how fast can i get ?

[ON31L]

stupid question maybe but how can i find out the max internet speeds my line can handle ? no point in payin for a package when i am never gonna reach speeds i am paying for !!

also can i hav 2 ISP's on the same line ? as in have BT and SKY using the same phone line or would i require 2 phone lines ?

many thanks on31ll

 

[Gadgetcity]

stupid question maybe but how can i find out the max internet speeds my line can handle ? no point in payin for a package when i am never gonna reach speeds i am paying for !!

It is hard to tell without installing but you could ask your neighbours, that should at least give you a representative result for your street.

also can i hav 2 ISP's on the same line ? as in have BT and SKY using the same phone line or would i require 2 phone lines ?

2 phone lines are needed.

 

[Fe_man2000]

use this

SamKnows - Broadband Availability Checker

it will tell you what your phone exchange can provide and the distance you are from it and hence what speeds it estimates you will get, its pretty good on the speed estimates I find.

 

[beerhunter]

stupid question maybe but how can i find out the max internet speeds my line can handle ? no point in payin for a package when i am never gonna reach speeds i am paying for !!

Very few ISPs price on speed any more. They price on usage.

 

[ON31L]

i live withing 500 metres of the exchange

up to 2Mbps via ADSL
7Mbps or greater ADSL connection via ADSL Max
15Mbps or greater via ADSL2+

that is what the test says..

 

[EndlessWaves]

I wouldn't have thought samknows is any more accurate than the usual straight line distance * 1.5 estimates.

The ADSL and ADSL2+ Line Capability Estimator will give you a very good estimate if you've already got ADSL of some form.

 

[ON31L]

I am currently on a adsl service but which providers support adsl2 ?

 

[beerhunter]

I am currently on a adsl service but which providers support adsl2 ?

None that I know of but BT and any of the other ISPs (via BT 21CN WBC) at your excahnge can support ADSL2+.

 

[EndlessWaves]

I am currently on a adsl service but which providers support adsl2 ?

Unlike with ADSL Max where either your exchange has it or not the situation for ADSL2+ is a little more complicated as it can both be provided over the old BT network (21CN WBC) or one of the 'LLU' providers can offer it so whether you can get it from a certain ISP depends on whether the provider/network they're using supports ADSL2+ at your exchange.

Most ISPs offer it these days though.