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You may be ok with 35mpbs.
If you can managed wired connections for both you and your wife, teams video calls only take up around 1.5-2mbps for HD video according to Microsoft.
You’d suffer a little with uploading files etc but it’s not the end of the world.
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All good, hope you get it figured out to suit you. I looked into this a fair bit when we moved. We just about manage two of us wfh with actual speeds of 40/10. We often have lots of photo/video to upload which is painful and we invariably let it happen overnight. So jealous of people who have fttp. Would love symmetric speeds in the hundreds, but not happening anytime soon here.
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I wonder if the broadband providers are just being really conservative with their minimum guaranteed speeds?
It's possible. I think there is an Ofcom code which sort of forces it.
The BT wholesale checker [1]might get you an actual if you have the phone number of the existing line which has service. Mine has a handback threshold of 70 and shows a last sync of 80. My ADSL prediction is up to 8.5 but I got 14.3.
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Thank you very much @JonD you have been very helpful. I've ended up in a bit of an internet wormhole since I posted this.
Currently best options are looking like National Broadband (uses 4g signal, and they will install an antenna that amplifies the signal to improve speeds for 300 quid) at 32 quid a month, Sky broadband (a few local residents have said they get acceptable speeds with this) at about 21 quid a month, and Skylink for 75 per month plus equipment costs of about 500.
I will have a think and make a decision. I think what's nice about both Starlink and National Broadband is there's a money back guarantee if you're not happy with the speeds. With normal broadband there's a 14 day cooling off period, but most have quoted me 14 days to get installation sorted, so you can't use this if you decide the speed isn't sufficient.
@jellybaby I took a peek in the BT broadband wholesale checker tool, and it does say that there is a VDSL line. Downstream line rate a high of 32 and a low of 18. I wonder if the broadband providers are just being really conservative with their minimum guaranteed speeds?