Slowest Wifi Speed

[Flatfish]

Who has the slowest wifi speed?
Where I am in Wales, this is what I have. Its better than clockwork, but not by much.
Can anyone beat this low?

 

[mingc]

Who has the slowest wifi speed?
Where I am in Wales, this is what I have. Its better than clockwork, but not by much.
Can anyone beat this low?
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That's slow. Are you in rural Wales? That was my speed when I had service over a telephone copper wire. I had to upgrade to gigabyte fiber optic service when my boy graduated to online video games.

 

[brian64]

Is this like a slow smoke competition?

 

[jpmcwjr]

That takes me back a couple of decades!
Yet, if it's solid- which they often are not- it's workable for all but streaming- No?

And what is the latency? (Ping) that can wreak havoc even with much higher speeds.

 

[Flatfish]

To answer some questions.
Yes, rural Wales. I suppose I should be grateful I have electricity.

Latency 17MS. I don't know what that is.

I haven't got fibre

 

[kcghost]

Takes me back to the AOL or Compuserve days. 25 years at least.

 

[jpmcwjr]

To answer some questions.
Yes, rural Wales. I suppose I should be grateful I have electricity.

Latency 17MS. I don't know what that is.

I haven't got fibre

That's a decently low number. It's the time it takes from clicking on a link to it being received on the other end. I am sure there's a more precise answer....

Other than streaming, is the connection serviceable?

 

[Flatfish]

Its all in working order. As good as its ever been.
It is a little slower today. Download is normally about 3 and a half.
Conversation with my work colleagues was difficult today. I had to turn my camera off to help the audio.

 

[bullet08]

Usually speed here is fine. Few months ago, they were upgrading the cable around the area. It used to go down every other day. That sucked big time.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Never used it.

 

[Piping Abe]

Anyone that lives in a rural area, get Starlink. There was no internet companies where I used to live. Starlink was a lifesaver. You may have to wait, but its worth it, when theres no other option.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Never used it.

Never used what?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Wifi

 

[Sig]

We used to have around 6-8 mbps, but now we are supposed to have 100 mbps, but we actually have maybe 30 mbps...tops.
We live very rural, 99.9% off grid. The only connection to the "outside world" we have is our internet connection.
We had to pay to have the line run to our home. There were no phone lines on our road until we had them put in. We don't have cell service either...we have a landline. We also fo not have a computer or cable tv. Any entertainment comes from the internet.
I use a $50 Kindle or my cellphone to access the internet. My wife has her phone and something bigger than my Kindle.
We actually HAVE a computer, but haven't used it in years. Its been boxed up sinse 2017. I do have a computer in my veterinary clinic but its used only for work.

 

[mawnansmiff]

hat was my speed when I had service over a telephone copper wire.

I would guess that most of the UK is still reliant on copper telephone cables.

Such places as London got fibre almost as soon as it was available

Here in west Cornwall we are not likely so see fibre until at least 2026....if we're lucky.

Jay.

 

[Ahi Ka]

 

[Flatfish]

I would guess that most of the UK is still reliant on copper telephone cables.

Such places as London got fibre almost as soon as it was available

Here in west Cornwall we are not likely so see fibre until at least 2026....if we're lucky.

Jay.

And then you have to pay extra for it.

 

[captainsousie]

I would guess that most of the UK is still reliant on copper telephone cables.

Such places as London got fibre almost as soon as it was available

Here in west Cornwall we are not likely so see fibre until at least 2026....if we're lucky.

Jay.

You were lucky to have a lake intermet! There were a hundred-and-fifty of us livin’ in a shoebox in the middle of the road! Our Internet was shouting at passing lorrys to send messages.

(With apologies to Monty Python)

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I assume you mean internet speed. That’s slow but adequate for many things. I’m fortunate, usually around 500 MBS.

 

[jpmcwjr]

I assume you mean internet speed. That’s slow but adequate for many things. I’m fortunate, usually around 500 MBS.

If 30 Mbs is what you refer to, it is just fine for two people streaming if it's rock solid. I had that for years, and no problem. Now ca. 200 Mbs which is way overkill.

Now, if you have kids or guests who are gamers and streamers, more, more, more!