What broadband speed are you getting?

[Riva811]

40mbps with Cuckoo internet on BT ADSL futuristic internet connectivity

 

[GeeJayW]

We are on EE fibre (copper to the exchange) and typically get 44-74Mbps down and 18Mbps up.
They have put fibre in our street, so full-fibre is available for us but we currently have no need for a 300Mbps connection.

 

[BTB 500]

We're in a very rural part of Shropshire and currently getting:



That's using powerline adapters (Ethernet over the mains) to the router, rather than WiFi.

That speed is fine with 3 of us in the house ... 15 YO son is online on multiple devices most of the time!

 

[markjay]

Higher bandwidths don't normally make a difference to day-to-day browsing, but they are very useful when downloading large chunks of data, be it for fun (40+ gb of maps update) or for work (software updates etc).

 

[BTB 500]

Higher bandwidths don't normally make a difference to day-to-day browsing, but they are very useful when downloading large chunks of data, be it for fun (40+ gb of maps update) or for work (software updates etc).

I have noticed that big downloads take longer than when we were 'down South' but it's not the end of the world - I just go and do something else and come back later I switched to a PC with an SSD C: drive a year ago and that speeds up Windows updates enormously once the download has completed.

 

[ChrisEdu]

We are on EE fibre (copper to the exchange) and typically get 44-74Mbps down and 18Mbps up.
They have put fibre in our street, so full-fibre is available for us but we currently have no need for a 300Mbps connection.

Do you need a Mercedes!?

 

[NJSS]

I use Andrews & Arnold, and rate them very highly:-

 

[ChrisEdu]

I was getting average speeds of circa 70Mbps, from Uno. However, the last few days it seems to have dropped to 40-50Mbps.

 

[Swotty]

Ah, that puts it more in context. Apologies, I jumped to the wrong conclusion that your connection would be more primitive.

Your issue is internal distribution rather than line speed.

Solution is to look at improving wifi distribution or creating a distribution post router.

I’d talk to the provider about their recommendations for wifi networking, or call in a local WiFi techie.

See Fabes’ comments about creating a Nest 6 WiFi network. That might work alone, or could work with a wired connection between two ends of the house.

Running in a second “motorway” because of a blockage at a run-off seems unnecessary, but I know why it’s tempting.

Ps You lucky, lucky man….
(The property, not the cable)

Thanks for that - seems like another router linked to the first, is the solution. I'll have a word with my techie friend.

The highlighted bit above ..... not as attractive since the recent energy price increases! The stone walls make good radiators, but the draughts find the smallest cracks ... and there are many!

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Do you need a Mercedes!?

"Quite"

 

[Swotty]

You're quite right. Try explaining to a 10yo that the reason Roblox is slow is nothing to do with "our" internet and the fact it might have been quicker at a friend's house is nothing to do with their BT/Sky/whoever connection but sheer luck.

To answer your earlier question in a little more detail, I have to download large files regularly, my wife works from home and manages a national team via Zoom/Teams, we have a 15yo, 12yo and 10yo in the house and we stream 4k UHD to more than one screen via Sky Stream. Full fibre is absolutely rock steady and coupled with the very reliable Zen Internet being the provider only costs a little more than their FTTC.

Thanks - every day is still a school day for me.

My friend up the road doing his online reviews is finding that the new service is far quicker at both uploads and downloads, though it does depend on the clients' set up. He says it has made a huge improvement to his work efficiency, leaving him more time for his first love .... cycling.

 

[Swotty]

I would get these. They make a huge difference to WiFi stability and performance. You can set them up to have the same WiFi network id and password as a meshed WiFi network and should solve many of your thick wall problems.

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/951302

You can wire them together using standard Ethernet cables if they still don't penetrate the walls.

Thanks - can't access that page directly (even with fibre!), so will browse their wifi router/repeater pages.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Thanks for that - seems like another router linked to the first, is the solution. I'll have a word with my techie friend.

The highlighted bit above ..... not as attractive since the recent energy price increases! The stone walls make good radiators, but the draughts find the smallest cracks ... and there are many!

Yes, an ethernet cable to second router will do the job, but it is worth having a sniff around wifi 6 to see if that broadcast method can resolve the issue without the cable. There are lots of reviews and sources - you'll be limited to what you can get from FNAC and Amazon.fr

To state the bleeding obvious, the router needs to be near where you're using the data volume: the video feeds or wherever. Shouldn't need saying but I know people who don't realise that putting their router "in the hall" or the "study" doesn't make a lot of sense if the bulk of the volume is done at the telly or in the kitchen diner.

"Why do I personally have an 800mb feed?" Because it's there, and because we do complex up and downstream video feeds on occasion, and look at crazy "near real-time" graphics and news data feeds.

No-one needs more than 40mb download speeds to do 4k video feeds from Amazon or Netflix at the moment. (If you have elderly phones & laptops they might be more of a problem if they're more than four years old. Again, seems obvious but it's true)

But no-one "needs" more than 300bhp on UK roads,

and UK roads get slower and slower every wretched year.

 

[C220DLondon]

Thanks - can't access that page directly (even with fibre!), so will browse their wifi router/repeater pages.

Sorry - google TP-Link they do lots of solutions. I have the M4 whole house mesh network. You should be able to buy them from Darty or other electrical retailer.

https://www.darty.com/nav/achat/hifi_video/reseau/modem_routeur_wi-fi/tp-link_deco_m4_pack-3.html

 

[markjay]

Mesh is OK, but if you can run Cat5/Cat6 from the router to the APs, that's always going to be the better solution.

 

[C220DLondon]

Mesh is OK, but if you can run Cat5/Cat6 from the router to the APs, that's always going to be the better solution.

Agreed - but it's not always possible. The speed and jitter (which is essentially how laggy the response is and crucial for phone over WiFi) on a decent mesh setup is more than good enough for most applications that you're likely to encounter in a normal domestic setting.

 

[GeeJayW]

Do you need a Mercedes!?

Silly question…

 

[markjay]

Do you need a Mercedes!?

Silly question…

Yes, but do you need an AMG...?

 

[clk320x]

350mbps VM

 

[GeeJayW]

Yes, but do you need an AMG...?

In my case, clearly not as I don’t have one (AMG Line isn’t an AMG)