1. 17-Nov-2011 21:55:00 by stuartdavey

Tested 2150 17 Nov 1,61Mbps talktalk using wireless

2. 17-Nov-2011 22:09:00 by DavidIreland

Tested 22:10 17 Nov 1.72Mbps orange using wireless

3. 19-Nov-2011 15:42:00 by Brian Shirley

Having recently moved into Horton Village,l have been surprised at the very poor Broadband reception of 1.5 mbs from our Orange workstation provider!This cannot be an acceptable level of service from BT.This is little better than dial up.It was so bad that we even had our system checked out.No problem with that so it is BT at fault here.

4. 24-Nov-2011 14:22:00 by villagehorton

BT Exchange at Ilminster is reputedly needing an upgrade as download speeds are declining in Horton & Broadway and we are told BT intend to upgrade parts of the Ilminster Exchange early in 2012. We are not sure what that entails yet and whether the work is on broadband or voice.

5. 25-Nov-2011 15:49:00 by Ray Buckler

Pottery road resident for 3 years and fastest speed I have got from a Demon Internet "unlimited " account is 1.5Mbps. There is currently no available date for upgrade to faster services. a good checkpoint for this is www.samknows.com.. the Ilminster exchange is also known as WWILMI

6. 27-Nov-2011 13:23:00 by john labrom

I live at 9 tanyard broadway and speed this morning was 1.24Mbps. This is definitely slower than earlier in the year when I was getting 1.75 Mbps. When I complain to BT they say its my computer but I have 2 and get the same speed on each!!! Over a year ago I discussed this with David Laws at one oh his "clinics". He sent me this e mail address for someone who is a PA to someone high up in BT victoria.kain@bt.com It may no longer be relevant but if it is perhaps we could flood her in box with complaints and keep doing it until we see some action!!

7. 29-Nov-2011 19:30:00 by Ian

http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/socket.htm

Here in Church Lane until recently we were getting under 1Mbps. I removed the bell wire from my master socket (see link) and now get approx 2.0Mbps with Talk Talk wireless. Still too slow to be really useful.

8. 29-Nov-2011 20:29:00 by Paul Brooks

It's good this evening 1.42 Mbps DL !! Though I think my line isn't great at the moment as voice calls are becoming a little noisy so I guesss there's a fault brewing.

I am considering binning the land line altogether and taking the mobile route. Before going any further I'll own up to being on the 'inside here' I work for the company that's responsible for rolling out Fast Ethernet transmission to the base stations currently operated by Three and T-Mobile. I'm not that biased though, Vodafone have the strongest signal and my phone's on O2. However if you are in parts of the village that can get a decent signal on Three or T-Mobile (they'll both be the same) from the false windmill behind the Square and Compass, you would be able to use mobile 3g broadband. The only 2 operators currently with 3g coverage here. There are devices available that connect to the mobile network and create their own WiFi hub you can use in the same was has an ADSL home hub. Current maximum DL speeds will be limited to about 7Mbps, however the latest version of software will allow up to 20Mbps (ish) if the base station has the backhaul transmission to cope.

Trust me on this --- it will.

I'm going to borrow a modem in the next week or so and test it and will report back.

For now more information on these devices and prices visit T-Mobile or Three's websites.

9. 29-Nov-2011 22:12:00 by Maurice Baigent

The fastest broadband speed I have achieved is 0.7Mbps. Often it is nearer 0.3Mbps. These figures are for a wired connectionThis makes downloading TV progs impossible. I like to listen to radio programmes on bbc iplayer and these are often interrupted due to slow speeds. Overhead line connections are often poor - as advised by BT engineers who have checked out the junction boxes on poles. Too far from the exchange is a typical comment from engineers.

10. 30-Nov-2011 20:20:00 by Paul Brooks

As promised I'm back.

I am currently connected using the Three network on mobile broadband, coverage is not great but the signal strength indicator is green where I've placed it upstairs on the Windmill Hill side of the house. The WiFi connection is good enough to use here in the kitchen.

Speed tests give an average of 2.3Mbps DL and 0.72 UL.

Taking into account the relatively low backhaul capacity from the site at the moment it's not bad. Fast ethernet backhaul will not be implemented for a few more weeks, this will increase the capacity by at least 5x at first, hopefully before the end of the year.

You decide, I'm not trying to be biased or selling it, engineer not salesman !!!!

I'm just disappointed with BT.