In reply to a post by Jack_Hackett:

This makes interesting reading, 87% of all UK homes are on more than a 10Mbps connection i amnot surprised those on 10Mbps or less are not happy.

I have provided a link so you can read the full article.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52646811

The main body of the report, which covers the data from 2019, found that nearly three-quarters of UK homes have what Ofcom considers "superfast" broadband packages of 30Mpbs or higher.

Real-world connection speeds are slightly lower, with 69% of people achieving 30Mbps or more. That includes the 17% of homes on 100Mbps or higher, and 3% achieve more than 300Mbps.

On the lower end, 13% of homes are still on connections of 10mbps or less, and another 18% have speeds between 10-30mbps.

You may wish to review / rephrase your first sentence there, as its not what the BBC article states.

Also that article is now more than a year out of date. Broadband wise things have moved on despite the pandemic.

You may wish to review / rephrase your first sentence there, as its not what the BBC article states.

I didn't realise this was from 2019 but it states 13% of homes are still on connections of 10mbps or less therefore 87% are on higher speeds.

Pedant mode on -
This is obviously not every home as every home doesn't have broadband.

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Edited by Jack_Hackett (Fri 04-Jun-21 18:25:44)

Broadband users Type of broadband Speeds

1-2 people ADSL 10-11Mbps

3-4 people Fibre 30–60Mbps

5+ people Fibre 60-516Mbps

Gamers or streamers Fibre 60-516Mbps

Read in full - https://www.cable.co.uk/broadband/guides/what-broadb...

Jack - this is possibly more up to date and impartial.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/telecoms-...

Thanks.

I presume that the user's name should really be "dialupmodem56k" 🤣🤣

In reply to a post by alwall:

I presume that the user's name should really be "dialupmodem56k" 🤣🤣

I think there’s some good advice so far but given your 60mbps service today I wouldn’t see the need for business type connections.

I would say one residential connection if you can get starlink soon, or if it’s going to be a long lead time maybe add a 2nd residential line.

The last year has been rather odd with home broadband being used much more due to WFH and schools being closed. Will you need business and personal/children usage simultaneously?

Openreach have now provided forward guidance on their FTTP for the next 5 years so I would suggest reading that if you haven’t already.

Oh dear

Knickers in a twist again! We are all random people.

I didn't say you were wasting your time purchasing a 4K telly.

What's the point in the forum if we all agree?