Two areas of Salisbury were found to have extremely low broadband speeds this Christmas, according to new research. While Christmas 2020 will be remembered as the year we camped on the sofa to watch festive films, in between video-calling loved ones from our homes, it may have been a nightmare for some if their internet was too slow to cope. For some families in Wiltshire, this year’s frustrations are set to continue with new figures revealing cripplingly low broadband speeds in some neighbourhoods.
Broadband speed test data Across the Wiltshire Council local authority, broadband speeds range from a superfast 214.7 megabits (Mbps) per second to a snail-paced 0.001 Mbps, according to data from Uswitch.com.