Is there a way of simulating slower speeds?I know that many would like to speed it up but this is a serious question!Our daughter is moving into a new flat. In her existing flat she has Virgin Media internet and, of course, gets very high speeds.But VM don't serve the block she's moving to, so she will be at the mercy of whatever she csan get over a BT line.BT say 'up to' 60 Mbs.Her problem is that VM's entry level has gone up over the years from 50 to 100 and now 200 Mbps and now she is faced with a range of different speed offerings, she hasn't a clue how much bandwidth she actually needs.So I was wondering if there is something she can install on her PC that can be set to simulate a range of speeds. My idea is that she could then set it to simulate the lowest speed of all the packages available and see what happens when she uses her PC normally. If she has any problems, she can reset it to the next higher level and so on.Having discussed her usage with her I think she would be happy with quite a low speed but, having experienced apalling speeds where she works (because it is in the country and a long way from civilisation) she is concerned that she might either choose a package that dosn't suit her or opt for a more expensive package than she really needs.

No direct help, but I have to admit that broadband provision would be as important a factor in locating a house as off-street parking.I wonder if anyone knows if it's affected house prices ?I know there were a couple of people I used to work with who were unable to work from home (which was their role) as their (BT) broadband wasn't up to the "5Mb minimum" that the IT guys insisted on for the VPN.(That said, I had a shit experience with the VPN at 80MB/s, so I think that was an excuse).

Wrote in message:Too much information ;-);-)

Can you slow down the internet?

Dec 07, 2018 Last reply: 7 years ago 42 Replies

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spuorgelgoog 7 years ago

I share his trumpeting ability but that's about it

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Jim K.. 5 years ago

Too much information ;-);-)

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Jim K.. 5 years ago

Are you Marty Feldman?

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