UK's Slowest Broadband Providers Revealed

The UK has slow internet.

New data shows many UK homes have slow internet speeds. This is below the government's minimum standard.

Broadband Genie tested internet speeds. They found some customers have very slow speeds. The UK government says 10Mbps is a decent speed.

With 10Mbps, it takes 40 minutes to download a movie. With 100Mbps, it takes 5 minutes.

Which internet providers are the slowest?

People who use mobile broadband have the slowest speeds. This is internet through 4G and 5G, not cables.

Vodafone Mobile Broadband is the slowest. 34.1% of customers have speeds below 10Mbps. Three Home Broadband and EE Mobile Home Broadband are also slow.

Among traditional providers, EE is the slowest. 24.3% of EE customers have slow speeds. TalkTalk, Plusnet, and BT are also slow.

Here is the list of slow providers.

Vodafone Mobile Broadband is 34.1% slow.

Three Home Broadband is 28.8% slow.

EE Mobile Home Broadband is 25.8% slow.

EE is 24.3% slow.

TalkTalk is 20.6% slow.

Plusnet is 20.5% slow.

BT is 15.1% slow.

IDNet is 12.0% slow.

Sky is 9.7% slow.

Airband is 9.7% slow.

Who are the fastest providers?

The fastest providers are smaller companies. Zzoomm, Hey! Broadband, and others have very few slow customers.

An expert from Broadband Genie said many customers do not get decent speeds. This is a problem for providers.

No customer should have slow internet. But many things can affect internet speed.

If your internet is slow, tell your provider. If they cannot fix it, you can leave your contract without a penalty.

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