Check your broadband speed here, be interesting to know the results!
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Check your broadband speed here, be interesting to know the results!
In the UK we are probably being ripped off silly by our ISP`s, i am on 2 meg broadband and i know for a fact that i have never got near that speed yet.
Test your speed here, lets see what the results are.
Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test
Test your speed here, lets see what the results are.
Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test
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Strange - Using this test I get an upload of 381 kb/s and a download of 4267 kb/s on a BT line with "up to 8mb".
However, last night using the Gadget Shows web site (On TV - The Gadget Show) testing broadband speeds I got 372 upload but only 2160 download.
Huge difference in the two sites...........
Who is right?
However, last night using the Gadget Shows web site (On TV - The Gadget Show) testing broadband speeds I got 372 upload but only 2160 download.
Huge difference in the two sites...........
Who is right?
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Isnt your connection only guaranteed to the POP of the ISP, plus throw in the contention ratio too?
We had a customer who get a service from Easynet, which is reportedly 4Mb uncontended Lease Line, but they are getting 4mb download, 1Mb upload this is point to point VPN to another of their sites which has 2Mb uncontended
so they should have got at least 2Mb upload, this has been tested using very expensive speed testing software run every single evening from 7pm to 9am, and at peak usage times during the day
Using speedtest.net the speeds reported where approx the same, the difference with the software I used is that it is all logged and produces very nice graphs/reports etc, plus you can also specify what kind of traffic is sent from point to point
We had a customer who get a service from Easynet, which is reportedly 4Mb uncontended Lease Line, but they are getting 4mb download, 1Mb upload this is point to point VPN to another of their sites which has 2Mb uncontended
so they should have got at least 2Mb upload, this has been tested using very expensive speed testing software run every single evening from 7pm to 9am, and at peak usage times during the day
Using speedtest.net the speeds reported where approx the same, the difference with the software I used is that it is all logged and produces very nice graphs/reports etc, plus you can also specify what kind of traffic is sent from point to point
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2meg connection with actual speed just under 1meg sh*te.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/201941611.png
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http://www.speedtest.net/result/201941611.png
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Thats from work. As above though the best test is a download from a decent server. Ive got 8mbit DSL with PIPEX at home and speed tests dont show it fast but ive seen over 850KB/sec with UTorrent and when downloading a 400mb patch last night for BF2142 I was getting a consisten 656KB/sec which is just over 5mbit so Im happy with that tbh.
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5.6Mb this time, so it all depends on general usage.
tried it also on the Gadget Show site and also got about 5.6
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In my opinion you will get differing results at different times of the day, you hear stories of how ISP`s throttle the connection at peak times as i`m positive i have experienced this when downloading and getting really poor download rates along with using internet and getting really slow browsing where pages hang.
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Vodafone 8Meg B/band......
Getting just under 7Meg - quite a distance from the exchange too
Oh yeh - £25 inc mobile and landine calls. No line rental either
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Getting just under 7Meg - quite a distance from the exchange too
Oh yeh - £25 inc mobile and landine calls. No line rental either
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In my opinion you will get differing results at different times of the day, you hear stories of how ISP`s throttle the connection at peak times as i`m positive i have experienced this when downloading and getting really poor download rates along with using internet and getting really slow browsing where pages hang.
If an ISP was to absolutely guarantee up and download speeds for each customer, they would have to provide a huge amount of bandwidth at every exchange - you would certainly be paying a huge amount more per month than you are now! This isn't ISPs ripping you off, it's simple economics. If you have a very cheap line, the chances are you will have a very high contention ratio and you are therefore more likely to suffer performance degradation at peak times.
You also have to understand how TCP/IP works. It has no concept of bandwidth and will simply fire as much data down a line that it can. Therefore you need artificial means (bandwidth management, contention rations, Quality of Service) to control how much bandwidth is actually used.
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10Mb line, 10k install costs, 17k per annum based on a 3 year contract, less than 3 years the price goes up
That is guaranteed 10Mb bandwidth no contention too
But again only to the Point of Presence on the ISP, something most people dont realise
That is guaranteed 10Mb bandwidth no contention too
But again only to the Point of Presence on the ISP, something most people dont realise
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Your also paying for a decent SLA like 4hr repair times and in some cases 100% availability so that if your line does go down at you can claim credit.
It does amaze me that people moan about paying £15 a month for an "up to" 8mb line and complain they cant use the full 8mb. I just think back to the 56k modem days and thank my lucky stars things have moved on so fast
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True - but even private or leased line bandwidth is over sold. It's common practice by all providers. I worked for a major global networking company for nearly 5 years and it is certainly done - despite what they might tell you. BT and like have been doing it for years too.
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I'm on BT 8Mb. Speedtest results seem to vary massively between the companies providing the speedtest service.
Both run 2 mins apart. Speedtest 4.5Mb, Think Broadband 6.5Mb.
I'm not sure the speeds of WiFi, but the results below are from a Mac Mini wired to my router so any Wifi issues are ruled out. My PC's are USB WiFi and I never see anything quicker than 2Mb !
Speedtest.net
ThinkBroadband
thinkbroadband :: Broadband Speed Test
Both run 2 mins apart. Speedtest 4.5Mb, Think Broadband 6.5Mb.
I'm not sure the speeds of WiFi, but the results below are from a Mac Mini wired to my router so any Wifi issues are ruled out. My PC's are USB WiFi and I never see anything quicker than 2Mb !
Speedtest.net
ThinkBroadband
thinkbroadband :: Broadband Speed Test
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Read Chris L's post. You will always have a contention ratio of sorts. ISP's do not provide full bandwidth for every customer they connect just in case they all want to use the full amount at the same time. Obviously with the money your paying the actually ratio is a lot lower and problems only occur if everyone connected to the same Edge Router uses all their bandwidth at the same time - ISPs gamble on the fact that this is very unlikely to happen.
Your also paying for a decent SLA like 4hr repair times and in some cases 100% availability so that if your line does go down at you can claim credit.
It does amaze me that people moan about paying £15 a month for an "up to" 8mb line and complain they cant use the full 8mb. I just think back to the 56k modem days and thank my lucky stars things have moved on so fast
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Your also paying for a decent SLA like 4hr repair times and in some cases 100% availability so that if your line does go down at you can claim credit.
It does amaze me that people moan about paying £15 a month for an "up to" 8mb line and complain they cant use the full 8mb. I just think back to the 56k modem days and thank my lucky stars things have moved on so fast
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FFS just moved to 3 broadband & I get this
Miles worse than previous one. Depends on area where I am upon connection I suppose? In York tonight.
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Miles worse than previous one. Depends on area where I am upon connection I suppose? In York tonight.
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2meg connection with actual speed just under 1meg sh*te.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/201941611.png
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http://www.speedtest.net/result/201941611.png
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i`m with bt, usually get speeds up to 4mb, mostly on the evenings i get around 1.5mb, although i have just done a quick test and got 745kbs, but i am downloading a HD film from xbox live in the living room, what i think is total quality, is that the apartment above me has just had some new people move in, and they have signed up with talktalk
i assume they have a maxdsl account (up to 8mb)
the wireless network is unsecured, i can log on and my download speeds jump up to 5.5mb lmfao
BT have told me that 4mb is the max for my line, then how come the chaps upstairs are getting 5.5mb? LOL
i assume they have a maxdsl account (up to 8mb)
the wireless network is unsecured, i can log on and my download speeds jump up to 5.5mb lmfao
BT have told me that 4mb is the max for my line, then how come the chaps upstairs are getting 5.5mb? LOL