Guardian

research finds users with black patches, exposed copper lines and having to move home to keep the companies afloat

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British are paying for services that are more than 40% slower than advertising, a Guardian investigation has found, with thousands who complain of being cheated by their providers Internet services.

In just three days more than 3,000 readers participated in the test line speed broadband in the Guardian, revealed differences between the generalized velocities promised and delivered.

customers pay an average of 12 megabits per second, but actually receives 7 Mbps, a difference of 42%.

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black spots broadband in urban centers of the copper lines exposed to the elements and not the wrong time and leaving poor households with connections to keep the businesses running.

"If you buy a dozen apples and you have three, would not have endured," said Hugh Colvin, an organizer of art that lives on the border with Wales and leases two phone lines for more than one family member can use the Internet at the same time. "It is outrageous that I pay the same as someone who is in central London, receiving 10 times the speed."

The survey, part of Great Britain The Guardian's campaign vision for broadband infrastructure in line better, which is TalkTalk and Sky customers reported a deficit of 60%, most big difference between the median and services advertised real. TalkTalk subscribers who promised an average speed of 8 Mbps, but received 5 Mbps, while Sky has promised an average of 12 Mbps, but customers were 4.8Mbps.

customers of Virgin has reported a deficit of 41%, after being promised 30Mbps but 17.7Mbps reception. BT customers did better, the payment of 8 Mbps, and receive a quarter less than 6 Mbps. The difference was 27% of the service BT, Plusnet.

BT said it had withdrawn claims speed of your site from 1 April. A spokesman said: ". We have provided budgets speed measurement for a few years so that our clients know exactly what you get before any commitment is made "

described 2Mbps broadband Ofcom or more appropriate, and that is the minimum bandwidth required for video services such as BBC iPlayer. Speed ??tests found that 18% of respondents received 2 Mbps or less, with many saying

service was often slow.
BT, that the copper network is used by every major telecommunications retailers in the UK fell £ 2.5 billion to improve service by installing fiber optic cables in the foreign exchange dealers streets. Its goal is to reach two thirds of the UK end of 2014, and with the help of taxpayers 90% of households by 2017.

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