Basingstoke's huge difference in broadband speeds revealed
THERE IS a huge gap between residents with the fastest and slowest broadband speeds in Basingstoke and Deane, new figures have revealed. Broadband tests reveal that some residents in Popley had an average download speed of just 0.6 megabytes per second (Mbps), whilst some people in Brighton Hill had a superfast speed of 398.7Mbps - more than 600 times faster. 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 Christmas movie classics could be left waiting up to ...