An interesting study was just released showing that customers of other sectors confront similar issue to those found in web hosting.

The UK government found the “up to speeds” advertized by DSL providers are hugely deceptive. Asymmetric DSL Internet connection (ADSL)  routinely advertise  "up to" 13.8Mbps speed. According to the latest comparison survey from UK regulator Ofcom, you're probably getting much slower performance—something in the neighborhood of 6.2Mbps or around 45 percent of the advertised speed.

"Very few ADSL broadband customers achieved average actual download speeds close to advertised 'up to' speeds," the UK regulator says. A mere 14 percent of customers on "up to" 20Mbps or 24Mbps services enjoyed download rates over 12Mbps. Almost sixty percent received average download speeds of 6Mbps or even less. The study did show that cable broadband subscribers in the UK are getting speeds that are far closer to the advertised rates.

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