Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all! We have been experiencing an issue on site where threads have been missing the latest postings. The platform host Vanilla are working on this issue. A workaround that has been used by some is to navigate back from 1 to 10+ pages to re-sync the thread and this will then show the latest posts. Thanks, Mike.
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

N.I. 'Paddy last' in UK Universal Service survey

  • 24-04-2015 10:29am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭


    Thinkbroadband says 14 of the UK's 30 worst constituencies for broadband are in Northern Ireland.

    6935-bottom-30-usc-constituencies.png


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    No surprise west of Bann is worse than poor East of Bann, I suppose.
    East Antrim and North Down best of course, East of Bann (Bangor, Hollywood, Belfast, Whiteabbey, Carrickfergus)
    Upper Bann maybe Banbridge, Lurgan etc?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭clohamon


    watty wrote: »
    No surprise west of Bann is worse than poor East of Bann, I suppose.
    East Antrim and North Down best of course, East of Bann (Bangor, Hollywood, Belfast, Whiteabbey, Carrickfergus)
    Upper Bann maybe Banbridge, Lurgan etc?


    Yes, the problem seems to have been hiding in the 'average'.

    The Ofcom map shows pretty much the same thing if you look at the 'Percentage receiving less than 2Mbit/s' option. But they seem to do relatively better under the other measures.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    I've said for YEARS an average metric is useless for loads of things. The people that get 200Mbps are not improving the experience for the majority.

    For Broadband the "Average" speed is useless. The important thing is MINIMUM speed at peak time.

    Also average speed vs users split into 9 groups. Worst 10%, Best 10% and the other 10% groups.

    A 50Mbps "average" speed is no use if 40% of people have less than 3Mbps. But what percentage of people have less than 1Mbps at peak time?


Advertisement