UKs most unreliable broadband provider revealed – is yours bottom of the list? [Video]

A new study has ranked the UK’s broadband providers from most to least reliable internet service, and the results may surprise you. Virgin Media was named Britain’s most reliable broadband provider, but it’s bad news if you are a Three customer.

Data released by OpenSignal shows Virgin Media tops the chart for most reliable web connection in the UK with a score of 767, followed closely by local broadband firms Community Fibre and Gigaclear on 750 and 735 respectively.

OpenSignal is a network analytics company that crunches data and numbers to record the real-life performance of broadband connections. In this study, it gave ISPs a score from 100 to 1000 based on connectivity, the ability to complete typical web tasks with interruption, and how well those tasks can be performed online.

Those tasks could range from typing out an email to playing demanding online video games.

Big hitters such as Vodafone, BT and …