Tag: Advice
Fighting The Crunch: The Right ISP
by Admin on Feb.01, 2009, under Communications
In the current economic climate, we’re all looking to save money where we can. If you’re reading this you obviously have an ISP (internet service provider), but have you ever considered whether you’re getting what you pay for?
The test below will measure your current download speed in kilobytes per second.
To make the most of the results, you first of all need to know how much speed you pay your ISP for. You can then work out wether your actually getting value for money.
For me, I pay £10 a month to Sky Broadband (bskyb) for 1600kbps (16mb) and my download speed currently averages at 1400kbps, since I am on a wireless network with multiple machines attached, thats a a fairly good speed.
If your speed falls below your expectations of your ISP, it may be worth seeking a cheaper, more cost effective deal, that would supply you with speed your actually received internet access at.
Feel free to share your upload/download speeds along with your ISP and average payment, in the comments box below.
