Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
76 Mbps? How did they come up with that speed tier? Also, is broadband in the UK just generally slow? I live in the state that ranks 49th out of 50 for internet connectivity and the cheapest speed tier I can buy is 100 down and 10 up (but they over provision it so I actually get more like 117/17).
That's the fastest currently available on our street and is delivered over copper, to the house, under a scheme known as FTTC (Fibre To The Cabinet). Virgin never installed cable TV/Fibre and BT is still some months away bringing fibre directly into people's homes here (FTTP - Fibre To The Premises - minimum speed for that offering is 150 down/50 up).
I'm not sure I'd describe fast enough stream 4k as slow though. That said, my 4g mobile sometimes exceeds 200mbps in a speed test.