Archive: technical
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May 09, 2013
2 CommentsTalkTalk Broadband Service Speeds
We looked at the speeds of the Virgin Media cable broadband service a few weeks ago in our main news feed, where the information from our broadband speed test allowed us an insight into the speeds customers actually experience. Now after a few weeks gap it is time to take a look at another broadband provider,...
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Mar 12, 2013
9 CommentsUK Broadband Speeds – it is not just about averages
So lets talk broadband speeds, we have in the last couple of months (Feb 2013) launched a new broadband speedtester that now uses multiple tests to help gather more information on broadband speeds in the UK and also help people difference understand how their connection is performing. Possibly the most common question for broadband is are...
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Nov 08, 2012
1 CommentHow do people connect their smart TV or Internet enabled set-top box?
While obviously no-one will have attempted to use a piece of wet twine to connect their TV to the Internet, we thought it was worth seeing what were the most popular methods for connecting, and perhaps highlighting some of the pro’s and con’s. In one of our regular polls we asked people whether they had...
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May 08, 2012
No CommentsPoll Results: Broadband Universal Service Commitment
Our recent poll featured a question we had originally asked back in 2009, giving us an opportunity to see how the public’s attitudes and expectations of the UK Broadband Universal Service Commitment has changed. We received over 2,400 responses to the poll, which closely matches the response level in 2009, allowing us to compare the...
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Apr 17, 2012
No CommentsPoll Results: Email Security poll reveals 17% have no idea if their email is encrypted?
Another of our regular polls has produced some interesting results, and attracted over 1,500 responses from the visitors to thinkbroadband. Of course not all visitors will be the average internet user, but even so, the results of this poll are very interesting. Looking at how many people use the provider-supplied email service, reveals that a...
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Apr 12, 2012
No CommentsBroadband Hardware Poll – The Results
We recently asked visitors about their broadband modem/router and whether they were using hardware supplied by their broadband service provider, or their own. We also asked how much they had spent on broadband hardware over the last 12 months. We had over 1,600 responses which reveal that some 42% of the respondents had elected to...
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Oct 12, 2010
8 CommentsAre xDSL users doing enough to get the best speeds?
Why are people closer to telephone exchanges getting such so slow speeds? Is this because they don't know about devices like the I-Plate, or ring wire problems and how to get the best from their...