UK broadband users can now finally find out how much bandwidth really is made available by their providers, claiming “up-to” speeds in the dizzy heights, but as Ofcom’s long awaited search unveils, leaves speeds much within the grounded realms of disappointment. The data, compiled with the help of SamKnows, shows a vast lack in delivering the connection speeds promised and indeed paid for, with thousands of customers receiving as little as half of the levels advertised. Not all results have been released in Ofcom’s recent press release (multiple download rates for example), but alone the table below shows pretty precisely how much customers could consider themselves ripped off by some, if not most providers. read more