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MrB · 11-10-2011, 10:53

Dear All

I hope that someone can help. I upgraded from 10MB to 30MB recently and also paid 30MB to upgrade to a Superhub (I was told I had to and was charged £30 for the privilege). I had been happy with 10MB as it was consistent and reliable, accessed through a blue modem attached to a Linksys wireless router - I thought the combined router/modem provided by VM would save electricity as one unit rather than two, it looks smart (though a little on the large size ...) and with the new speed I would be flying.

However, on wireless (currently sitting next to the Superhub) the speedtest above fluctuates from 0.5MB to 32MB, mainly settling at the lower end of the scale. Wired, it is consistently around/above 30MB.

I tried Speedtest.net but it comes up with an Upload Test Error before the test finishes (wired or wireless).

this cannot be normal? Last night it was bordering on unusuable on wireless due to pages lagging whenever you clicked on a link - I know that wireless is affected by buildings etc and can fluctuate but surely I should be expecting faster than this (and faster/more consistent than my old 10MB modem/Linksys set up)?

Many thanks

MrB

11-10-2011, 10:53	#1
MrB Inactive Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 244	Upgraded 10MB to 30MB but speed is slower on Wireless? Dear All I hope that someone can help. I upgraded from 10MB to 30MB recently and also paid 30MB to upgrade to a Superhub (I was told I had to and was charged £30 for the privilege). I had been happy with 10MB as it was consistent and reliable, accessed through a blue modem attached to a Linksys wireless router - I thought the combined router/modem provided by VM would save electricity as one unit rather than two, it looks smart (though a little on the large size ...) and with the new speed I would be flying. However, on wireless (currently sitting next to the Superhub) the speedtest above fluctuates from 0.5MB to 32MB, mainly settling at the lower end of the scale. Wired, it is consistently around/above 30MB. I tried Speedtest.net but it comes up with an Upload Test Error before the test finishes (wired or wireless). this cannot be normal? Last night it was bordering on unusuable on wireless due to pages lagging whenever you clicked on a link - I know that wireless is affected by buildings etc and can fluctuate but surely I should be expecting faster than this (and faster/more consistent than my old 10MB modem/Linksys set up)? Many thanks MrB