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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/56.png

Mhmm :)

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Im amazed im the only 50Mb user on this thread soo far that has the upgraded upstream.
You shouldnt have to, but reboot those modems and recheck just in case :)

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You aren't, mine was upgraded after I had posted and prolly a few others too.

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I had it installed on Tuesday and I'm happy with the current speeds

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/44.png

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Why is my upload speed 3.17mb
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/40.png

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almost there :)
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/32.png

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/27.png

Nice low ping - lovely jubbly :)

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Still not even getting the "normal" upstream, let alone upgraded...

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/26.png

Still... Closer to 50mb than last time...

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/25.png

not bad for this time of night on a saturday i guess :)

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Why the hell did you use Paris for your speedtest?!

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[img]Download Failed (1)[/img][/URL][/IMG]

Not exactly fantastic but not bad considering my line has a possible fault on it, bring on the repull :)

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I am only down the road from you and i am getting this at the moment.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/20.png

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Why not? its a connection to the world isnt it ? ;)

Dublin dont seem too bad either :P
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/22.png

or Birmingham
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/23.png

or even Lisbon lol
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/24.png

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/21.png

One day we will laugh at this upload speed, in the meantime we can just cry...:cry:

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I've done a speedtest or 2 today but they were no where near the one I posted, the one I posted was the best I've done in a long while.

[IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/1048087810.png[/IMG]

this from moments ago :shocked:

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/18.png

I had mine put in a few weeks ago. no complaints from me. I think its great!

(in South Shields - Jarrow UBR)

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woooo:

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/11/17.png

This is a typical result for me so no problems here.

I see that the posting above mine has very good results, nice to see.

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All good here .. and consistent too!

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/11/8.png

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All OK here in Hemel

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/11/3.png


Last Result:
Download Speed: 186582 kbps (23322.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 16090 kbps (2011.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 6 ms
30 November 2010 20:40:39

Virgin Media 200Mbps


This is about what I should be expecting on the 200Mb trial.:LOL:

I consistently get between 50 and 52Mb when connected to my normal 50Mb circuit. This has been the case since I upgraded over 2 years ago now.

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the above is incorrect speed test, as I have the same issue, I am getting 400Mbps speed but it's not real
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/11/4.png

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Empty your browser cache. Also some security progs (eg Kaspersky) can cause it also.

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That's the lowest ping I've seen on these tests. Nice one.

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Browser cache has nothing to do with it. People should stop suggesting to empty the browser cache when speedtest.net's technology already bypasses it. There's no way any browser cache would ever affect the results.

On the other hand Kaspersky (at least with any of the networking components turned on) does make your download results jump higher than they should, but does not usually affect upload.

But I do think the first guy was actually on the 200mb trial by the sounds of his post.

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roughbeast is indeed on a 200M/20M trial.

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All change then!!
I had no connection this morning when I got up , but after a re-boot all round .. it seems my upload speed has been upgraded!
Smart work by the VM enginners .. considering the weather!! :clap:

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The trouble is not a download speed from the UK but when you download from abroad i.e. USA, I am getting download speeds of 3.??. I have twice been left waiting on the phone to customer services and then it died and head office just tells you to complain to the very people you are complaing about.https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/12/96.png

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Try retesting using the London server ;)

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Virgin can't guarantee or control your speed outside of their network. The USA is quite a long way outside of their network.

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No, but the amount of bandwidth available to/from the USA to VM customers via peering/transit/etc. are entirely within their control.

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tonights speed for me

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Tonights speed in Hertfordshire :)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/12/94.png

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Yep, peak time again...

[https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/12/84.png

Thought VM might have fixed it early when it'd been fast for the last week or so. But no, everyone was just out rolling around in the snow and not using their connections.

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I was trying to answer the guy's issue in easy to understand terms. If I'd wanted to batter his head with discussion of transit and peering I would have.

I'd prefer not to get to the stage of having to post in unnecessarily gratuitous and quite obvious detail to avoid a pedant picking holes.

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Not picking holes. Simply stating I disagree that VM has no control over speeds outside their network. VM choose exactly how much speed and bandwidth they want to provide (and pay for) to offshore locations and therefore are in complete control of how much the end user gets. They don't operate the offshore network directly but are still in control of which ones they use, how much capacity they buy, and what level of speed (i.e. SLA) gets guaranteed.

If they choose providers that cannot control or guarantee their interconnect speeds then that was their choice. A choice they had complete control in making.

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You've never worked with transit and peering providers, or for that matter large networks have you?

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Large? No, not really. Technically though we are a transit provider where I work.

Small providers do have complete control over who they buy their transit from, as long as said providers have a POP nearby. Same for end users. Big ISPs should already have their own backbone connected to all major POPs so they don't even have this to worry about.

Seeing as VM has a national network, purchasing power, and far more money, I don't see anything that'd get in the way of them buying however much transit bandwidth they need (except maybe for corporate politics, which I gladly do not have the luxury to deal with).

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/12/43.png

Woot. I hope this sticks.

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So you don't want the upload upgrade then or 100Mb?:D:D:D

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I resent the implication that VM aren't capable of delivering high speeds and stable performance.:rolleyes:

[Edit]
It looks like I've been resegmented. So in theory they didn't actually add any extra capacity, just rebalanced the existing capacity. Still, it's an improvement nonetheless.

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:erm: From your upload speed I guess you aren't on the Coventry 200Mb trial, so would I be right in suggesting that you are on a VM business service? Or, perhaps this is a fluke.

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VM business doesn't even have a 50mb service yet. Most common cause is buffering (not caching!) caused by AV software (i.e. Kaspersky)

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All looking good in Sheffield today :)

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new upload in liverpool
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We are getting between 45 and 50, depending on which laptop is being used. Upload is about 1.40ish - still waiting for the upgrade. :(

But it's awesome, browsing is noticeably faster, especially in Opera where the pages load instantly. I am really happy with the upgrade and hopefully I will continue to be!

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Great speed here: https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/12/36.png

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I have just spent a couple of days without my trial speed of 200/16 Mb. I am temporarily back on 50/1.6Mb. I haven't experienced buffering when streaming HD from online servers since the 200mb trial started. Today my PC stuttered through a blue ray version of Iron Man 1, streamed from my Livedrive server by ftp. The same film runs smoothly from a hard drive.

I suspect it is the limited upstream bandwidth that is the problem. 50Mb down should be plenty enough, but you need a decent upstream to allow your system to chatter smartly with the streaming server. Games are also less responsive. Things are much worse when some else is using bandwidth in the house. Bring on the 10:1 upgrade quickly please.

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SpeedTest.net is not behaving itself for me:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/91.png

And for London:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/92.png

Considering I am on 50Mbs I don't see how this is possible, maybe it has something to do with them getting ready for 100Mbs?

But with AV disabled I get:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/93.png

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It's been said a hundred times AV causes buffering which causes the speed test to get confused and report spurious results.

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/86.png

Wireless N adapter, ping is normally 20ms via Ethernet

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/73.png

Whee, looks like the students are back in force this week...

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hi, new here. installed today. i'm getting all sorts of speeds quoted:

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/63.png

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/64.png

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/65.png

to be honest, these are not bad as i was getting as low as 12 and 13 earlier. still not 50 though!!

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This in the early hours of the morning in Brighton, but quite a bit lower during the afternoons and evenings.

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Same, quite a bit better at 4:30am than my last one:

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Still not the full upload speed yet:confused:

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Morning , the quality of the line does not appear to be good @ 73 % ??

Speed test statistics
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Download speed: 6942 kbps
Upload speed: 4670 kbps
Quality of service: 73 %
Download test type: socket
Upload test type: socket
Maximum download pause: 108 ms
Average download pause: 7 ms
Minimum round trip time to server: 98 ms
Average round trip time to server: 101 ms

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---------- Post added at 09:29 ---------- Previous post was at 09:29 ----------

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Liverpool:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/52.png

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today. i should say, this is wireless ... which i guess will make a bit of difference.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/51.png

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It will make a lot of difference.

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its better connected, variable though, upload not imprved but 51.40 is great.

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/45.png

http://www.pingtest.net/result/32387101.png

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download good tonight.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/43.png

this doesn't look good though.

http://www.pingtest.net/result/32467843.png

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not good tonight

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/36.png

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Yes but you have used Telford's so-called 100Mb tester by the look of it. I got very poor results from it, inconsistent with reliable testers like NAMESCO, London.

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Here is mine via my wireless connection

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/34.png



http://www.pingtest.net/result/32577513.png

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I thought Telford's tester looked like this:
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/53.jpg

To be honest it's good to see a speed tester that actually measures download pauses, RTT, and quality as this is an important factor most speed tests miss out on and very hard for a typical home user to determine.

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Liverpool no upload increase yet for me.

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The extra data is shown in plain text. It is potentially useful, as you say, to have the extra information, but only if it is accurate. I don't think it is.

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/52.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/32.png

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/res...939&v=11884421

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Hmm, I don't see the extra info in plain text or any buttons to show additional info - this is all I get after a test:
[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]
Ignore the DL speed, that's Kaspersky playing up as usual.
Am I missing something?

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Sorry!! :nutter: My mistake. I confused connection analyser with Telford's tester. They were in the same thread so I must have associated them. I didn't find connection analyser much good either.

Anyway, I found Telford's 100Mb test didn't live up to it's name. It couldn't give my 200Mb trial connection anything more than 80Mb. Another guy with a symmetrical 100Mb reported this: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35151863-post5.html

The test does 50Mb well, but it can't manage 100mb or more.

BTW. I dumped Kasperski. Instead I use Microsoft Security Essentials. It does a good job, with virtually no CPU usage.

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Ha Ha .... just to add weight to another thread...:p:

With Kaspersky
Attachment 21605

Without Kaspersky
Attachment 21606

:D:D

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Not making as big a difference for me, looks like the faster the machine the less of a skew it creates:

*Note* None of these were done on VM's 50mb, just illustrating the effect of Kaspersky.

With Kaspersky:
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/29.png
Without Kaspersky:
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/30.png

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Heh, that'd been me. Did another test today:
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/51.jpg
Doesn't seem as terrible now, but the results are still wrong - it's reporting upload speed over double the actual rate it's uploading at, and the upload is very bursty during the test.

I can confirm what Igni said, it's hosted on a 100mb connection and cannot reliably test more than one 50mb user at a time and zero 100mb users. Given that, I'd say it's OK to use for 50mb testers as long as it's repeated once or twice.

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What is Kaspersky?

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/23.png

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/01/44.jpg

Crawley.

After almost a year of variable speeds, my up/down speeds are rock solid with very little variance. This seemed to kick in around December last year.

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.......and it is the AV software used by Virgin Media in its internet protection package.

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No it isn't.

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When did that change then?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...php?p=23389101

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12...dialpoint.html

Seems I'm not keeping up having dumped PCguard over 6 months ago.


Edit --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ah! Found it! http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35000982-post4.html

Jeez. How did I miss that? I even contributed to that thread. :dunce:

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Indeed ;)

But yes the new one's Bitdefender + some components of AVG. There's some info on the website asking people still using PCGuard to remove it and replace it with the new stuff, so the Kaspersky based product is no longer available. I think most mention of Kasperksy + Speed tests is from people who have bought or acquired it independently, not from VM.

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Liking the new upload speed,does it mean i can get 100MB soon?

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Sooner than others.

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Hello all, first time poster here although I must know some of you from Virgin Media's own forums. These are my current results:

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...ronjm/VM50.png

Lovely upload speeds I get - maximum 0.4Mbps and that's quite late at night. I realise my area is still being planned for the 5Mbps upload upgrade, but I won't see any of it regardless as I can't even reach anywhere near my current 1.75Mbps upload cap.

I've been told there's an upstream utilisation issue in my area but I take that with a pinch of salt. An engineer who came round my flat to check out this issue tried a VMNG300 cable modem on my line (after checking that my line was ok) and it immediately got great upload speeds of around 1.5Mbps whereas two Super Hubs we tried got 0.3Mbps...

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Holy crap things are bad tonight...
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2011/01/2.png
[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]

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Have had terrible performance for 2 months now. Fault logged as F001424605. Estimated repair work is scheduled for May... Writing to my MP this week.

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sorry to drag up this old thread but speed is so rubbish I searched for a thread to moan on! I am on 50meg