The Global Gen World

I remember just a few years ago when I would sometimes consider setting my browser not to display website images in order to improve the download speed of certain sites. This seems more than laughable today when bandwidth issues go way beyond standard web pages and a good broadband connection is measured in how fast you can download full HDTV quality videos and conduct live video and audio VOIP conferencing. In fact, broadband service keeps growing at almost a linear rate that it almost deserves its own “Moore’s Law”. Current offers by top broadband providers such as BT is reaching as much as a whopping 8MB download speed. There are however many factors that can affect your broadband connection which aren’t always dependant on the package you sign up for. In many cases consumers sign up for a high speed package unknowing that they can’t really benefit from their package’s true potential due to various technical issues such as their computer’s compatibility and the distance they reside from their local telephone exchange. BT encourages their customers to take an initial online speedtest to determine their potential connection speed using their service so consumers know what to expect and don’t have their connection suffering from a weak link in the chain.