medium quality
4MB broadband	0.1 sec	5 sec
6Mb broadband	Instantaneous	Instantaneous
8MB broadband	Instantaneous	Instantaneous	TV Quality

 Mobile Broadband is now available and the broadband speeds available depend on the mobile network your mobile broadband uses and also the network coverage across the UK. 

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