speed tests

old Bill · Dec 31, 2006, 15:02:54

Hi,
Have found a couple more speed tests which you migh like to try.
http://www.irishisptest.com/myspeed.php or
http://www.auditmypc.com/internet-speed-test.asp
The first one was given to me my a AOL tech when I used to be with them. The second one I found by chance.

old Bill · Jan 30, 2007, 10:05:41

There was a thread round here for listing speed tests I cant find it at the moment. Give this one a go it gave me great results.
http://speedtest.aquiss.net/index.php

Nerval · Jan 30, 2007, 10:15:18

oh dear, that one's no good to me - it showed 750kbps less than the speedtest.net one.

Ray · Jan 30, 2007, 10:18:21

Great for me gave me 40.1Mbps!

old Bill · Jan 30, 2007, 10:34:47

I was really happy with this result.
Your current bandwidth reading is:

4.58 Mbps

which means you can download at 585.88 KB/sec. from our servers.
Best i have had yet.

Nerval · Jan 30, 2007, 10:39:58

Quote from: old Bill on Jan 30, 2007, 10:34:47
Best i have had yet.

But does it make you actual download any faster?

old Bill · Jan 30, 2007, 10:46:41

My wife pulled the router plug out of the wall my mistake (or so she says

. When I restarted my router my snc had gone up to 5696kbps. Which if DSL Zone is correct means my profile might go up to 5000 in 3 days.

old Bill · Jan 30, 2007, 11:17:52

That was quick my profile has just gone up. I hope it stays stable.
Your current bandwidth reading is:

5.02 Mbps

which means you can download at 642.8 KB/sec. from our servers.

Nerval · Jan 30, 2007, 11:46:52

That's not your profile, it's the result of a speedtest isn't it?
You only get the profile from the BT speedtest.

If that result is from a speedtest, I suspect it's wrong.

But then I might be wrong instead

old Bill · Jan 30, 2007, 11:53:38

So much for waiting 3 days. Speeds up a bit up and down at the moment.

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
IP profile for your line is - 5000 kbps
DSL connection rate: 832 kbps(UP-STREAM) 5696 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 4592 kbps

If you wish to discuss these results please contact your ISP.

If you are experiencing problems with specific applications, servers or websites please contact your ISP for assistance.

Your test has completed please close this window to exit the performance tester.

old Bill · Jan 30, 2007, 11:55:45

Took about 1 hour to reprofile.
DSL Connection

   Link Information

Uptime:   0 days, 2:05:23

Modulation:   G.992.1 Annex A

Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]:   832 / 5,696

Data Transferred (Sent/Received) [MB/MB]:   25.98 / 246.11

Output Power (Up/Down) [dBm]:   11.5 / 19.5

Line Attenuation (Up/Down) [dB]:   29.0 / 48.0

SN Margin (Up/Down) [dB]:   8.0 / 6.5

Vendor ID (Local/Remote):   TMMB /

Loss of Framing (Local/Remote):   0 / 0

Loss of Signal (Local/Remote):   0 / 0

Loss of Power (Local/Remote):   0 / 0

Loss of Link (Remote):   0

Error Seconds (Local/Remote):   23 / 0

FEC Errors (Up/Down):   0 / 553,592

CRC Errors (Up/Down):   0 / 29

HEC Errors (Up/Down):   0 / 26

Nerval · Jan 30, 2007, 12:05:16

You must have influence.

We can always give the credit to IDNet.

Now you need to tape over the plug so that it can't be taken out in favour of some household gadget that cleans or washes or something.

old Bill · Jan 30, 2007, 12:11:10

Tape, I am going to put a padlock on it.

Rik · Jan 30, 2007, 12:30:51

Quote from: Nerval on Jan 30, 2007, 12:05:16
You must have influence.

The current incarnation of DLM can lift a profile as quickly as 15 minutes after establishing a higher sync, provided that the line has otherwise been stable for at least 3 days. In practice, I've found it takes from 15-75 minutes. However, if you do get a low sync, it will still generally take 3 days to recover, unless it deems it a blip.

old Bill · Jan 31, 2007, 13:24:35

I think the speed test went a bit wrong. If only

Your current bandwidth reading is:

6.43 Mbps

which means you can download at 822.58 KB/sec. from our servers.

512 kbps   Broadband
1024 kbps   Broadband
2048 kbps   Broadband
3072 kbps   Broadband Max
4096 kbps   Broadband Max
5120 kbps   Broadband Max
6144 kbps   Broadband Max
6580.6 kbps   YOU
7168 kbps   Broadband Max
8192 kbps   Broadband Max
Test broadband Speed again

Rik · Jan 31, 2007, 14:18:09

Looks at very good return on the sync speed you posted. Have you tried the BT tester?

old Bill · Jan 31, 2007, 14:44:45

Crashed again

Rik · Jan 31, 2007, 14:55:48

I'm not surprised, it looks like you had a very high, and unsustainable, sync event. Might be worth asking CS to get your target noise margin lifted to 9db, which should give you more stability, albeit at a slightly lower speed.

old Bill · Jan 31, 2007, 15:38:01

Sorry ment BT speedtester. Just seem to be a LOT of errors now.
FEC Errors (Up/Down):   726 / 49,309,067

CRC Errors (Up/Down):   248 / 894

HEC Errors (Up/Down):   220 / 755
Is this normal its just over 1d 5hours ?

Rik · Jan 31, 2007, 15:46:15

It's a lot more than I see and tends to indicate your line is operating 'on the edge'. Max is a balance between noise margin/low error count and speed/high error count, the trick is to find a happy medium where the line is stable, with a low error count. Different routers may work better for you, it's definitely worth looking at your internal phone wiring to see if you can improve things.

Nerval · Jan 31, 2007, 15:53:23

Mine in 6 hours are:
FEC Errors (Up/Down):   18 / 297,280
CRC Errors (Up/Down):   16 / 523
HEC Errors (Up/Down):   14 / 481

They've gone down with my new cable.

But I did have 3 billion FEC errors in 11 days which is a higher rate than yours with no problem.

I've read, can't remember where, that a million FEC errors an hour is nothing to bother about, just shows the interleaving is working.

I'd advise you to stop looking and just ignore the errors as long as your line is working OK. One of the functions of the router is to sort out the errors, and as long as you don't notice it in practice, I'd ignore it.

I can't see how you'd benefit from a slower line and less errors if your line isn't crashing all the time. If you didn't have the facility to look at the number of errors, would you still be bothered about it?

Rik · Jan 31, 2007, 16:03:35

Quote from: Nerval on Jan 31, 2007, 15:53:23
They've gone down with my new cable.

Is that the new cable you didn't like because it dropped you a profile step?

old Bill · Jan 31, 2007, 16:05:59

Router is pluger in to the master socket using a filter plate. Have Idnet 585 router.

Nerval · Jan 31, 2007, 16:07:13

Quote from: rikbean on Jan 31, 2007, 16:03:35
Is that the new cable you didn't like because it dropped you a profile step?

Certainly is. And I'd rather have the old cable, more errors and a faster speed.
I only looked at the errors because Bill mentioned them - they don't bother me.

Rik · Jan 31, 2007, 16:18:12

Quote from: old Bill on Jan 31, 2007, 16:05:59
Router is pluger in to the master socket using a filter plate. Have Idnet 585 router.

There shouldn't be a lot more you can do then, Bill. That said, I'd try the test socket to see if things changed - but that's because I can't help myself tinkering...