Broadband speed-wars?

Taffycat

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Now there is a speedtest which will allow you see how fast your neighbours can surf the internet. Story HERE

Will this lead to broadband speed-wars? ;)
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Abarbarian

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Sorry!

Due to overwhelming demand, we have had to
pause our new StreetStats and speed test tools for the time being.
We are working flat out to get everything working again,
so please check back later!




http://www.top10-broadband.co.uk/speedtest/





Could be Taffycat.




http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...or-all-is-a-pipe-dream-without-a-subsidy.html




"Currently, 85 per cent of people in Britain get speeds of 2 mbps or above – the average speed is above 4 mbps. In the most remote rural areas, the figure is 82 per cent. The Digital Britain report recommended that £200 million of public money be made available to the industry to make the 2mbps minimum a universal offering. At BT, we think that the sums involved are pretty tight, but workable. We are developing services to improve access to broadband in remote areas, and testing a technology that provides up to 2mbps to people who get poor service because of their distance from the exchange. This is a better solution than alternatives like satellite and mobile broadband.

Steve Robertson is chief executive of Openreach, BT's local access network business"




Mind you when you get total lies like the above spread by powerful folk then who can blame the peasants if they do revolt.




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