 Faster Internet
Why do I need a faster internet service?
In the first place, response times are that much quicker whether
you are surfing the net, playing games, sending or receiving emails
(especially where large attachments are involved) etc. The user
experience is far more pleasant and there is less frustration.
Secondly, the Internet is evolving all the time. Many more sites
are now offering audio visual content which requires significantly
higher transmission speeds. BBC is now heavily promoting its i-Player
services and BT is offering its Internet enabled TV set top box
service called BT Vision.
More services are in the pipeline and manufacturers are
developing more internet enabled set top boxes bringing TV and the
internet closer together. What does “Burst Speed” mean?
It’s the speed at which data “packets” move between your PC and
our gateway to the internet. This is the speed for which you
contract with CB and which we will deliver (at or near to) for the
great majority of the time that you are connected to the internet.
This is not the same as the overall data throughput rate that you
may experience which will be subject to delay caused by congestion
at one or more points on the internet network as a whole and which
delay is beyond our control. Can I Use your service as much as I like?
Yes – we do not impose any limits on the amount of data you
download or upload. However, our terms of business means that you
are not allowed to use the system in a way that is likely to annoy
or inconvenience other users or unfairly impact on network
performance.
We offer a wide range of service speeds and you are encouraged to
subscribe to a speed configuration that is consistent with you usage
needs. We ask that you be a good “Netizen” in this regard. Please
see our Terms and Conditions and our Acceptable Use Policy for more
information. I can get (or have got) ADSL, why would I want Wireless?
Whilst many ADSL based service providers advertise connection
speeds “up to 8Mb/sec”, this top speed is rarely achieved due to the
limitations of the copper wired telephone circuits that ADSL
routinely relies on.
Rural users often have to make do with speeds as low as 0.5Mb/sec
and too many cannot get a service at all. | 
