https://community.plus.net/t5/Plusnet-Feedback/Contention/m-p/1179695#M56595 Much of the chat about ssslllooowww speeds on threads here is well beyond my addled brain, but<B> . . .</B> <BR />Although I continue to see very good speeds reported on btw, thinkbroadband and ookla speedtest for my 2mth old fibre connection, during the past week&nbsp; I've been finding that some websites (not all by any means) take an age to download or sometimes don't manage it at all.<BR />Surely this must be due to contention over the Xmas period?<BR />Or could there be another explanation?&nbsp; Tue, 30 Dec 2014 22:33:51 GMT ArthurDent 2014-12-30T22:33:51Z https://community.plus.net/t5/Plusnet-Feedback/Contention/m-p/1179695#M56595 Much of the chat about ssslllooowww speeds on threads here is well beyond my addled brain, but<B> . . .</B> <BR />Although I continue to see very good speeds reported on btw, thinkbroadband and ookla speedtest for my 2mth old fibre connection, during the past week&nbsp; I've been finding that some websites (not all by any means) take an age to download or sometimes don't manage it at all.<BR />Surely this must be due to contention over the Xmas period?<BR />Or could there be another explanation?&nbsp; Tue, 30 Dec 2014 22:33:51 GMT https://community.plus.net/t5/Plusnet-Feedback/Contention/m-p/1179695#M56595 ArthurDent 2014-12-30T22:33:51Z https://community.plus.net/t5/Plusnet-Feedback/Contention/m-p/1179696#M56596 The <A href="http://www.plus.net/support/service/network_performance/broadband_bandwidth_usage.shtml" target="_blank">bandwidth usage graphs</A> were lower than usual over Christmas, but are starting to pick up again. If there was increased contention, it must have been on the BTWholesale network or at certain exchanges, or I suppose the increased contention might even have resulted in less of Plusnet's bandwidth being used. Wed, 31 Dec 2014 07:07:52 GMT https://community.plus.net/t5/Plusnet-Feedback/Contention/m-p/1179696#M56596 ejs 2014-12-31T07:07:52Z