this fast or what [Archive]

jtfab75

14-09-2007, 15:10

just got VIP fitted with 20 mb,did have 1mb via stb.wow

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2007/09/19.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

janipewter

14-09-2007, 15:27

That's impressive, you're certainly in the upper half of the results table for 20Mb on this forum :)

Bonglet

14-09-2007, 15:35

Try again about 5pm :D

Impz2002

14-09-2007, 15:37

i must have a very un-contended connection where i live as i never really see anything less than 18-20mb.

Maybe im just lucky :)

Impz

jtfab75

14-09-2007, 17:26

this at 5.25pm
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2007/09/18.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

zing_deleted

14-09-2007, 17:45

Guess im just lucky (although of course speed tests are meaningless and a real test is using a download manager and a good source site with multiple connections ;))

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2007/09/16.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2007/09/17.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

xpod

14-09-2007, 18:11

I`m just glad speedtests & download tests are no longer the first thing i feel compelled to do before going out in the morning or when i get home again.

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:03:02 GMT

Test 1: 1024K took 767 ms = 1335.1 KB/sec, approx 11001 Kbps, 10.74 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 1039 ms = 985.6 KB/sec, approx 8121 Kbps, 7.93 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 1110 ms = 922.5 KB/sec, approx 7601 Kbps, 7.42 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 1897 ms = 1079.6 KB/sec, approx 8896 Kbps, 8.69 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 8905 Kbps, 8.7 Mbps

Speedtests though are currently half of what the VM downloads are,which are bouncing from 1.40MB to around 1.80MB.

sprattgraham

14-09-2007, 18:44

I've found speedtest.net gives me 12mb but when downloading I get 2.4 MB/Sec speedtest.net isn't reliable

Sirpingalot

14-09-2007, 19:34

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2007/09/15.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

xspeedyx

14-09-2007, 19:54

speeds test are **** way to test ur speed gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk is the best way

choose two files and download them and see what ur speed is it will be around 2mb - 2.4mb if u get ur full speed

janipewter

14-09-2007, 23:57

speeds test are **** way to test ur speed gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk is the best way

choose two files and download them and see what ur speed is it will be around 2mb - 2.4mb if u get ur full speed

I'd like to disprove that theory.

First of all, a speedtest:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2007/09/14.png

Then a download from the gamefiles server:

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5551/speedlf0.png

Shock horror! Strangely, the download from my own ISP is actually a lot SLOWER than an external speedtest!

PS. my download speed should be over 10 times what it is. But as long as VM keep taking our money, they don't seem to give a ****.

morley04

15-09-2007, 00:21

according to the speedtest you have a 2MB line a typical download speed for a 2MB line is around 230kb so your doing well to get 214kb.

how do you work out it should be 10time the amount of the download speed?

janipewter

15-09-2007, 06:34

Because I'm getting <2Mb and I should be getting 20.

swoop101

15-09-2007, 07:06

The up speed @ 728 shows that janipewter is on the 20mbit service.

@ jan, you need to make some serious complaints if that speedtest is happening on a regular basis. Try again using the wormerveer (netherlands) server.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2007/09/12.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2007/09/13.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Ian-Highlander

15-09-2007, 12:07

Rarely any problems in Stevenage
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2007/09/11.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Almost always get 18-19Mb/s on speedtests and consistently can download at speeds between 2.1MB/s and 2.3MB/s

http://www.highlandfox.com/images/test1.jpg
http://www.highlandfox.com/images/test2.jpg

Even downloading from the USA (Microsoft Download Servers)
http://www.highlandfox.com/images/test3.jpg

Had a brief period a few weeks back where there was major problems and slow speeds, but that turned out to be an issue with DNS so no complaints here. Bear in mind this is lunchtime on a Saturday too, so usually a slow period for people on the bad UBRs

domo247

15-09-2007, 16:38

susan

15-09-2007, 17:27

I agree with domo247,i get max speed's 2.1 2.3Mb on newsgroups all the time until the 4pm to 12pm crap kick's in,speedtest's are very much useless.