As most people know, one of the first things you should look at from a broadband company is the speed which they can provide to you. Speed can mean the difference between a low latency that keeps you behind every other player on the server, and from being the one on the server that everyone wishes they could be.

The best thing to do if you are looking for broadband speed is to head online and find a broadband comparison tool (there are multitudes at various gaming sites) and enter your postcode to find out which providers can offer you what levels of speed.

Ideally you should aim for a UK broadband provider that gives speeds of at least 4mb or higher, because any less, and your connection may not be fast enough to make the game worth playing. For the most part you will find higher speeds with the more recognizable broadband providers such as Sky Broadband Max, O2, and Virgin Media, due to the fact they use fibre optic and ADSL 2+ broadband technologies.

After you narrow down what speeds are available in your area when looking at broadband for gaming, your next step is to choose the proper usage allowance for your needs. Although some standard allowance packages offer one to two GB of downloads, most games require around 1GB of updates every month, which will quickly eat up the smaller allowance deals, especially if you have a family in your home as well.

Thus, the proper broadband for gaming usage allowance should start at around 20+GB of monthly allowance, unless you can find a provider with top speeds that offers unlimited usage, and the price is within your budget. Keep in mind though that even unlimited allowance plans have fair usage clauses attached to them, so check out what your limits are in advance before signing into a contract.

Finally, after you cover the basics of what provider and package to choose, there is just one more recommendation that will make your experience perfect. Plug your console or gaming computer directly into the broadband router utilizing an Ethernet cable. It’s not always as convenient, but the trade off is that you will always have a signal that is as strong as possible.

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According to broadband.co.uk, the average download speed for a Virgin user is now 6.13Mbps as compared to 5.32Mbps for O2.

The results were calculated from thousands of broadband speed tests taken on the broadband.co.uk during September 2008 by ordinary broadband users UK wide.

For full details including speed test results for individual suppliers please see the full results pdf.

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