- Approaching half of Britons with broadband say they have experienced a total loss of broadband service in the past 12 months (46%), while around a third (35%) say they have contacted their broadband provider because their service was slow or stopped working entirely.
- Among those who have complained to their broadband provider, half (49%) say the issue was resolved to their satisfaction in a reasonable manner, while three in ten say it was resolved but only after a struggle or long delay (30%). One in ten say that the issue is still ongoing but they have stopped trying to resolve it (9%), while a smaller proportion (8%) say they are still trying to resolve the issue.
- The average time spent trying to resolve a broadband issue is 2 hours and 21 minutes.
- Around a quarter of Britons who have changed their broadband provider in the past 12 months say they experienced delays at the start of their new broadband service (26%).
- Around one in seven Britons with a mobile phone say they have experienced web pages loading slowly at home (15%).
- Around one in ten Britons (11%) with a mobile phone say they have contacted their mobile phone provider because of a problem with their mobile service, while a further 15% say they have had problems with their mobile service, but have not contacted their provider.
