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HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF GRIFFIN INTERNET ADSL BROADBAND
 
CONTENTION RATIO DETAILS AS PER THERE HOME OFFICE & BUSINESS PLAN

They offer 5 to 1 contention ratio

And for business tariff 2.5 to 1 contention ratio

This makes for a much smoother and regular speed of ADSL broadband.

why contention ratio is more important than speed (1 mb, 2mb, etc)

UPTO 8 FIXED IP ADDRESS IF REQUIRED (5 USABLE)

BUT BT CURRENTLY SUPPLY USERS

(BT service as of 15 march 2006) subject to any change after this date

To provide a cost effective service - all ADSL services are 'contended' (shared) at the following ratios:

50:1		ADSL 500, 1000 & 2000 Solo
20:1		ADSL 500, 1000 & 2000 Business

This contention is applied within the BT network - both locally with other users on your telephone exchange and within the BT network as it connects into our network.

What this means in the 'worst case' is that you could be sharing a 500 Kbit/s connection with up to 49 other users. So if they were all using it at the same time 'theoretically' you would only get 10 Kbit/s (not very fast at all - in fact quite a bit slower than a normal modem).

However, 'in reality' this scenario is very unlikely to happen and you should usually find it to be far faster than a modem connection.

ADSL relies on individual user’s not making unreasonable traffic demands on the network to provide fast access speeds for all –

Remember if you are not getting the speed you expect it can be due to the contention ratio but also to many other factors including the capacity of the remote site you are accessing, the quality and length of your telephone line from the local BT exchange

SO AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE FROM THE DETAILS ABOVE NO ADSL BROADBAND SUPPLIERS ARE THE SAME THE MAIN BENEFITS ARE SHOWN BELOW
( CUSTOMER NOTE)
YOU ALSO MAY FIND SOME FEATURES OF CERTAIN PACKAGES YOU DO NOT REQUIRE.(HENCE YOU COULD SAVE MONEY BY SELECTING AN LOWER PRICED OR FREE ADSL PROVIDER)
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Benefits

• · · Always on, high speed, Internet access
• · · Rate adaptive service for increased reliability (MAX only)
• · · Faster upstream speeds
• · · Real-time email retrieval
• · · Uncapped quality service  (OTHER SUPPLIERS WILL LIMIT DOWNLOAD)
• · · Ability to plan budgets with fixed costs
• · · Improved efficiency
• · · Increased productivity