ED Broadband Speed

[James Barber]

512 LORDSHIP LANE, EAST DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 8NF is the official BT address.

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/LSDUL

Amazingly BT Dulwich exchange doesn't support SDSL. I happen to know the LLU Operators (at least one does) as I was the Project Manager who unbundled it for one of these operators.

[Penguin68]

James

As the exchange is showing as supporting 21CN (the new network) it may be that SDSL was not seen as being necessary; it also depends on the mix of subs on that exchange - if it's mainly residential then Synchronous DSL (which is more about uploading) is less imperative than for a high mix of business subscribers (who may be served from the Forest Hill TX). BT is talking about rolling out Infinity services (FTTC I believe) in March 2011.

[ukdealguide]

Go for Virgin Media's 50 mbps broadband, its fibre optic and its incredible

[louisiana]

ukdealguide, what a name, huh? :-S

[ClareC]

We are on Virgin 20mbps. Usually get speeds not far off the 20.

Will look into the 50mbps one :-)

[dennis]

just checked my speed I'm with ORANGE - 3792 DOWNLOAD 484 UPLOAD almost snailmail !!

Just been speaking to the various ISP's to change.

Is it worth going with a 10gb limit or 40gb/unlimited at a substantial premium ?

What do other folks download per month not really sure what 10gb worth of downloads is ?

[jaybee82]

Around 5mbps is roughly the norm for most houses in ED on standard 'BT' type DSL Broadband. Companies may offer more on paper but ultimately it is down to two prevailing factors:

1. Distance from the Telephone Exchange

2. Contention for service on your trunk of the line (if 100 houses on your street have service with Sky, then its likely to affect your line speed)