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Broadband speed league table - Nov. 2008

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Who's topped the charts this month?

The results for November's Ultimate Speed League Table are in and this month we have compared broadband providers of up to 8Mbps and up to 2Mbps.

Using the results from our downloadable speedtester, we have calculated the average speed of each provider so you can check out where your ISP ranks...


Medium Broadband

This table compares broadband suppliers with medium broadband packages of up to 8Mbps.

Provider Average Mbps
1 O2 Broadband 3.7
3 Sky Broadband 3.7
4 Eclipse 3.4
5 Plusnet 3.2
6 TalkTalk 3.1
7 Orange 3.0
8 BT Broadband 2.9

Light Packages

This table compares suppliers and their light broadband packages of up to 2Mbps.

Provider Average Mbps
1 Virgin Media 1.7
2 Tiscali (Now owned by TalkTalk) 1.3
3 Sky Broadband 1.3
4 Orange 1.3

These tables use data collected from November 2008, and use data only from providers who have done 1000 or more tests over the month. None of the results have been deleted, adapted or manipulated – these tables display honest results and allow you to see the truth behind your ISP’s claims.

How is your ISP performing?

* Karoo received an average speed of 4Mbps but have been excluded from the tables as they are not a UK wide provider and so is unrepresentative.
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Comments

how can BT offer high speed with no slowing down to It's customers, yet I rent a BT line for my 20mg sky broardband with a download speed of only 2.5- 3.0mg. and being told it's all the line can support? - Nov 13 2009 12:30PM
JOHN JONES, Kenilworth

I'm on a slow rural exchange, and therefore irrespective of provider I would screw up anybodys figures, wouldn't I? IE in my area it's not the provider that's the problem, it's the exchange...Have I got it right? - Dec 17 2008 2:25PM
Mark Gunstone, Wickham, Hampshire

I am on Sky Max and have been getting 12mbits constant for over a year now. it's true what they say about not slowing your speed down as I can download any time without any slow downs. Having read comments by users of Virgins 20mb service, I think that they are being ripped off. I was with Virgin and was not impressed with their speeds and restrictions. Join Sky its cheaper(just now. It's goig up in March) - Dec 17 2008 1:12AM
Neil M, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Hi, I am on Sky Max. I get 13-14 Mbps all the time.
Very satisfied! - Dec 16 2008 4:49PM
Anonymous, Poole, UK

Hi, I have just changed isp to bethere, and my speeds are better then your List's in your Table !! average @best over 4.5Mbps - Dec 16 2008 1:40PM
Mark, B/pool Lancs

I get nearly twice the speed of your listed "Up to 8Mbps, and my ISP is not listed!

I am with Virgin (not cable) and I get about 5.5 to 6.3 Mbps - Dec 16 2008 12:44PM
Vincent Haslam, Dorchester, Dorset, UK

I have a 20mg broadband connection and with the brooadband speedtester showing an average of 13.8mg.download speeed over a 1 week period ( pretty poor)
If virgin are proposing a 50mg download they need to ensure that the current download speeds are up to speed. - Dec 16 2008 12:23PM
Peter Breame, UK

Karoo is ADSL2 + and I average 8+ using it at all times during the day and night.

Discounting it is hiding the truth, its the main user for the area. - Dec 16 2008 11:24AM
Dennis Frazer, Hull

How do you know that people using your tester arent downloading from other sites? . how do you know that their connections are configured properly? How do you know that they arent using a bad wireless connection?

are you aware that Karoo no longer have any 8mbit services?

i strongly suspect that an average of 4mbit for Karoo is wrong. I am on their "best" package on ADSL2+ synced at 16mb and get under 1mbit at peak every evening and have done for some time.... - Dec 16 2008 11:08AM
I have Virgon 10Mb service and receive 9.5 - 9.8 regular download speed. - Dec 16 2008 10:34AM
George Smith, UK