tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post4822713545390041075..comments2024-03-28T09:19:27.451+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: "up to"RevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-84432099336259217832013-06-14T08:13:26.440+01:002013-06-14T08:13:26.440+01:00I think your comments may show some of the problem...I think your comments may show some of the problem. You seem to feel aggrieved at getting a lower speed than the figure quoted in an "up to X" statement. This is what is wrong. If you are quoted "up to 20Mb/s", that means "we can be absolutely sure it will not be more than 20Mb/s but could be any speed less than that". You should only feel wronged if the speed you get is more than 20Mb/s in that case, as that means the original statement was wrong.<br /><br />Given that the speed quoted is "up to X", meaning "anything from ZERO to X", it is not "get less than the speed we're quoting". You are complaining that you are getting "less than less than X" in effect which makes no sense.<br /><br />Note having a go at you, obviously, but this is the problem - somehow the message is lost - somehow the facts the ISP wants to convey are lost and people feel that something else has been quoted. It is a failing in the English used, and the understanding of the technology and the message conveyed.<br /><br />What it absolutely is not a failure of is the figure, yet the ASA's action is simply to adjust the figure itself a bit which does not tackle the actual problem at all.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-42487934509115298252013-06-14T07:52:50.300+01:002013-06-14T07:52:50.300+01:00Sorry to comment to such an old post but I just di...Sorry to comment to such an old post but I just discovered your blog. <br /><br />The infuriating part for me is that while speed estimates quoted as "up to". Pricing is always quoted as "Prices from.."<br /><br />So the bottom line is, you'll get less than the speed we're quoting and you'll probably pay more than the price we're qouting.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970755628298749496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-28382204710710317532011-07-17T16:38:23.384+01:002011-07-17T16:38:23.384+01:00As technical people we understand what's going...As technical people we understand what's going on however, most 'normals' don't look at the 'up to' at all they look at the big red splat with 72 point text saying 24Mb/s not the 14 point text saying 'you wont actually get this, much like that unlimited crap we managed to pull off' <br /><br />And yes, every ad that BT show is just lies, why are they still allowed to get away with this suff. Probably has more to do with OFCOM being a waste of space.Fuzzycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02901559831822343219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-90677258415589362832011-07-14T16:23:55.693+01:002011-07-14T16:23:55.693+01:00Sorry, but my favourite is "Our fastest ever ...Sorry, but my favourite is "Our fastest ever home-hub, yet" - and this helps improve my internet, how? it's also "interference-dodging", I'm relatively sure it still runs on the same 2.4 frequencies as they always did, otherwise no computers would connect to it, and maybe they've written some un-clever software that scans around and picks a channel that isn't near as much, but, again I don't really see how that's going to improve the condition of the internet, so maybe actually what they're trying to sell is just a Router....Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15433960551945208728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-7016663968839805162011-07-13T11:39:43.469+01:002011-07-13T11:39:43.469+01:00Indeed, but as an ISP most of our selling points a...Indeed, but as an ISP most of our selling points are attitude and ethos not a number you can compare! Very hard to "sell" that sadly.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-59943261986380938802011-07-13T11:30:21.870+01:002011-07-13T11:30:21.870+01:00It's just as much of a mess as "unlimited...It's just as much of a mess as "unlimited*".<br /><br />People don't even know what this stuff means so they're not buying on a spec: they're using it for comparison between offerings. I'm sure there's a much more useful metric that could be used to do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-39191134356378289232011-07-13T08:55:44.897+01:002011-07-13T08:55:44.897+01:00Damn you Ian!
I'm still waiting...Damn you Ian!<br /><br />I'm still waiting...SimonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711861360301638111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-26589422561075459932011-07-13T08:40:41.624+01:002011-07-13T08:40:41.624+01:00Basically because some people are stupid. These ar...Basically because some people are stupid. These are the people who as children asked for something and were told "we'll see..." and took that as a yes.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249692867869614591noreply@blogger.com