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Home Broadband speeds are expected to reach 50 Gbps by 2030
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Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Average speed in the UK right now is 50Mbps with the majority I know personally being on 20Mbps and the cost of even basic net here being ridiculous for what you actually get.
The UK really needs to get its rear into gear as it is decades behind the rest of Europe in every single aspect.
The UK really needs to get its rear into gear as it is decades behind the rest of Europe in every single aspect.
Dawelio
Active member
Lol, that is genuinely bad... I even get more than that with my old Nokia 3310.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
There are a few places here that have really fast net speeds but overall it is very far behind the EU, I live near a main city and the best available here is 20Mbps with fiber maybe coming by 2035... maybe... I know people who live in the middle east in cities in the middle of a desert that are on gigabit speeds, The UK is a bad joke.
Tell that to the COD players who need to download 150gb with a 10mbps speed
Dawelio
Active member
Didn't you live in Germany? :huh:
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Not for a very long time, Like 5'ish years ago.
I have to wait on average around 8-12 hours depending on the game, It's not acceptable in 2022.
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Dawelio
Active member
Ah okay, not sure why I got the vibe from you living in Germany, thought you did...
It's a balancing act, in my city I can easily get cheap 500mbps speeds and I do, but unfortunately only a few areas get coverage by one single ISP that offers a plan with good routing and low ping, I don't have access to that. Honestly going from VDSL 50mb to fiber 200mbps and then 500mbps it doesn't make much difference in the end, but I can see how it would be a priority to get faster speeds if you are on 10mbps or 20. But really once you get to 50 or 100 I'd much rather have lower ping, thanks. Sure I can sometimes download games very fast but not always as even steam servers sometimes are too clogged uo to serve me 500mbps so yeah, if another ISP came and gave me 100mbps but 1/3rd of my current latency, even if it costed me more I'd go for it.
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
I really don't know why (other than greed/stupidity/etc) the UK is so far behind in Internet infrastructure. It seems so strange to me.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
It started around the early 80's, Once the politicians strip mined the UK of all industry and sold everything off to foreign countries to line their pockets the UK started to sprint backwards.
We now have people in positions of authority in various places, Everywhere from ISP's, Utilities, Local council, Government etc... that are not qualified for the job but they have the right school tie and the right type of handshake.
I've said it before but it still remains true, Any time I go to a European country and then come back to England it's like going back in time 50 years, Lowest standard of living mixed with 1 of the highest costs of living which annoys me as some of my closest friends are English and they deserve so much better.
AngryGoldfish
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