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Title: Wholesale checker now giving realistic speed estimates?
Post by: Holodene on Oct 24, 2010, 21:36:00

Last weekend it estimated 16Mb/s down. Today it estimates 27.5Mb/s.

Result? ???

Only time will tell..... ;)

Title: Re: Wholesale checker now giving realistic speed estimates?
Post by: Steve on Oct 24, 2010, 21:41:16

I'm not sure how BT works it out if the service is not installed, if a postcode check is made it could pull data from nearby customers I suppose.

Title: Re: Wholesale checker now giving realistic speed estimates?
Post by: Rik on Oct 25, 2010, 09:07:03

All I know is it thinks I can't get any service on a line running at 3.5M. Hardly reassuring for its other assertions. ;)

Title: Re: Wholesale checker now giving realistic speed estimates?
Post by: pctech on Oct 25, 2010, 15:07:43

I think its based on computer projections with a bit of added pessimism

Title: Re: Wholesale checker now giving realistic speed estimates?
Post by: Rik on Oct 25, 2010, 15:29:29

Plus 1. ;)

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