topic Speed slower than advertised in Broadband

Speed slower than advertised

Tamas01 — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:27:24 GMT

Hello. Around 3 weeks ago I started a broadband plan with Sky, which was advertised for around 67 Mbs, but since then i have been measuring 40Mbs, even with an ethernet cable directly connected to the router. What can be the issue and does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks

Re: Speed slower than advertised

Danz994 — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:41:37 GMT

Hi there @Tamas01 I’ve escalated your post to our Community Messaging team who will invite you to a private chat shortly and help you with this.

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Re: Speed slower than advertised

Tamas01 — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:04:07 GMT

Ok, I look forward to hearing from you.

Re: Speed slower than advertised

TimmyBGood — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:33:22 GMT

@Tamas01 wrote:

which was advertised for around 67 Mbs, but since then i have been measuring 40Mbs, even with an ethernet cable directly connected to the router.

67Mbs is typically quoted as the national average for FTTC: it's not necessarily deliverable at any particular address.

Historically both Ofcom and the ASA permit ISPs to use the figure even though it's potentially misleading.

Actual speed arriving at a subscription property depends almost entirely on the length of the copper line to the fibre cabinet.