Date 16/07/07 20:52:13
Speed Down 64.56 Kbps ( 0.1 Mbps )
Speed Up 290.25 Kbps ( 0.3 Mbps )
Port 8095
Server speedtest1.adslguide.org.uk

I am on wireless,first time for me,this computer is wired to router tho and i have changed the paswords,is there a way to tell if someone is thieving off me,will try my old speedtouch modem.

Cheers

 

I'm no expert.... but if I log into my Netgear router (generally a private IP like http://192.168.0.1) I can get a list of connected devices.

If you're using ADSL is the 'modem' plugged into the wall or is it via an extension lead?

 

Hi Alex,

That is the same netgear add as mine and it only shows 1 computer connected which i presume is mine.

The router is on the end of a 5 m lead from phone socket,there is no other way to do it unless i have a longer cat cable and router plugged straight to socket but it has always been like this and ntl was fine and i have seen 1.8 Mbps in the day.

Thanks Paul

 

BE Online

Date 16/07/07 21:15:23
Speed Down 14462.32 Kbps ( 14.1 Mbps )
Speed Up 1087.60 Kbps ( 1.1 Mbps )
Port 8095
Server speedtest1.adslguide.org.uk

 

Dunno mate, maybe give your ISP a call and see if they can run a test on the line or something?

 

They tested my line and said i could get up to 8 meg and all is fine,i've just been to a site that says i am 400m from the exchange and my mate is 800 and we can only get 2 meg which is the fastest i have seen but my mate has had 5 meg.
Going to cancel this crap tomorrow and see if i can find a payg to find the best service.

Oh also tried my old speedtouch modem and i was only a touch quicker.

Cheers

Cheers

 

can anyone explain why I'm getting 2.40 Mb/s download and 0.34 Mb/s upload onspeedtest.net



and on speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/ i'm getting 5538 kbps download and 354 kbps upload? why are they varying so much? its almost twice as fast on speedtest

 

oh and I'm on Sky's medium package, up to 8 meg download

 

BT Option 2 and get this ****. Spoken to them so many times and they do nothing! Want to leave them. Hate BT

Last Result:
Download Speed: 491 kbps (61.4 KB/sec ) Upload Speed: 381 kbps (47.6 KB/sec )

 

I was on 4m with Virgin, but I think they might have sorted out my pricing at long last. I say 'think' as no-one has called me back, as usual, but I wanted them to apply the 4 for £40 offer to my accounts (TV, phone, net and mobile). My DD for this months net has dropped from £25 to £10, so I am assuming they have done what I asked, the downside being my net connection will now be 2m

Test results....

Speed Down 917.41 Kbps ( 0.9 Mbps )
Speed Up 365.35 Kbps ( 0.4 Mbps )

More like a 1m connection if you ask me The other test with the speedo showed 1.5m d/l.

 

Zen 8Meg

17/07/07 23:09:09
Speed Down 6730.85 Kbps ( 6.6 Mbps )
Speed Up 702.48 Kbps ( 0.7 Mbps )
Port 8095
Server speedtest1.adslguide.org.uk

 

Well,I rang up and cancelled yesterday and guess what,it seems to have suddenly woken up at last

Date Downstream Upstream IP Address Connection
19/07/07 18:05 5617.10 Kbps 373.88 Kbps
19/07/07 17:21 4793.50 Kbps 378.10 Kbps
19/07/07 08:29 5443.26 Kbps 378.24 Kbps
Select: All | None

 

BT 8Mb (ish) About 3/4 mile from the exchange

 

I've wired my ADSL into the main socket now and also removed the wires leaving just 2 and 5 connected. Speed is now a sold 1meg line which is an improvement on what I was getting (Less than 0.5meg).

As I'm on up to 8meg is it feasible for the line speed to increase further?

 

Speed is now up to 2.5 Meg and rising What a difference it has made removing those wires. Why don't Bt tell you this instead of having all this grief!

 

Virgin 4Mb BB: Pretty much as it says on the tin (wired ethernet):

Speed Test Results
Date 23/07/07 10:30:21
Speed Down 3846.67 Kbps ( 3.8 Mbps )
Speed Up 361.27 Kbps ( 0.4 Mbps )
Port 8095
Server speedtest1.adslguide.org.uk

 

Thanks for the link mate tahts another one to add !!

must point out thou that I checked on three different speed test sites last night and every result was different sometimes by a good bit so not 100% sure who to trust ??

my wanadoo 1mb was sitting at " 863 " on one site and 1mb on another funny enough !!!

 

? removed wires ?

 

Read this. Advocated by an ex Bt engineer on here and I followed this guide. Easy to do and the difference it has made is amazing! I couldn't get above 0.5 meg before. since I'm at 2.5 meg and speed is still rising.

DSL ZoneUK - Improve your speed - Extension wiring and Disconnection help