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On 31/12/11 19:06, Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Sat, 31 Dec 2011, Neil Winchurst wrote: > >> Thanks for all the gen about how it all works. As you say, it is >> probably a problem with my ISP, but I could go elsewhere and be even >> worse off. (Frying pan and fire come to mind.) >> >> I am using one of Fast's standard packages. They do offer Premium >> packages too. That would cost me £12.26 more per month, which works out >> at £147.12 per year! I can't justify that. > > You get what you pay for. > >> So the constant download speed shown by my router is irrelevant, is that >> correct? > > Yes. > > Your modem is showing you the line synchronisation speed. The speed you > get will depend on everything else I wrote earlier. > > Pay more money and you'll get a better service and it's as simple as that. > > Gordon > > Well, that told me it as it is. Thanks. The main problem seems to be that I could do with a better ISP, one which would give me less contention. But there are so many out there, how on earth does anyone choose? Is it enough to go by how much they charge I wonder? Anyway, thanks for all the help and information, Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq