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Broadband speeds are 'dependent on the weather'
Wednesday 26th May 2010, by Daniel King
Slow broadband could be caused by the weather, says an expert.
Richard Patterson, writer for advice site Broadband Expert, is urging people to double check their expected service speed before buying a new internet package, to avoid disappointment.
"There are a number of issues that impact speed such as distance form the exchange, contention ratio and even weather conditions," he said. "Some broadband providers will give you an idea of the expected speed … so it's always worth checking this before signing a contract."
He added that the majority of people do not achieve 100 per cent perfection when it comes to internet speed, but surely that is what we're paying for?
Another suggestion that Mr Patterson makes is to do a speed test, so we are clear from the out-set what we are likely to get from our internet connection.
A survey from O2 recently found that the most annoying part of our day is slow broadband speeds.
More than 40 per cent of people said that this got on their nerves, compared with 18 per cent who were left frustrated by job cuts.
The UK also currently stands 26th in the league table for the fastest connection with an average of 3.5 Mb/s, according to a report by Akamai in January.
Elsewhere, the USA has trumped us to 18th place and South Korea triumphed in pole position with an average speed of 14.6Mb/s.
It seems to me that we really need to pull our finger out to catch up! Do you find that people in your area struggle to get faster broadband?
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