Crummy Speeds lately.

[Lance]

Here is mine, also on a 4mb profile: http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1212193042&v=4392329

[Simon]

Here's mine, also on a 4Mb profile, which proves that speed tests are highly inaccurate in any case! 

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1212193256&v=4392343

[Sebby]

[Lance]

[Dont mention Talk Talk !!]

I'm not disputing that something's not right, but I'm just trying to prove to you that this can't be an IDNet issue. It's most probably BT doing WBC work at your exchange. Move ISP if you wish, but it'll be a shame to see you go, and I can't imagine things will improve.

it would be a shame to go sebby, ive been ecstatically happy at idnet, i sufferred talk talk before it  . im hoping its bt standing around at exchanges with a rolled up copy of the daily sport in the ole back pocket of their dungarees tinkerin with things that is causing anomalies for some of us.

ill wait and see, seems the sensible option.rock solid 6.5MB connection 24/7 kinda means you get used to exemplerary performance mate.

James

[Sebby]

I think the speed tests we've just performed shows that this must be outside of IDNet. I know it must be frustrating, but sit tight and things should return to normal when BT stop messing around. You could also contact IDNet, just in case there is something they can do.

[Dont mention Talk Talk !!]

I think the speed tests we've just performed shows that this must be outside of IDNet. I know it must be frustrating, but sit tight and things should return to normal when BT stop messing around. You could also contact IDNet, just in case there is something they can do.

.................like giving the engineer doing the tinkering a toe in the @rse to get a move on LOL !!

James

[Sebby]

If you get the chance to, please do, James.

[Rik]

The things is, James, I can log in to either DSL4 or GW5 realms, and the test results I get from both are similar. OTOH, I don't go WBC for six months and 21CN for 3 years. I did have a speed problem recently, support got BT to reset my profile, but it immediately went back down. The next day it recovered, and I found engineers working on the cables just up the road. That's the problem with an infrastructure based on BT. As you don't like Talk Talk, that leaves you Tiscali, O2/Be or Sky as LLU options.

If things are going wrong, IDNet will try and resolve it. I spend a lot of time each week on the phone to them, trying to resolve issues for members. There is usually a reason to be found, they just need the data to let them look.

[Dont mention Talk Talk !!]

I ran a speedtest with my HGV2700 using IDNet DNS and got throughput of 6040 kb/ps , I then disabled the IDNet DNS and just let the router optain DNS automatically...........I got this,  6570 Kbps which is around 821.3 KB/s including overheads.

Maybe maybe maybe, there is an issue with IDNet DNS , big hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Anyway, sod it, I can live with 6570 kb/ps

James ( bit more happy  )

[Rik]

The only difference should have been that the router asked IDNet for the DNS addresses, rather than use the ones you had entered, James. IT really should have no impact on speed, particularly in a speed test.

[Lance]

As Rik says, the DNS servers are still the same, regardless of whether you enter them manually or let the router pick them up. Ultimately, the DNS servers make no difference to a speedtest anyway.

[Inactive]

My results from a few minutes ago;

http://mslhr.visualware.com/myspeed/db/report?id=1412227

My speed never, or very rarely drops.

[wrtpeeps]

Have had absolutely terrible speeds the past few days. It just took like 2minutes to load this page. 

[Sebby]

Have to tried a BT speed test? I wonder if it's throughput or DNS problems.

[wrtpeeps]

I use opendns. Have found in the past that IDNET dns servers are a bit intermittent.

[zebrum]

I use opendns. Have found in the past that IDNET dns servers are a bit intermittent.

Unfortunately some router's DNS forwarding service can just die, happens quite often on my Linksys WAG354G on latest fw. So the first thing to try would be to enter IDNet's DNS servers statically into your computer, rather than use the routers IP as DNS. Unfortunately windows doesn't have the feature of network "Locations" that Macs have, so if you are using a laptop and go somewhere you need to manually edit the settings back to auto.

[wrtpeeps]

I just noticed that yer talktalk guy is on the Newtonards exchange.

If this is the Newtonards in Northern Ireland, could it be coincidental that the 2 people on this thread complaining of speed problems are both from the same part of the UK (albeit a fair bit apart)?

[Rik]

I think it's quite probable that there is a link.