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Originally Posted by duncan.stevenson
If people are getting 10+% more than the stated download speed (345Mb instead of 300Mb), is the same true for upload?
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Nope, the reason Virgin gives you a good amount of overhead on download speeds is due to ASA restrictions on what you can advertise. Essentially, for Virgin to advertise 300Mbit, they have to ensure that 10% of people can actually get that - so they give everyone a 10% overhead so even during minor congestion/evenings/etc., at least 10% of people still get that headline speed.
Upload speeds aren't advertised as a headline speed, so the overhead isn't added. You get a
little bit more but not much.
Coincidentally, upload speeds are the hardest (read: Most expensive) part of the network for Virgin to upgrade, due to the nature of DOCSIS.