Its seems on average that London is the most likely place to obtain a fast Internet connection a recent study concluded.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7431336.stmThinkbroadband.com analysed speed tests from the last two months in 6,000 locations and found the average speed to be 3.2 megabits per second (Mbps).
London's average speed was 4.5 Mbps, but in Northern Ireland it was 2.3.
Rural areas generally fared worse than towns, with telephone line lengths and lack of access to cable being blamed.
In Wales the average figure was 2.6Mbps and in Scotland 2.9 Mbps.
In May telecoms watchdog Ofcom reported that the geographical digital divide had been closed after its research found that homes in rural areas were more likely to have broadband than those in towns.
But Andrew Ferguson, editor of thinkbroadband.com, said Ofcom's figures masked a continuing divide in speeds.
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Many of us achieve faster speeds than indicated here but we must remember that an "average" takes into account the slower neighbours still on low rate service packages so in general this report seems to balance the two, lets hope we see more growth in speeds as well as capacity to enjoy those speeds, its often the case that as speed's have increased so has the use of throttling and service "capping", where artificial limits are placed on usage of the service.
