Hmm.. I dont sit that close with laptop always..
I meant the speed I posted was at that distance..
And if I go upstairs speed even drops which is understandable. But I cant digest the significant drop when very close to router or at least in the same room of the router..

Edited by deleted (Wed 18-Mar-15 12:44:00)

I think this is the easiest way to find your connection speed on Sky:

http://broadbandconnection.sky.com/speed-finder

Alternatively, the router actually runs on http://192.168.0.1 (username: admin, password: sky).

The speed they will be referring to is the speed you get when connected to the router with an ethernet cable.

Any provider who lets you leave because you have rubbish WiFi speeds is not going to be around very long.

WiFi is such a pain in the rear end, I only use it for my tablet and phone, and thats only because they dont have ethernet ports.

Anything that has an ethernet port has a cable in the thing. Its the best way to make sure you're getting the speeds you are capable of.

I will say though, my Home Hub 4 on the 5Ghz connection to my Galaxy S4 does give me the full (give or take a mb or two) the exact same speed as my ethernet connected PC.

In reply to a post by abhijack:

Which speed are they referring to here? Is it throughput on a wired connection?

No, ISPs only ever quote connection (sync) speeds. That is all they have control over.

In reply to a post by XRaySpeX:

In reply to a post by abhijack:

Which speed are they referring to here? Is it throughput on a wired connection?

No, ISPs only ever quote connection (sync) speeds. That is all they have control over.

ISPs don't have any control over sync speeds on fibre. They are obviously referring to throughput.

Obviously? How about, e.g.:

In reference to www.dslchecker.bt.com/adsl/ADSLChecker.TelephoneNumberOutput:

Downstream Line Rate(Mbps)

Throughput/download speeds will be less than line rates and can be affected by a number of factors within and external to BT's network, Communication Providers' networks and within customer premises.

Perhaps "control" was too strong a word for you. Maybe "influence" will suit you better. Don't they influence the various connection parameters controlling the DLM?

The ASA guidelines indicate consumers should do speed tests to confirm what they have been sold, not check their sync speeds.

Your link says ADSL, but this thread is all about fibre as I said.

What linkh? You mean the one that starts:

Featured Products Downstream Line Rate(Mbps) Upstream Line Rate(Mbps) Downstream Range(Mbps) Availability Date

High Low High Low
FTTC Range A (Clean) 80 64 20 20 -- Available
FTTC Range B (Impacted) 79.6 52.9 20 12.2 -- Available

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

The ASA guidelines indicate consumers should do speed tests to confirm what they have been sold, not check their sync speeds.

Linky?

Do you agree this thread is about fibre not ADSL so ISPs cannot control the sync speeds?