Speed Checks Being Offered Free of Cost By TalkTalk To Enhance Broadband

TalkTalk is offering a number of its subscribers a free speed check that would be worth fifty pounds. As per the broadband provider, there is a lot of strain on the broadband network with about sixteen million new devices subscribing for and obtaining Internet connectivity on 25th December. The web traffic on TalkTalk increased three times the previous Christmas in comparison t that of the year before. The company anticipates that there would be a further increase of about 25% in the Christmas of 2011 also. Tristia Clarke, the commercial Director at TalkTalk stated that about three fourths of the people would be calling family and friends to greet them on Christmas while 60% would be checking and sending emails to their near and dear ones on the same day. She said that 40% of the people have announced that the innovative technology had brought families living far away much closer, while one third of them get the feeling that in spite of not being with one another during Christmas time they do not really feel left out thanks to Facebook, and Skype stated Ms. Clarke. She stated that more people trying to get connected via the Internet at Christmas, it is imperative that everybody has a wonderful experience during the holiday season. This is the reason for TalkTalk taking a decision to offer the speed testing visits free of cost to select subscribers is to help them enjoy a great Internet experience. There are any number of aspects that could interrupt broadband speeds that people obtain, for example the distance they would be from the telephone exchange and the kind of router being used. The quality of the line to ins another important factor that can make a lot of difference in download speeds and this is one factor that they can avail the help of the engineers. Tristia Clarke went on to explain that the company’s Bright Spark engineers had gone to more than 1000 houses till date and assisted them in getting an average increase of about 4Mb in download speeds. Anyone interested in knowing whether they are eligible for the speed test only need to utilize the Speed checker and they can also avail of simple suggestions on ways to enhance the in-home set-up themselves.