It has finally emerged publicly that the speed at which our broadband connections actually operate at, compared with what we are supposingly paying for is almost 50% slower on average. In some cases users are only getting 10% of the advertised, theoretical speed and the small print in the ISP’s terms are currently covering them from the wrath of the trade description act. There is a now a call to have a ‘pay on speed’ pro rata system that would mean you only pay for the ‘REAL’ maximum speed you are provided with…. well that’s my view in fact!

Test your ADSL speed at this nifty little website: www.speedtest.net/

You can read the full article on the BBC website HERE