Broadband code

It's long been the case that ISPs have "hyped up" the actual download speed that most people receive from their broadband internet connection. Now, Ofcom and some 32 ISPs have agreed to a voluntary code which may see more accurate estimations on the speed you will actually receive, rather than the theoretical speed that you could receive.

I'm actually quite fortunate in that I pay Sky for 8Meg broadband and pretty much get just that, but you do hear stories of people paying for much higher speeds and actually getting less than 25% of what they pay for.

Simple solution time... why can't you just decide what theoretical maximum speed you want to pay for? Then after installation (and periodically thereafter) a test can be run to see what you actually get - and you just pay for that. So, you want 8Meg, you actually only get 3.5Meg so you pay the 4Meg monthly fee.

Easy.

From the BBC:

Voluntary code for internet speed