Getting better internet in a slow area?

[GIBURROWS]

Who can you contact about slow internet.....

I live in an area with offices, a business park, around 1,000 houses/flats and a university but I have 40mb maximum so is there no one I can speak to and get higher speed?

 

[GIBURROWS]

Have you looked at the Sam Knows website for a run down of what's available to you?

Then there's the possibility of 4g broadband too.

Who's your internet provider?

I'm with Vodafone now but, I've been with plusnet and talk talk over the last 4 yrs and all advertise 67mb but the open reach guys said at best I'll get 44mb and that is what I get.

 

[GIBURROWS]

40 meg?
Stop whining!Before i got a 4G router my home internet was 4 meg down if i was lucky
40 meg?You are spoiled

It's 4MB download, coming from my parents place(3 miles away) I was on 350mb 5(FIVE) years ago!

 

[GIBURROWS]

Oof. Strange thread!

I'm trying to get faster Internet to help keep my electricity bills at a normal level, my area is quite built up so 40mb seems like 2012 not 2021 is that so strange?

 

[GIBURROWS]

How will faster internet help your electricity bill? Genuinely interested.

A couple of 50gb updates on the xbox and it has to be left on overnight, a few pc games are 120gb+ and would also have to be left on overnight, with the energy prices going crazy this could be an unnecessary problem.

 

[GIBURROWS]

If he saves 16 hours a year that's about a £0.60p saving

Driving a little more carefully would save many times that on fuel

I use public transport.

 

[GIBURROWS]

That's got to be the worst reason to want faster Internet I have ever seen..

There are many other ways to save a few pence a year..

Better off start a thread asking about money saving ideas..

Reduced to clear is my thing I got 15 large chickens from aldi for £2 each, and 4x quarter price lamb joints last week

What is the best reason to want faster internet?

Why save money elsewhere when I'm asking to save money in this area?

 

[GIBURROWS]

I'm on 30mb here and unlikely to get anything faster for some years yet.

However, we can now get 5G! The mast is about 200m away with clear sight and I can get 250mb+ (highest i've seen it is just over 400mb) on my phone. So I will be looking at a way to utilise 5G for mass bandwidth requirement and my normal connection for gaming/streaming.

I'm about a mile from 5G services unfortunately.

 

[GIBURROWS]

I’m completely lost now. A FTTP service is normally at least £10 a month more than an FTTC service. How do you propose to save money by paying more? Leaving a PC or Xbox on overnight isn’t even going to touch the sides compared to spending £10/ month extra for FTTC over FTTP

I wouldn't have to leave my PC or Xbox on overnight 4/5 times a week.