bt speedtest v. 'the others'

[jane]

Hi, I'm back.One week on (more or less)

1]Namesco and 2]thinkbroadband tests are giving me

1] Download Speed: 5519 kbps (689.9 KB/sec )   Upload Speed: 382 kbps (47.8 KB/sec )

2]Speed Down 3357.56 Kbps ( 3.3 Mbps )
   Speed Up 378.37 Kbps ( 0.4 Mbps )

just before that btspeedtesttest gave me

IP profile for your line is - 7150 kbps
    DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM)  8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
    Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 6154 kbps

so I am confused..these were all within about 5 minutes of each other c. 18:25 p.m.

Router
down
Connection Rate:  8128
Line Attenuation: 30
Noise Margin:     8
up
Connection Rate:  448
Line Attenuation: 17
Noise Margin:     26


Do I just ignore it or is there anything I ought to be trying. More out of curiousity that anything. (I just like to wind up those that can't get the btspeedtest working  )

Thanks Jane

[Cookiemonster]

I'd say the BT one was the more accurate and reliable. For all BT's faults this does seem to be the one thing they have got right!!

[jane]

Thanks, that was my impression. I am still a bit paranoid about speedtests after being with Tiscali!

J

[Rik]

Seconded. When you can get to it, Jane, the BT test is the best guide. You're on the right profile for your sync, throughput is a little low, so your system may benefit from some tweaking.

[David]

I did the TB last night and today was the first time I had been able to use the Bt one and they had the same readings,the other ones I tried last night were well out if compared with the 2 mentioned,which I understand doesn't make them wrong 

[jane]

Seconded. When you can get to it, Jane, the BT test is the best guide. You're on the right profile for your sync, throughput is a little low, so your system may benefit from some tweaking.

Thank you Rik, have you any suggestions for the 'tweaks' I could try please

J

[Rik]

Right here:

http://www.idnetters.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=1904.msg31673#msg31673

[jane]

  Oops...........now why didn't I think of that! Thanks

[Rik]

I knew where to look. 

[jane]

Oh well I had seen it before but there's nothing I can do about MTU. I am using Vista for a start and have router set to 1500 with autotuning set to highlyrestricted but, as mentioned elsewhere in the forums, it's set by IDNet to 1460. I don't know if 'fixing' the router and nic's MTUs would have any impact but I suspect not.
It was worth asking again though in case I had missed anything (any excuse to mess up Windows......hoorah for Acronis)

cheers...... Jane

[Rik]

You should have mentioned the magic word, Vista, Jane. I would have saved you a read.

[jane]

I could try the XP or the Ubuntu machine later just for fun 

[jane]

There may be something going on with my line. MySpeed PC Lite reports Quality of Service as 21%. Up to now it's been 92-99%.
I'll just crawl back into my fougou and forget about it 

[Rik]

Have you checked the logs to see if there are any indications?

[MoHux]

She's probably got bats in her fougou!!