Broadband speed more important to home buyers than local crime levels, claims survey

Access to fast broadband connections has emerged as more important than crime levels, nightlife and transport links, according to a new study which polled a cross-section of British homebuyers. The average homebuyer would be willing to offer an extra £6,500 on a property guaranteed to have excellent broadband speed, according to research conducted by a…

Buffering Britain. 43 million Brits suffer poor broadband connection

Eight in 10 (83%) UK broadband users have experienced reliability issues over the past year, according to new research by price comparison and switching service uSwitch.com. Customers’ biggest broadband bugbear is slow loading pages, which 71% of those surveyed have been blighted by in their current contract. Six in 10 (63%) have experienced buffering, more than half…