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13-06-2007, 09:27

You really all need to stop trusting these speedtest sites as gospel. I just used the Maidenhead one as per the above results and got around 2Mb on my 4Mb connection but broadbandmax showed the connection as 3.7Mb immediately after.

There are many factors which affect the speed these tests show, one of which is the ability of the speedtest server to keep up with your connection. I suggest this Maidenhead one is not up to the job.

Try this one:
http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/

or this one:
http://www.tenmeg.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

and see what you get.

13-06-2007, 09:27	#17
Ernie_C Guest Location: Livingston Services: Virgin Media Broadband M, TV XL, V+ Posts: n/a	Re: Excellent speeds. Well done Virgin! You really all need to stop trusting these speedtest sites as gospel. I just used the Maidenhead one as per the above results and got around 2Mb on my 4Mb connection but broadbandmax showed the connection as 3.7Mb immediately after. There are many factors which affect the speed these tests show, one of which is the ability of the speedtest server to keep up with your connection. I suggest this Maidenhead one is not up to the job. Try this one: http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/ or this one: http://www.tenmeg.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ and see what you get.