http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2246860/ofcom-reveals-isps-misleading I thought my server at Orange.fr , with 100Mbps was slow, but this is "revealing" - I wonder if it's the same measuring system, it is Britain, after all! Ofcom found that one in five internet users receives less that 2Mbit/s Ofcom slams ISPs over misleading speed claims Actual broadband speeds are much slower than those advertised, says watchdog Rosalie Marshall V3.co.uk , 28 Jul 2009 Ofcom has released research showing that UK broadband customers receive speeds that are significantly slower than those advertised by providers. The average speed advertised by broadband providers is 7.1Mbit/s, but the telecoms regulator revealed in the UK Broadband Speeds 2009 Research Report (PDF) that the actual average in April this year was 4.1Mbit/s. Advertisement ...