Am I on ADSL or ADSL Max?

I am a little confused..

I assumed i was on standard ADSL, but after reading the explanation of ADSL Max, I am not sure...

What is ADSL Max?
ADSL Max is the latest offering which provides a downstream speed of up to 8 Mbps. At the same time, it provides an upstream speed of up to 832 Kbps (448 Kbps for home packages). This technology was rolled out to the majority of exchanges in April 2006. Whereas with standard ADSL connections, where you usually sign up to a particular speed, eg 512k, 1Mb or 2Mb, ADSL Max will be a variable connection speed. This means that you sign up to an "up to 8 Mbps" service - and the length / quality of your phone line will determine how much speed you actually receive.


I am with VirginMedia on plan 2, up to 8Mb service.

Can anyone enlighten me,
Thanks,
Mike.

If you're on "up to 8 Mbps", then it's ADSL Max.

Many thanks Zebedeee.

Mike.

No probs, ADSL Max decides for itself the highest speed your line will achieve in a stable way, whereas on ADSL, BT decided the limits and supplied a fixed speed.

Re:- "...BT decided the limits and supplied a fixed speed."

.... although end-users can still choose a lower fixed speed for themselves with many ISPs (but not all).