10mb, not showing on speeds!
 

Hi guys,

Ive recentley upgraded to 10mb last week and my speed test is still saying the following:

Downstream 5152 Kbps (644.0 KB/sec)
Upstream 364 Kbps (45.5 KB/sec)

Now everytime I ring up they say that the speed test isnt accreute and that, excuse the spelling lol. What it is, I was on 1mb then got automaticly upgraded to 4mb, then i phoned up and asked for 10mb but for some odd reason its saying im only on 5mb doing my test.

Can anyone advice me anything? I have no spyware or p2p programs open when I do these tests or anything.

Daz.

Re: 10mb, not showing on speeds!
 

Please don't post entirely in bold!! :)

Are you connecting via a router?

Re: 10mb, not showing on speeds!
 

Hi, no direct connection to the net, No programs open or anything. Still only getting 600kbps on a download :S My brother is 15 minutes away from me and he is on 10mb line, we opened the same file together and he got 1mb a sec and i got 600kbps is this right??

Re: 10mb, not showing on speeds!
 

Try the "Speed Test" link at the top of this page and see what that gives you

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Fri, 7 Apr 2006 14:07:37 UTC

1st 512K took 750 ms = 682.7 KB/sec, approx 5625 Kbps, 5.49 Mbps
2nd 512K took 797 ms = 642.4 KB/sec, approx 5293 Kbps, 5.17 Mbps
3rd 512K took 750 ms = 682.7 KB/sec, approx 5625 Kbps, 5.49 Mbps
4th 512K took 875 ms = 585.1 KB/sec, approx 4821 Kbps, 4.71 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 5341 Kbps, 5.22 Mbps

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its looking like im on 5mb, but when i phone up they are saying its 10mb line?? Its driving me mad I pay for 10mb so i expect 1mb download speeds

Re: 10mb, not showing on speeds!
 

Which model of modem are you using?

Re: 10mb, not showing on speeds!
 

Motorola SB5100

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does it make a difference if im using usb from modem to pc, cuz theres network to?

Re: 10mb, not showing on speeds!
 

Very much so. Try connecting via the Ethernet and then let us know how you get on. USB is severly limited in speed and is not made for networking

Re: 10mb, not showing on speeds!
 

No im not using network, I did mean Ethernet... At the moment I have 1 pc to 1 modem using USB from modem to pc.

Re: 10mb, not showing on speeds!
 

Try using the Yellow cable to connect your PC to the modem (that is Cat-5 Ethernet cabling) USB is not meant for those kinds of speeds i'm afraid.

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I've lost my ethernet lead that came with my modem. Can you point me in the direction of one of these ethernet leads on ebay or something? thanks alot

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anyone know if a crossover lead will work??

Re: 10mb, not showing on speeds!
 

Crossover cables will not work. You could convert them to Patch, but you would need spare connectors and a crimping tool.

You're probably best off going to a local hardware shop and getting one cheap, there worth at most around £5.

Re: 10mb, not showing on speeds!
 

ok do i get any old ethernet lead from shop? what do i ask for cheers

Re: 10mb, not showing on speeds!
 

If you want to be super clear you could ask for a CAT5 UTP Patch Cable and they should give you the correct thing.

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you reckon i could get from maplin?