New Posts For Thread: Broadband Speedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410062/broadband-speedHave Sky broadband and should be getting 8mb but been slow to load lately so just run the speed check, which showed the actual speed at just over 2mb.Will have to phone Sky I guess but as that is usually such a painful process does anyone have any oti use a proffessional broadband. my speeds are not great because i live a few miles from the exchange. i had to have my broadband speed lowered because it became unstable. they was trying to push too much speed for the line. you might find that youhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410062/broadband-speed?post_id=417250774#417250774i use a proffessional broadband. my speeds are not great because i live a few miles from the exchange. i had to have my broadband speed lowered because it became unstable. they was trying to push too much speed for the line. you might find that youWed, 25 Nov 2009 15:38:03 -0600i dont know abt sky, and im not a tech person, but with virgin media, the broadband speed you get at your pc/laptop is throttled at your modem. sometimes when more users in your area access the overall bandwidth (as happened recently when they cut thhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410062/broadband-speed?post_id=417250770#417250770i dont know abt sky, and im not a tech person, but with virgin media, the broadband speed you get at your pc/laptop is throttled at your modem. sometimes when more users in your area access the overall bandwidth (as happened recently when they cut thWed, 25 Nov 2009 15:27:03 -0600take the cable out of the sky box, the one they say you must have for use of the red button.my speed went from 1.2 to 4.7mb by doing thishttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410062/broadband-speed?post_id=417250766#417250766take the cable out of the sky box, the one they say you must have for use of the red button.my speed went from 1.2 to 4.7mb by doing thisWed, 25 Nov 2009 15:24:58 -0600try connecting your router directly to your main socket jack by taking the face off and plugging into the test jack. thats wot they are going to tell you to do 1sthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410062/broadband-speed?post_id=417250710#417250710try connecting your router directly to your main socket jack by taking the face off and plugging into the test jack. thats wot they are going to tell you to do 1stWed, 25 Nov 2009 15:16:23 -0600you could be waiting for upto an hour on hold with sky and then if its not answered you will have a message telling you that they will ring you back.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410062/broadband-speed?post_id=417250690#417250690you could be waiting for upto an hour on hold with sky and then if its not answered you will have a message telling you that they will ring you back.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:13:56 -0600Have Sky broadband and should be getting 8mb but been slow to load lately so just run the speed check, which showed the actual speed at just over 2mb.Will have to phone Sky I guess but as that is usually such a painful process does anyone have any othttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410062/broadband-speed?post_id=417250666#417250666Have Sky broadband and should be getting 8mb but been slow to load lately so just run the speed check, which showed the actual speed at just over 2mb.Will have to phone Sky I guess but as that is usually such a painful process does anyone have any otWed, 25 Nov 2009 15:03:11 -0600