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Is there any way of finding out how congested you might be in a particular area, or do you just have to wait and see?

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Thanks, I hope this is the case, all though I am now worrying about congestion!

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you just have to wait and see. Some areas were absolutely horrendous before the speed doubling.upgrade work and it isn't something VM either advertise or admit to. You just have to see how things go and what sort of average speeds you get.

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I am a little wiser now (I think). Can someone please tell me why, when I go in the properties of my internet my speed shows as 72.0 Mbps. Whats that all about when I only get 8Mb download speed.
Or is 72.0 Mbps the same as 9Mb? I find this soooo confusing when I am trying to work all this out.

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72 Megabits = 9 Megabytes (8 bits to the byte).

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Thanks for confirming that for me. I guess that's not very good considering I am supposed to get up to 20Mb from Sky.

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That would be 20Mbit from SKY on an ADSL 2 line.

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:erm:

That will no doubt be your wireless connection speed (between the device and router) not internet connection speed ;)

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That 72.0Mbps is the speed of your wireless connection, that is the speed between your PC and your router. The speed between your router and the internet is what Sky provides, which is the 20mbit ADSL service that you only get about 6Mbit with.
That does mean that with Virgin, you'll max out your 72Mbit wireless but don't expect to get anything near that on a speed test as wireless is very finicky. Expect more like 40Mbit on a good day.
To get the most of your connection, you'll need a better wireless card/receiver or better yet, a wired connection.

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So if I am understanding this correctly to get the best out of the VM I would need better wireless receivers in my devices or hard wire everything, which goes back to my earlier quote of should I upgrade my Homeplugs that are only currently 54mb?

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And when I speed test on my Laptop I am only speed testing my wireless speed?

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Yeah, I would upgrade your homeplugs for sure. It depends on what you're doing, though. If you mainly stream then you probably don't need to upgrade but if you like actually downloading stuff then upgrading your homeplugs and wireless equipment will make a big difference.

As for speed tests, you're basically testing BOTH your wireless (or wired) connection AND your internet connection so whichever is the slowest will give you your internet speed.

Think of a speed test as the speed of the line from your computer all the way to the server the speed test is hosted on. If there's a bottleneck ANYWHERE along this line, the speed won't go any higher.

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Why do I not need to upgrade if I mainly stream? I apologise for what you may think are daft questions but I am new to all this downloading and streaming.

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And would a 200Mbps Homeplug be adequate?

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You can get a cheap 500Mb home plug if you look properly.

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Just found some. So you would recommend 500 over 200?

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it is called future prooofing. If you buy something better now then you won't have to replace as soon in the future. 500mbits is more than enough for you because you won't be getting a 500mbits internet connection any time soon.

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Thanks, I have purchased the 500's.

I checked the speed on my Laptop last night and I was getting 72.0 mbps & was told this was wireless speed. I checked my main desktop this morning and I am getting between 24 and 48 Mbps on a wireless dongle of 150Mbps. The desktop is a couple of feet away from the Sky Router.

My question is what size wireless dongle should I be looking for if I was going to purchase one (I will be using a Homeplug), just out of interest.

The Super Hub 2, I am told, offers a far better wireless connection which is why I am asking.

VM offer speeds of up to 100Mb I presume thats Mbps?

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Also, according to VM, my area is already 120Mb ready, so I presume I will go straight onto this speed?