New super fast Broadband ?

old Bill · Mar 23, 2008, 20:31:39

Have just run two speedtests with Sky Download Speed: 55528 kbps (6941 KB/sec ) Upload Speed: 627 kbps (78.4 KB/sec )
http://www.speedtest.net/result/250049973.png

plugwash · Mar 23, 2008, 21:42:36

what kind of connection was this?! it looks to me like the speedtester was acting screwy.

Simon · Mar 23, 2008, 21:55:48

I have had some incredible results from that speedtester too.

Captain K · Mar 23, 2008, 23:43:52

Having anti-virus software running distorts the results for speedtest.net.

For example, this is what I get with Kaspersky running:

And this is with Kaspersky disabled:

To be honest, speedtest.net is the least reliable of the testers. Go for the BT speedtest http://test.speedtester.bt.com:50301/ if you can get it to work. It has just given me this result, 4 minutes after the above results from speedtest.net :

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
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 - 5166 kbps

Rik · Mar 24, 2008, 08:19:19

I agree with you, Bruce. Speedtest.net has some very strange ideas at times.

Sebby · Mar 24, 2008, 11:16:56

I tend to avoid SpeedTest.net; I find it tends to be inaccurate. I prefer the Namesco speed test as it is always closer to the BT speed tester.

plugwash · Mar 25, 2008, 02:59:09

I suspect speedtest.net is not doing a long enough test to get a clean result.

Sebby · Mar 25, 2008, 08:28:37

I tried it yesterday and got speeds in excess of 15Mb.

Lance · Mar 25, 2008, 08:54:49

If only!

Rik · Mar 25, 2008, 08:56:21

Now what we really want is speeds in excess of 15MB...

Sebby · Mar 25, 2008, 14:31:36

Quote from: Rik on Mar 25, 2008, 08:56:21
Now what we really want is speeds in excess of 15MB...

Anything's possible with SpeedTest.net.

Rik · Mar 25, 2008, 15:09:27

Dont mention Talk Talk !! · Mar 25, 2008, 19:56:36

My experience with speedtesters is that the ones i avoid using are bbmax and speedtest.net, dismally inaccurate readings or so I have found. I find they are usually about 500k over the true reading. DSLZoneUK speedtester is pretty good as is ThinkBroadband, experience has shown them to be pretty close to the BT Speedtester. I have also found various sites such as Fast.co.uk hosting a speedtester to be wide of the mark also.

James

D-Dan · Mar 25, 2008, 20:32:58

Quote from: Rik on Mar 25, 2008, 08:56:21
Now what we really want is speeds in excess of 15MB...

After my recent problems - I'd quite like a speed in excess of 256k

Dont mention Talk Talk !! · Mar 25, 2008, 20:41:18

Quote from: D-Dan on Mar 25, 2008, 20:32:58
After my recent problems - I'd quite like a speed in excess of 256k

crikey Dan .................what caused that monstrosity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got me a dual ssid 2wire 2700HGV from ebay £30 quid, and its been Ferrari F40 speeds all the way dude, what modem or router you using to get 241k out of.

James

D-Dan · Mar 25, 2008, 21:04:14

Don't ask - there's another thread devoted to it. Until Friday I was getting a solid 5,800 Kbs - then the disconnections started and my IP profile is crippled. This is all down to BT's "helpful" error correction.

I'm waiting for it to start to come back up.

Dont mention Talk Talk !! · Mar 25, 2008, 21:09:59

there definitely seems to have something going on lately, i was a regular 6500k -- 6900k getter and my down speed slid right down the porcelain throne too. Since the scheduled BT work finished , mine has been superb and I got a speedtest of 7006k to underline that fact.

Im 640 metres as the crow flies to my exchange, how far away is yours dan ? Its peculiar because several idnet users from all over the uk were having similar snails pace down speed, my low was 1900k

James

Sebby · Mar 25, 2008, 21:30:14

It certainly looks like the BT maintenance was to blame, James. Hopefully users that are experiencing speed problems will also see a fix pretty soon.

D-Dan · Mar 25, 2008, 23:01:24

I'm between 2.5 - 3 miles - and always considered my speed pretty good given that. I really hope it's a BT glitch - but I'm getting more convinced that my profile is now stuck at the lowest common denominator.

Unfortunately - I can't cry wolf yet - as for totally unrelated reasons - I had to power down all electrical equipment (except essential like fridge, and alarm - and of course - my getting up alarm) last night - so I'm right back to day one on trying to improve things

Even so - that shouldn't flag as an error - and it concerns me that my profile hasn't improved in 36 hours.

Sebby · Mar 25, 2008, 23:04:41

You really need to give it 3 days, Dan, and you should see it return to its correct level then.