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On 19/09/17 12:55, Neil wrote: > On 19/09/17 09:12, Gordon Henderson wrote: >> On Tue, 19 Sep 2017, Daniel Robinson wrote: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> Has something recently changed in Exeter? >>> >>> Doing the yee old speed tests this morning... >>> >>> Ping : 12 >>> Download :78Mbps >>> Upload : 19Mbps >>> >>> Admittedly I've moved house, gone from one side of the river to the >>> other >>> but i'm pretty sure this has got to be one of the fastest "over copper" >>> connections i've ever seen. >> >> Nothing has changed recently, but that's essentially full-rate for >> fibre to the cabinet with copper to the house. You must be very close >> to the cabinet - literally less than 50m from it. the only way you'll >> get faster is by fibre to the premises (or bundled lines - much more >> costly though) >> >> Lucky you! >> >> Gordon >> > I am also with Zen Internet for my broadband. I get 37mbps down and > 9mbps up. If I were willing to pay a bit more per month I am told that I > could get speeds of 76 and 20. I have not upped my payments to get this > because I am happy with the speeds I get now. And yes, I am very close > to the cabinet. > > It could be that you are getting your speeds because you are paying top > whack. Or maybe, as said above, you are just lucky. > > Neil > I use Zen too, yes it is not the cheapest but I called them up, I got to talk to a human being quickly. Try calling BT about a land line problem and you get in a loop of automated messages and queues, Paul -- http://www.zleap.net diaspora : zleap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Torbay Tech Jam http://torbaytechjam.org.uk Next Tech jam 2nd Saturday of the month -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq