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Broadband speed

Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:50 pm
by NickB
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Anyone else on BT Broadband noticing their connection speed dropping dramatically from late afternoon to mid-evening recently?

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Re: Broadband speed

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:47 am
by hoopster1888
i know this is an old post but even now i notice it , from maybe 5 oclock to about 11 the bandwidth drops .

could be something to do with all the kids and their ipods and laptops stealing the tinternet from all us oldies :D

Re: Broadband speed

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:03 am
by NickB
hoopster1888 wrote:i know this is an old post but even now i notice it , from maybe 5 oclock to about 11 the bandwidth drops .

could be something to do with all the kids and their ipods and laptops stealing the tinternet from all us oldies :D
Could be, but I also think 'oldies' watching TV via the internet play a big part - BBC i-player or BT-Vision. I can't see the situation improving on Seil for quite a while. Pity they didn't sling some fibre optic in the trench when they were putting in the water main.