8 out of 10 Brits feel misled by advertised broadband speeds

  The way broadband speeds in the UK are advertised is misleading according to 80 percent of respondents to a new survey. Broadband comparison site Cable.co.uk interviewed 2,000 consumers with 58 percent finding advertised speeds "very misleading" and 22 percent saying they are "somewhat misleading". Current guidelines allow broadband providers to advertise 'up to' speeds, but these are achievable by only around 10 percent of customers. Consumers feel that at least 66 percent of users should be able to get the top speed in order for it to be legitimately used in advertising. Older people are more likely to find… [Continue Reading]