slow download - low throughput? 800k on 2mb conn??

[equk]

The pings seem a lot better but the througput is a bit low to say the least.

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1157659919&v=408976

Date of Speed Test:     2006-09-07 21:11:59
Download Speed:    799 kbps (99.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed:    229 kbps (28.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

second one just to make sure:

Date of Speed Test:     2006-09-07 21:15:26
Download Speed:    1028 kbps (128.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed:    195 kbps (24.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

BTSPEEDTEST (on idnet conn):
1363 kilo bits per second (Kbps)

just when I thought most of the problems were getting sorted

[equk]

router sync:

Code Select Expand

Data Rate 2272 288 kbps
Latency FAST FAST

[Gilba]

Seems fine to me on my 1Mb line.

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1157660633&v=409027

Have you tired a real time download instead.

Here is a link to the Zen servers which are pretty good.

http://fuller.zen.co.uk/test/

Edit: Hmm not getting good speed from Zen but other places I am.

[equk]

hmm back up again now

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1157666584&v=409493

Date of Speed Test:     2006-09-07 23:03:05
Download Speed:    1823 kbps (227.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed:    234 kbps (29.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

[AvengerUK]

My download speed is Currently about 400kb/s - from a usual 15xxkb/s ... wuhoo

[AvengerUK]

Speed today: 500kb/s .....

[Jeff]

 When you are connected via a contended exchange, speedtest variances are quite evident, even if you perform the tests in quick succession. I`ve suffered terrible exchange contention in the past but glad to say that apparently all seems well ... I feel your pain but unfortunately, yer just gonna have to grin and bear it :\

[equk]

When you are connected via a contended exchange, speedtest variances are quite evident, even if you perform the tests in quick succession. I`ve suffered terrible exchange contention in the past but glad to say that apparently all seems well ... I feel your pain but unfortunately, yer just gonna have to grin and bear it :\

should be ok on 50:1 contention tho surely? never had problems before but then I have moved house (same exchange tho).

damn those people who leech bandwidth if only they would go out and buy dvd's like the rest of us cheepskates

[Jeff]

You may not have had problems before, but things change ... any new houses being built around your way? Recent new ADSL signups, kids off school, all contributing factors of contention :\

Whilst suffering mega throughput issues, my ISP at the time performed a lift and shift which improved my throughput no end, same exchange, same ISP, different linecard s`all. These days though, it is nigh on impossible to get the same unless your throughput is consistantly 30% below MSR (known as FTR). Even then, it is up to BTw what they do and they won`t even divulge the ISP.

[equk]

arg nooooooooooooo!!

Date of Speed Test:     2006-09-12 20:41:47
Download Speed:    530 kbps (66.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed:    236 kbps (29.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1158090107&v=426098

That's bad was browsing the apple site, thinking it was slow. No wonder