Key words there are "
up to"...
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Originally Posted by jodiepe
hello guys, I have sky broadband ( http://www.sky.com/shop/broadband-talk/) and so far i have been quite happy. However they say that my broadband is up to 20MB but i have never been able to get not even close that bandwith! Which broadband tests can you guys advise me. Please let me know. Also, I would like compare my speed with yours. Currently I am reaching in my area (north london) 8/9 mb. Is that good or bad? thanks everyone |
You have ADSL. The quoted speeds are always "Up to" (as you yourself even said: "up to 20"). As Mick Fisher said, the speed you can get will depend on the length *and* quality of your phone line.
Whether your speed of 8-9Mbps is good or not depends on what you line could potentially handle and what you're actually getting. It may be that you could get more, it may be that that's as fast as it can go.
I have Sky BB Unlimited, but can only get around 6Mbps. Why? Because of the length of my line. It would be the same whichever ISP I had.
Some things to try:
Log onto your router (http:/192.168.0.1, username = admin and password = sky or password, unless you've changed them [and if you haven't changed them, change them!]). Find the status page and post your connection stats... Namely the downstream connection speed, downstream attenuation, and downstream noise margin.
See
http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/view-routerstats.html
Once you've posted those, we can hopefully get an idea of whether you may be able to squeeze any extra speed out or not.
Also:
Have a read of these -
http://www.skyuser.co.uk/tutorials/h...er_socket.html
http://www.dslzoneuk.net/socket.php?type=html
http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/route...explained.html