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Five UK Broadband Providers for 3rd Quarter 2006
Figures have just been released for the 3rd quarter of 2006 from the
Internet Performance Indicator (IPI). Reports showing that BT has come top
for the second quarter in a row according to
http://www.ukispreview.co.uk
The study published from Internet Performance Indicator (IPI) showed that
the top 5 UK broadband
providers for the last quarter are: BT, PIPEX, Demon, Plusnet and
Virgin.net.
This was taken for overall technical performance, which included the
following: Real-time data on the speed, reliability of Internet
connections, how long it takes to
connect to the Internet, file upload and download speeds and performance
of both ping and DNS lookup.
Testing was taken from eleven locations around the UK from 1st July to
30th September 2006. The sample ISP's were tested on an average of 58,313
times, and once again BT took the overall ranking for topping the
broadband charts in that period.
Overall Ranking
Q2 2006
1. BT
2. Virgin
3. DEMON
4. AOL
5. Orange
Q3 2006
1. BT
2. PIPEX
3. DEMON
4. PlusNet
5. Virgin
After the study, it was found that the national upgrades to Broadband/ADSL
Max are providing a much faster total speed than the earlier 2Mpbs
IPStream and Datastream
Broadband/ADSL Internet services.
In the period 1st July to 30th September the average connection speed was
3817.82 kbps. The highest connection speed was achieved Plusnet in the 3rd
Q3.
The national upgrades to Broadband/ADSL Max are providing a much faster
connection speed, but what the customers are after is a faster Internet
service and a more reliable resilient connection. Customers need to know
and should be aware of, is buy an "up to 8Meg" connection doesn't really
mean it gives you 8Meg all the time. This is down to the further you live
from the telephone exchange to slower the
speed becomes.
There's no point having a fast connection if it is not available when you
want to use it.
After the figures had been revealed in the 3rd quarter there was some
surprising results.
Tesco had the lowest number of connection failures.
Plusnet achieved the highest overall connection speed.
BT performed best in the uploading and downloading speeds which the
customer experienced.
BT also topped the HTTP download speed, (which means, the faster
the HTTP speed the better the browsing becomes).
Plusnet also managed the fastest ping test.
Demon had the lowest packet loss.
So what does all this mean? If your not happy with your Internet service
provider then change it, after all the price for Broadband/ADSL
connections are becoming cheaper
and faster, as the performance and demand for competition increases.
Robert Michael is a writer for UK ISP Review which is a great place to
find broadband links, resources and articles. For more information go to:
www.ukispreview.co.uk
