Re: 50mb BB Slower then 30mb!?
 

Speedtest's are inherently unreliable, but try testing (wired) to the London (namesco) server as I find it to be pretty decent.

Testing at peak time means you could be clashing with the world and his wife all testing at the same time, which can screw with your results a wee bit, I try to test between 10pm and midnight.

Re: 50mb BB Slower then 30mb!?
 

i shall try all three again around 11pm and report back :)

Re: 50mb BB Slower then 30mb!?
 

11PM

Wired
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/12/11.png

Wireless (Virgin SuperHub)
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/12/12.png

Wireless (Buffalo)
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/12/13.png

Strange that the wired one was actually slow this time. all these tests went to london this time instead of Lancaster

Re: 50mb BB Slower then 30mb!?
 

2.20am

Wired
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2011/12/8.png

Wireless (Virgin SuperHub)
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2011/12/9.png

Wireless (Buffalo)
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/12/10.png

Re: 50mb BB Slower then 30mb!?
 

Well that has blown the suggestion that you can't get 50Mbps because the power level is a tad too high...

It also demonstrates once again that the Superhub wireless performance is often poor. The probable correction will be to use InSSIDer and find the least full WiFi channel then if the SH still makes a dog's breakfast of things switch it to modem mode and use a proper router.

The solution to your congestion problem is to alter your sleeping habits and just use your connection from 2am to 4am.

Re: 50mb BB Slower then 30mb!?
 

That's more like it :)

Re: 50mb BB Slower then 30mb!?
 

here is the thing fron InSSIDer
http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/1285/ssidm.png

The top two are my routers.

Top one is Virgin
The 2nd is the Buffalo one


11.50am
Wired
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2011/12/5.png

Wireless Virgin SuperHub
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2011/12/6.png

Wireless Buffalo
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2011/12/7.png

Re: 50mb BB Slower then 30mb!?
 

You are running the Superhub in G mode. You must have had it N before to have got 30Mbps from it as G tops out at about what you are seeing.

Channel 1 isn't a good choice for your Buffalo either as there is another strong signal already on it. The graphs show the free channels better.

Re: 50mb BB Slower then 30mb!?
 

The 30mb was generally "ok" was always between 29mb and 31mb maybe slowed to about 23mb at the usual peak times.

the uploads were always crap while seeding things - which is why VM said i should try the 50mb for an extra £6 pm

When the guy came to "install" the 50mb he put another SuperHub in and took the old one

Re: 50mb BB Slower then 30mb!?
 

And devoted no effort whatsover into setting it up. Change it to 145Mbps mode leaving it on channel 6 and see how it goes.

Re: 50mb BB Slower then 30mb!?
 

Pretty much, done and dusted in all of less then 5mins! - i have now changed it to 145Mbps, seems to have improved some what.

Re: 50mb BB Slower then 30mb!?
 

You could try the Full Monty neighbour hostile 300Mbps mode - before the memory leak bug in the firmware was fixed that used to be a sure fire way of keeling mine over in a heap but it may well be OK now (I don't know for sure as I gave up on the SH and got hold of a VMNG300 instead).

Some of your earlier speedtests still suggest there may be peak time congestion - just how bad only time will show.