Got upgraded to 10MB this morning (from 4) [Archive]

eddcase

09-02-2008, 10:41

however they didnt improve upload

VM more than double your d/l speed for free and you are still reserved about the service they provide you? I hope you don't win the rollover lottery, the pot won't have enough cash for you.

xspeedyx

09-02-2008, 11:49

check the stm limit that would be fun

Berealwith

09-02-2008, 12:00

well mine has gone down, had 20mb used to get 2 at night if i'm lucky now the upgrades are coming through i only get 512, here we go back to the phones.........these new guys will on here in 2 weeks moaning, i can see it coming......

hilfiger

09-02-2008, 12:37

VM more than double your d/l speed for free and you are still reserved about the service they provide you? I hope you don't win the rollover lottery, the pot won't have enough cash for you.

i wasnt moaning, but there is allways one like u around :angel:

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check the stm limit that would be fun

whats stm?

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well mine has gone down, had 20mb used to get 2 at night if i'm lucky now the upgrades are coming through i only get 512, here we go back to the phones.........these new guys will on here in 2 weeks moaning, i can see it coming......

well im waiting for end of contract, really dont fancy the daily amount usage of 10gb or whatever, when i do sometimes 30gb a day traffic

then back to pipex.. 8mb any time

eddcase

09-02-2008, 12:50

i wasnt moaning, but there is allways one like u around :angel:

Yep, always one satisfied customer for every 50 moaners :angel:

And I'm not a 'new guy', I've been a customer for donkey's years.

scrotnig

09-02-2008, 12:56

then back to pipex.. 8mb any time
Really, really, really....DON'T go to Pipex.

They have been bought by Tiscali. Their customers are about to go onto Tiscali's network, and ALL customer service and tech support is going to India.

For the love of God, don't do it. Pull out now before it's too late.

ceedee

09-02-2008, 13:01

then back to pipex.. 8mb any time
If you're heading back to ADSL, could I recommend that you check out Pipex before you make the jump?
They're barely recognisable as the same company any more.

Since the takeover and rapid incorporation into the Tiscali network (in particular their LLU setup), people are far from happy and, if the ThinkBroadband forums are anything to go by, are leaving in droves.

ymmv

hilfiger

09-02-2008, 13:06

Really, really, really....DON'T go to Pipex.

They have been bought by Tiscali. Their customers are about to go onto Tiscali's network, and ALL customer service and tech support is going to India.

For the love of God, don't do it. Pull out now before it's too late.

ohh, didnt know that

lol tiscaly is a no no

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If you're heading back to ADSL, could I recommend that you check out Pipex before you make the jump?
They're barely recognisable as the same company any more.

Since the takeover and rapid incorporation into the Tiscali network (in particular their LLU setup), people are far from happy and, if the ThinkBroadband forums are anything to go by, are leaving in droves.

ymmv

had them before, been on bulldog before they been bought by pipex

but pipes been bought aswell .. :) so they not an option now

Akia

09-02-2008, 13:09

however they didnt improve upload

The uploads speeds are being increased, I think to 500k bit not sure off the top of my head

xspeedyx

09-02-2008, 14:14

i wasnt moaning, but there is allways one like u around :angel:

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whats stm?

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well im waiting for end of contract, really dont fancy the daily amount usage of 10gb or whatever, when i do sometimes 30gb a day traffic

then back to pipex.. 8mb any time

Check this link for STM

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/internet/traffic.html

hilfiger

09-02-2008, 15:29

Check this link for STM

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/internet/traffic.html

i bet im in top 3%

as im atching alot of 1080p video content on stage6

bertles86

09-02-2008, 15:52

Anyone point me in the direction of a reliable speed test, I'm on 4mb L package now, just want to see if I have been upgraded!

Sirpingalot

09-02-2008, 16:27

Anyone point me in the direction of a reliable speed test, I'm on 4mb L package now, just want to see if I have been upgraded!

To check go to the modem config page - Type 192.168.100.1 into th address bar and enter 'root' as the username and password. Then go to operation config and it should say 10240000 under Maximum Downstream Data Rate (download).

xspeedyx

09-02-2008, 16:28

gamesfiles.blueyonder.co.uk

click on blueyonder games
then
click on games
then
click on one of the files and download it and check ur download rate if ur on 10Mb should be getting 1.2Mb

bertles86

09-02-2008, 16:34

To check go to the modem config page - Type 192.168.100.1 into th address bar and enter 'root' as the username and password. Then go to operation config and it should say 10240000 under Maximum Downstream Data Rate (download).

Cheers buddy, I went to the modem config page, no login details required and the options were:

System/Signal/Status/Log

Under Signal I found:

Downstream Status - Operational
Channel ID - 4
Downstream Frequency - 331000000 Hz
Modulation - 256QAM
Bit Rate - 4096000 bits/sec
Power Level - 6.8 dBmV
Signal to Noise Ratio - 39.9 dB

Upstream Status - Operational
Channel ID - 4
Upstream Frequency - 37500000 Hz
Modulation - 16QAM
Bit Rate - 384000 bits/sec
Power Level - 44.0 dBmV

Would that mean I'm still on 4mb?

ceedee

09-02-2008, 16:35

Anyone point me in the direction of a reliable speed test, I'm on 4mb L package now, just want to see if I have been upgraded!
Just download something from VM's ftp server (ftp://ftp.virginmedia.com/) (or any large files from VM's newsgroups (http://www.virginmedia.com/customers/newsgroups/setting-up.php)) and check the speed you get.
In both cases, using a multi-threaded client will usually improve your download rate.

It sounds like the roll-out is (maybe) only just beginning so I wouldn't hold your breath for at least another couple of months.

xspeedyx

09-02-2008, 16:36

Cheers buddy, I went to the modem config page, no login details required and the options were:

System/Signal/Status/Log

Under Signal I found:

Downstream Status - Operational
Channel ID - 4
Downstream Frequency - 331000000 Hz
Modulation - 256QAM
Bit Rate - 4096000 bits/sec
Power Level - 6.8 dBmV
Signal to Noise Ratio - 39.9 dB

Upstream Status - Operational
Channel ID - 4
Upstream Frequency - 37500000 Hz
Modulation - 16QAM
Bit Rate - 384000 bits/sec
Power Level - 44.0 dBmV

Would that mean I'm still on 4mb?

Yep mate ur on 4Mb

Welshchris

09-02-2008, 16:47

Today i done a speedtest and my seed rocked to 20mb then settled nicely at 10 mb . All for free

At least something good from virgin :)

Feltham area

What area are u in?

multiskilled

09-02-2008, 19:44

Today i done a speedtest and my seed rocked to 20mb then settled nicely at 10 mb . All for free

At least something good from virgin :)

Feltham area

Just wondering did you use speed test.net, as for the last few weeks I've been averaging 10-18Mb from them on my 4Mb connection with no increase in upload.When I check with other speed tests 4Mb is the average.

Web-Junkie

09-02-2008, 22:03

Anyone point me in the direction of a reliable speed test, I'm on 4mb L package now, just want to see if I have been upgraded!

Here we go :rolleyes:

Didn't I say so, didn't I? :D

Daffy Duck

10-02-2008, 01:32

i wasnt moaning, but there is allways one like u around :angel:

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whats stm?

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well im waiting for end of contract, really dont fancy the daily amount usage of 10gb or whatever, when i do sometimes 30gb a day traffic

then back to pipex.. 8mb any time

What daily usage amount?...there isn't one.
There is an amount that,if during the hours of 4pm to 9pm,you go over they'll throttle your speed for 5 hours, but there's no daily or monthly allowance....d/load as much as you like.

bertles86

10-02-2008, 09:50

Here we go :rolleyes:

Didn't I say so, didn't I? :D

What is that supposed to mean?

Also is the throttling only between 4pm - 9pm because, I read originally it was until midnight!

xspeedyx

10-02-2008, 10:01

What is that supposed to mean?

Also is the throttling only between 4pm - 9pm because, I read originally it was until midnight!

If you exxceed ur limit upload or download ur speed is throttled capped cut whatever u wanna call it for 5 hrs this is between 4 - 9pm if you dont go over ur limit then from 9pm DOWNLOAD AND UPLOAD as you wish

bertles86

10-02-2008, 10:12

Sorry mate I didn't phrase it like that, I know what traffic shaping is. My first question was what does Web-junkies post mean? And secondly I thought the shaping was enforced until midnight not 9pm?

xspeedyx

10-02-2008, 10:22

When STM was introduced yes it was till midnight but lately they changed the timeslots to between 4pm and 9pm and included upload and ur speed is not capped for 5hrs this is the whole new stm policy check this link for all the info.

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/internet/traffic.html

xpod

10-02-2008, 11:17

Anyone point me in the direction of a reliable speed test, I'm on 4mb L package now, just want to see if I have been upgraded!

There are none...although a 4Mb line should`nt have the trouble the 20Mb`s often do with speedtests...still though

gamesfiles.blueyonder.co.uk

click on blueyonder games
then
click on games
then
click on one of the files and download it and check ur download rate if ur on 10Mb should be getting 1.2Mb

+1

Just download something from VM's ftp server (or any large files from VM's newsgroups) and check the speed you get.
In both cases, using a multi-threaded client will usually improve your download rate.

++1

But...
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:12:58 GMT

Test 1: 1024K took 130 ms = 7876.9 KB/sec, approx 64906 Kbps, 63.38 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 999 ms = 1025 KB/sec, approx 8446 Kbps, 8.25 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 1749 ms = 585.5 KB/sec, approx 4825 Kbps, 4.71 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 6101 ms = 335.7 KB/sec, approx 2766 Kbps, 2.7 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 20236 Kbps, 19.76 Mbps

Mine via the above test.......any time,any day or weekends since November:)
But,from the upgrade in June till November was mini megs galore.

bertles86

10-02-2008, 12:56

My test from above showed:

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:51:21 UTC

Test 1: 1024K took 20469 ms = 50 KB/sec, approx 412 Kbps, 0.4 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 17156 ms = 59.7 KB/sec, approx 492 Kbps, 0.48 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 29734 ms = 34.4 KB/sec, approx 283 Kbps, 0.28 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 26328 ms = 77.8 KB/sec, approx 641 Kbps, 0.63 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 457 Kbps, 0.45 Mbps

Is this about right for 4mb because, it sure doesn't look like it!

Web-Junkie

10-02-2008, 12:58

Here we go :rolleyes:

Didn't I say so, didn't I? :D

What is that supposed to mean?

Also is the throttling only between 4pm - 9pm because, I read originally it was until midnight!

It was this topic: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33627668-4-m-10-mb-upgrades-officially.html

and reply #12 I made in it: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34478209-post12.html

Now see what I meant?

DaKnee

10-02-2008, 15:10

Can you provide a speed test of ur connection?

lordy

11-02-2008, 09:43

Why cant life be simple eh?

I just got upgraded too, and my line was due to cancel tomorrow.

Looks like I have a few hours to think about it!

Maximum Downstream Data Rate : 10240000
Maximum Upstream Data Rate : 64000

Update: Just cancelled my cancellation. What can I say. A bit of speed and I'm anyone's :)

PS The chap said mine wasn't due until 26th
PPS I'm on Bromley/NTL FWIW

kpanchev

11-02-2008, 12:25

eth01

11-02-2008, 12:42

That's not an upgrade mate, this is what the config of the modem looks like when they disconnect you... ;)

it's not... ;)

Nedkelly

11-02-2008, 13:15

Maximum Downstream Data Rate : 10240000
Maximum Upstream Data Rate : 64000

Thats a un config modem file :)

dave6x

11-02-2008, 13:53

gamesfiles.blueyonder.co.uk

click on blueyonder games
then
click on games
then
click on one of the files and download it and check ur download rate if ur on 10Mb should be getting 1.2Mb
Sorry to be pedantic, but I think you mean 1.2MB ;)

And in the title of the thread should be 10Mb ;)

lordy

11-02-2008, 15:26

Maximum Downstream Data Rate : 10240000
Maximum Upstream Data Rate : 64000

Thats a un config modem file :)

Interesting I was getting 10M, today only, I first noticed when my carefully tuned network monitor went off the scale! (so I cancelled my cancellation ),

however now I'm getting nothing, (so maybe that explains why the chap said mine seemed early and wasnt due until 26th Feb),

but then again there are gasworks right outside my door, and now the FTA TV signal has also gone. (So more likely gasworks I guess?)

If it was all some weird mistake, now the promise of a speed upgrade is finally here, I'll probably stick around.
Apart from about one outage a month the speed here (Bromley) is "as advertised".

eth01

11-02-2008, 16:30

Maximum Downstream Data Rate : 10240000
Maximum Upstream Data Rate : 64000

Thats a un config modem file :)

exactly. 1.2 :monkey:

Sirpingalot

11-02-2008, 17:17

Sorry to be pedantic, but I think you mean 1.2MB ;)

And in the title of the thread should be 10Mb ;)

1.25MB

hilfiger

11-02-2008, 18:18

:( my connection is back to 4mb, been some weird test or something?

i used various tests sites and all been around 8mb all weekend , speedtest.net is way wrong, it showed me double speeds, and some other sites showed me that i have 32mb connection :)

maybe false alarm