23-02-2023 12:44 PM
Thinking to get an essentials plan but the speed is poor imho of only 100 meg, is there a way to remove the speed cap?
23-02-2023 12:49 PM
@Ddjj44 Yes get a tariff that doesn’t have a speed cap. I think you’ll find 100Meg speed is fast enough though.
23-02-2023 01:57 PM
Agree with @Chris_B on this one. It' not like other networks that have 2meg speeds on some of their plans. 100Meg is perfectly adequate for an essential level plan. Why do you consider 100Mbit/s as poor?
23-02-2023 06:42 PM
@chistery It all comes down too it sounds better. 100Meg is faster than the average broadband speed. I only get 70meg BB but I watch stream HD program with no issues whats so ever.
By March 2022 the median average download speed of UK home broadband connections was 59.4 Mbit/s, a 9.0 Mbit/s (18%) increase on the previous year, as people upgraded to faster services. More than 90% of broadband homes take a superfast package.
27-02-2023 09:31 PM
Why would you want a unlimited speed tariff? 100Mbps is fast enough for data usage and faster than the rival networks (O2, Three, Vodafone).
28-02-2023 12:14 AM - edited 28-02-2023 12:16 AM
The Need for Speed Dude, but what you going to be doing on an Unlimited Speed Plan?, spending most of your Time and Data on SpeedTest.Net.
Don't forget it's not always do-able to get 100mbs+ when your out and about, so when you meet an Unlimited Plan User getting say 95Mbs and your getting the same 95Mbs, just remember your paying less than them for the same Speeds.
28-02-2023 07:06 PM
Speeds vary depending on such conditions. Travelling in a train, vehicle etc or in a rural area with lack of coverage. It also depends on congestion in your area.
100Mbps is fast enough for HD streaming to several devices, fast app downloads and such. 25Mbps is enough for an HD video and a download run at the same time.
5Mbps is enough for one HD video before slowdown.
24-08-2024 06:40 PM
But Pay as You go plans doesn’t have a speedcap
24-08-2024 09:30 PM
@Parvesh not if your on a legacy PAYG. But PAYG now is 25Meg.