In reply to a post by 4M2:

Wouldn't up to 24Mbps ADSL2+ be any good then...

Maybe, but from Plus.Net site they only offer up to 16 Mbps. Out of interest, why is that, someone, anyone ?

Saw a comment elsewhere suggesting PN was a second rate ISP as it doesn't offer up to 20 Mbps, but had not struck me that much...

However, notice a client with service from BT is getting 20 Mbps, so yes, in the ISP comparisons someone may do, it could matter.

Edited by deleted (Sun 20-Oct-13 21:10:23)

The technology, ADSL2+, does offer up to 24 Meg but ASA prevents all ISPs from advertising that. At least 10% of users must be able to reach, or exceed, the headline speed.

Thanks. Begs the question whether PN is providing it, given they only advertise up to 16...

No, not a serious accusation that users are being restricted, but I suppose they could be

{ goes off for some food, and may consult TBB map to see if any PN users get 18-20 Mbps... }

http://www.xilo.net/adsl_broadband/#pro - LLU and 21CN = 24Mbps - perhaps if I migrated to Plusnet from uno I might get 16Mbps rather than a 13Mbps sync on a 37dB attenuation LOL!

Well, you only have to find 1 user getting > 20 Meg to see they are not capping it ... unless you go in for conspiracy theories

EE (also BTw based) also advertise 'up to 16 Meg', but I'm getting 20 Meg. Q.E.D.

And if you don't you can report them to ASA for breaking the rules.

Madasafish BB was advertised as up to 6Mb didn't bother me at the time as my local exchange is a long long way away.

Will this one do, from a Plusnet connection.

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In reply to a post by ultra:

Thanks. Begs the question whether PN is providing it, given they only advertise up to 16...

So does pretty much everybody else. It was one of Ofcom's daftest rulings ever and has been discussed here at great length. "Up to" used to mean "up to", now it doesn't, because it's not allowed to. I concede that "up to 24Mbps" should not have been allowed as the maximum possible download speed is about 21Mbps, but it makes no difference to someone whose line is only capable of 2Mbps whether the service is advertised as "up to 16" or "up to 21".

Edited by kasg (Mon 21-Oct-13 13:01:25)