The Gazette has been running this survey sincethe beginning of September 2007 and the results for the first two months have been published in the November edition.
Of 32 responses, four couldn't get broadband at all, and over 90 per cent were getting average speeds of under 2Mbps, although the UK average is said to be over 4Mbps.
The more responses we get, though, the clearer the picture will be, so please copy and paste the following questions into an email and send us the answers (or as many as you can or wish to answer).
Please send replies
to the following address (click the link and a blank email window will open)
adding the titled 'broadband survey'.
editorial@chewvalleygazette.co.uk
your name and telephone number (optional)
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1 Using
the BT tester at
http://www.adslchecker.bt.com/pls/adsl/adslchecker.welcome
what speeds should you be able to achieve?
2 Using
the BT speedtester at
http://www.speedtester.bt.com/
what speeds are you actually getting? Please state roughly how often
you have tested speeds and the range of results, and any factors other than
distance from the exchange you think might contribute to speeds. Plus the
name of any alternative speed tester you may have used for tests.
3a Which exchange are you on? (see the map/list of local exchanges below) eg 0127533
3b How far is your house/office from the exchange, either as the crow flies or as the cables run? The following exchange can tell you how far you are from the exchange as the crow flies: http://www.samknows.com/broadband/checker2.php
4 What is the name of your ISP (Internet Service Provider) and what is the stated speed in your contract (eg 'up to 8Mbps').
5 Any other comments, or suggestions as to what people can do individually or collectively to improve things (and if so may be publish them?)
Many thanks.
