Broadband has come a long way in the short time it has been with us. It seems incredible to think that just a few short years ago we were relying on a dial up connection to get access to the internet.
Now though we have speeds of up to 50Mb at present, but these are set to get even faster in the very near future. We are closer than ever to getting 100Mb broadband.
What does 100Mb broadband actually mean?
When it becomes a reality, 100Mb broadband will provide a service that is fast connection we have at the moment. This is the service from Virgin Media Broadband that offers up to 50Mb broadband.
This is the fast speed that will be on offer in the UK, but no doubt even this will be topped at some point in the future!
Do you actually get this speed?
As with all other broadband connections this is the upper limit of the service you will receive. This means you are likely to get a slower speed than 100Mb for most of the time.
However even if you get around 70Mb or 80Mb it would be much faster than the ‘up to 50Mb’ service that is currently the best you can get. As you can see, it will still be the best in the country when it is eventually rolled out for most people to access.
Where can you find a good deal on 100Mb broadband?
Because this is such a new idea it is difficult to know which companies will definitely be offering it in the near future. Virgin Media will certainly be one of the main players, but it looks as if BT Broadband will also be offering the service.
The best tactic to take is to keep an eye on the price comparison sites for broadband services. You can also focus on BT’s website and also Virgin Media’s website for more information as and when it becomes available.
The main thing to remember is that this is just the next step in the advances made by broadband providers over the past few years. As always we can expect things to get even faster and more efficient as time goes by.
But 100Mb broadband will certainly be good news for those who use the internet heavily during the day. People working from home, people playing interactive games online and those who download lots of files on a regular basis will no doubt be eager to try out these new higher speeds.
It does beg the question of how fast the speeds will get as time goes on. Will they get even faster than this, or will 100Mb be the practical ceiling the companies will stop at?
After all there has to be a limit at which the speeds become faster than we really need them to be. Or does there?
