[Wolves] ADSL Contention ratio

[David Goodwin]

fizzy wrote:
> Hola,
> 
> I'm still looking at all this ADSL melarky (wish I
> could get blueyonder :( ).  Bytemark Look good, £27.60
> for 1024/256k uncapped with a static ip.  However,
> it's got a crap contention ratio (50:1).  What does
> this mean?! I live in a fairly commercial area, does
> that effect things? Am I likely to get anywhere near
> 1024/256 with that kind of contention?!
> 
> A rather confused,
> fizz.
> 
> =====

Contention has never affected me personally.

I believe it's supposed to be the contention at the exchange side of the 
circuit - not from you to the exchange, but from the exchange to the ISPs?


David.

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