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How to improve your broadband speed

It's not just which provider you're with - or what deal you've signed up to - which can affect the speed of your connection.

If you get your broadband via a phone line then something as simple as how far you live from your local telephone exchange can affect the speed of your connection.

We've put together a video which includes simple tips on how you can improve your home broadband speed.

For example, installing microfilters into all your home phone sockets will allow broadband to work over the same line as your telephone service.

Consumer guide

If they're not installed then broadband performance may suffer.

We've also put together a guide on what to consider when signing up for a broadband deal.

It explains how a range of factors such as price, availability and quality of customer service need to be considered when making your choice

Click here to download the consumer guide

Last month Ofcom published the results of our research into fixed-line broadband speeds in the UK.

ISP performance

Over 60 million separate service performance tests were carried out in over 1600 homes between November 2008 and April 2009.

The research sample allowed Ofcom to compare the performance of the UK's nine largest ISPs by market share over this period.

Read more about our broadband speed research and find out how your ISP performed

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