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tweetiepooh · 04-08-2007, 00:31

Best to go to a virginmedia mirror and download something sizeable. I get 2300kB/sec from gentoo.virginmedia.com.

This sort of download will exclude oddities in peering and remote sites on different timezones and concentrate on the pipe to your house. If this is OK then go further afield to other well mirrored sites, eg mirrorservice.co.uk. This will probably be slightly slower.

Avoid most speedtest sites, I find them far too variable to be any good.

04-08-2007, 00:31	#6
tweetiepooh Virgin Media Employee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Winchester Services: Staff MyRates BB: VM 1Gb TV: VM XL Phone : VM XL Posts: 3,292	Re: 20mb & Routers Best to go to a virginmedia mirror and download something sizeable. I get 2300kB/sec from gentoo.virginmedia.com. This sort of download will exclude oddities in peering and remote sites on different timezones and concentrate on the pipe to your house. If this is OK then go further afield to other well mirrored sites, eg mirrorservice.co.uk. This will probably be slightly slower. Avoid most speedtest sites, I find them far too variable to be any good. __________________ I work for VMO2 but reply here in my own right. Any help or advice is made on a best-effort basis. No comments construe any obligation on VMO2 or its employees.