New figures reveal crippling broadband speeds in some neighbourhoods CHRISTMAS 2020 may be remembered as the year we camped on the sofa to watch festive films in between video-calling loved ones from our homes. However, some families in St Helens, face frustrations when it comes to the quality of call footage and download speeds. This could continue, with new figures revealing crippling broadband speeds in some neighbourhoods. Across the local authority, broadband speeds range from a superfast 459.4 megabits (Mbps) per second to a snail-paced 0.5 Mbps, according to data from Uswitch.com. It means families using Zoom, Skype or Facebook to speak to relatives and friends could be faced with annoying freezes, cut-outs and sound delays.
THE areas with the best and worst internet speeds in the Braintree district have been revealed. Across the area, broadband speeds range from a superfast 75.2 megabits (Mbps) per second to a snail-paced 2 Mbps, according to data from Uswitch.com. It means some families using Zoom, Skype or Facebook to speak to relatives and friends are faced with annoying freezes, cut-outs and sound delays. Meanwhile, those downloading films could be left waiting up to 120 hours, compared to just one minute 20 seconds in neighbourhoods with the fastest speeds. The average broadband speeds were collected in postcode areas with more than 50 addresses through at least one test in the 12 months up to October this year. In total, nearly 400,000 tests were done.
Uswitch is concerned about a digital divide among communities TWO mid Cheshire postcodes have been revealed to have some of the slowest broadband speeds in the country. New data from Uswitch shows that residents living at CW8 4PX, in Barnton, have the slowest average broadband speed in the whole of Cheshire at just 0.1 megabits per second (Mbps). And it is not much better for residents at CW7 3LN, in Wharton, where the average speed is 1.1 Mbps – the second-worst speed in Cheshire West and the fifth-slowest in the whole county. At the other end of the scale, Northwich residents at CW9 5PX have mid Cheshire s fastest average broadband speeds, at an impressive 82.4 Mbps.
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Wednesday, 30th December 2020, 1:35 pm
Across the East Riding, broadband speeds range from a superfast 302.5 megabits (Mbps) per second to a snail-paced 0.4 Mbps. Photo: PA Images
Across the local authority, broadband speeds range from a superfast 302.5 megabits (Mbps) per second to a snail-paced 0.4 Mbps, according to data from Uswitch.com.
It means families using Zoom, Skype or Facebook to speak to relatives and friends could be faced with annoying freezes, cut-outs and sound delays.
Meanwhile, those downloading movie classics could be left waiting up to 120 hours, compared to just one minute 20 seconds in neighbourhoods with the fastest speeds.
The average broadband speeds were collected in postcode areas with more than 50 addresses through at least one test in the 12 months up to October this year. In total, nearly 400,000 tests were done.
Residents across Wirral appear to be in a postcode lottery for decent broadband speeds, affecting their Christmas viewing. Photo: Radar Agency Internet access has defined Christmas this year, with people camped on the sofa to watch festive films in between video-calling loved ones from their homes. However, for some families in Wirral, 2020 s frustrations are set to continue with new figures revealing crippling broadband speeds in some neighbourhoods. Across the local authority, broadband speeds range from a superfast 206.4 megabits (Mbps) per second to a snail-paced 0.4 Mbps, according to data from Uswitch.com. It means families using Zoom, Skype or Facebook to speak to relatives and friends could be faced with annoying freezes, cut-outs and sound delays.