Broadband speeds News

A good broadband speed for a household depends on how many people use the internet at once and what they do with it, but most UK homes are well served by 100Mbps, and many smaller households are comfortable on 30 to 67Mbps. Speed is measured in megabits per second (Mbps), and the right figure for […]

To improve broadband speed, start by plugging a device into your router with an Ethernet cable, running a speed test, then comparing that figure against the speed you pay for. This wired test tells you whether the problem is your line, your Wi-Fi, or your package, and it is the single most useful thing a […]

100Mbps broadband is an ultrafast home internet service with average download speeds of around 100 megabits per second, and for most UK households it is more than enough. It comfortably handles 4K streaming on several screens at once, video calls for working from home, online gaming and a house full of smart devices. Ofcom classes […]

10 Mbps speed WiFi plans are the UK’s regulatory minimum for broadband, not a marketed product tier, and for a household that games, streams and works from home they will feel restrictive. 10 Mbps means 10 megabits per second of download capacity shared across every device in the home, which is enough for basic single-user […]

Local network vs ISP speed comes down to two separate bottlenecks: the speed your provider delivers to the front of your house, and the speed your own router, Ethernet ports and Wi-Fi can carry once it is inside. Your real-world broadband speed is whichever of those two is lower, so a 2Gbps line running through […]

What affects your broadband speed comes down to a mix of your connection type, the kit inside your home, how far you sit from the exchange, and how many people are online at once. Some of these you can fix yourself in minutes. Others depend on the technology your home is wired with, and may […]