Revealed: Northern Ireland is unhappiest Broadband region in the UK

March 3, 2010 - PRLog --    North West is most satisfied with its broadband


People in Northern Ireland are the UK’s least satisfied broadband users, according to new data revealed by Top 10 Broadband (http://www.top10-broadband.co.uk), the UK’s most popular broadband comparison site.

Top 10 Broadband’s study, based on over 180,000 unique satisfaction ratings on its website, found that nearly one in five people (18%) in Northern Ireland think their broadband service is “bad” or “terrible”.

In comparison, North West England was the happiest region, with 60% of people there describing their broadband service as “good” or “great.”

The area with the lowest level of dissatisfaction was East Anglia, where only 12% of people complained their broadband was not up to scratch.

Nationally the average figure for broadband satisfaction was 57%, with 14% saying they were dissatisfied.

Alex Buttle from Top 10 Broadband said: “People are increasingly relying on their broadband connection in the same way they rely on other utilities like gas or water – not surprisingly, they just expect it to work properly every time.

“The fact that people’s broadband speed and reliability varies so much from place to place is simply unfair for consumers trapped in a badly serviced region.

“And while it’s good that more than half of people seem to be happy with their broadband service, the satisfaction levels really should be a lot higher for such an essential service. It’s little wonder record numbers of people are using Top 10 Broadband’s StreetStats™ service to compare broadband speeds in their area.”

Full results:

Region   Percentage of people who said they were satisfied with their broadband   Percentage of people who said they were not satisfied with their broadband
North West   60   13
North East   58   14
West Midlands   58   13
London   57   15
South East   57   15
Yorkshire & Humberside   57   14
Scotland   56   14
Wales   56   15
South West   56   15
East Anglia   56   12
East Midlands   55   14
Northern Ireland   54   18

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Notes to Editors:

Top 10 Broadband (http://www.top10-broadband.co.uk ) is the UK's most popular dedicated broadband comparison site with over 12 million visitors per year.

Last year the team launched their new StreetStats™ service (http://www.top10-broadband.co.uk/speedtest ) which allow users to test their broadband speed and compare themselves to other people in their area. Top 10 Broadband tested over 2 million broadband connections for their users in 2009.

The award-winning website also offers a range of comparison tools and customer reviews, allowing users to make quick and easy broadband buying decisions.


Contact:

Alex Buttle
Top 10 Broadband
alex@top10.co.uk
020 3170 8041

Pete Marcus
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Peter.marcus@citigatedr.co.uk
020 7282 2815

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Operated by Formula, a Central London-based web company, Top 10 Broadband has over 350,000 visitors a month. The team also publishes broadband news stories on a daily basis.