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Virgin Media and O2 lead the pack in 2009 with fastest average speeds 
Broadband comparison site Broadband.co.uk have released the results of their anecdotal speed tests for January 2009, which sees Virgin Media sitting pretty atop the pile with an average download speed of 6.018Mbps – a speed and position no doubt bolstered by the recent launch of the premium Size: XXL 50Mbps service.
Sitting just behind Virgin in second place is O2, owners of Be Broadband’s ADSL2+ infrastructure, with a top average download speed of 5.319Mbps. Third place is Sky Broadband, with a top downstream average of 3.521Mbps.
The three ISPs offer theoretical maximum download speeds of 50Mbps, 20Mbps (or 24, if you’re with Be) and 16Mbps respectively.
Market leaders BT were nowhere to be seen in the upper echelons of the speed test, lurking second to last with a top average download speed of 2.331Mbps, just about AOL’s 2.011Mbps.
In the upload speed stakes, O2 performed considerably better than Virgin, with a top average of 0.734, well above the cable group’s 0.466Mbps.
The full results of the speed test are published here:
Top 10 ISPs for Download Speed
Virgin Media – 6.018Mbps
O2 / Be Broadband – 5.319Mbps
Sky Broadband – 3.521Mbps
Orange – 3.092Mbps
PlusNet – 2.860Mbps
TalkTalk – 2.798Mbps
Eclipse Internet – 2.658Mbps
Tiscali – 2.549Mbps
BT – 2.331Mbps
AOL – 2.011Mbps
Top 10 ISPs for Upload Speed
O2 / Be Broadband – 0.734Mbps
Virgin Media – 0.466Mbps
Orange – 0.419Mbps
TalkTalk – 0.412Mbps
Eclipse Internet – 0.404Mbps
Sky Broadband – 0.397Mbps
PlusNet – 0.370Mbps
Tiscali – 0.347Mbps
BT – 0.319Mbps
AOL – 0.300Mbps
[Source: ISP Review]
1 Comment »Posted by Tom on February 9th 2009 in BT Broadband, Be Broadband, Carphone Warehouse, Eclipse Internet, O2 Broadband, Orange Broadband, PlusNet, TalkTalk, Tiscali, Virgin Media
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Web design tutorials said on 19 Aug 2009 at 9:43 am #
I’m about to leave BT and am trying to find the best broadband provider, but really have a problem, as both – Virgin and O2 seem to be the top ones. What’s most important for me is the download speed, unlimited download and uploads, and no Fair User Policy problems – as I’m using broadband for work and my work fully relies on internet.
Which one would you recommend taking under consideration the above?