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otguk · 14-11-2011, 11:10

Hi, just had 50meg BB installed on the 12th.

As a whole, when should I worry?

I can have speeds as slow as this;
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1591095320.png

but with a ping of this;
http://www.pingtest.net/result/50536683.png

Then better and liveable;

With again good pingtest.

But speed tests are not really a good way of testing speed, so using http://www.thinkbroadband.com/download.html

With 1GB downloading, best speed is 2.1MB/sec, is that around 25meg? (5MB/s=50meg!) (the hosting site has to be able to serve is at 50meg+, right?)

Then if you try three D/L's at once best it will pull is 1.2/1.6 for each three d/l's, which is good as its getting close to 50meg.

Am on a 1GB network card, wired to superhub. Win 7 OS, Updated network driver. Firewall set up right, as in no special rules. Clean PC. (get same speed on Ubuntu set-up, if not worse but am no expert on Linux)

Tech remoted on and set-up modem per your sticky other day.

Wireless speed I can live with at around 20/30meg or less.

So am I normal or should I start to worry am slower than most. Most family members say they get 42meg ish.

Do I need help

or should I wait a week ish and see if things get better and yes I understand its up to 50meg

(Now where is the TV/tivo section, blocky picture grrr)

14-11-2011, 11:10	#1
otguk Inactive Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Norwich Services: SuperHub upto 50Mbps, TiVo, x2 HD boxes, Phone @£105 per month. Posts: 143	When should I start to worry about speed? Hi, just had 50meg BB installed on the 12th. As a whole, when should I worry? I can have speeds as slow as this; http://www.speedtest.net/result/1591095320.png but with a ping of this; http://www.pingtest.net/result/50536683.png Then better and liveable; With again good pingtest. But speed tests are not really a good way of testing speed, so using http://www.thinkbroadband.com/download.html With 1GB downloading, best speed is 2.1MB/sec, is that around 25meg? (5MB/s=50meg!) (the hosting site has to be able to serve is at 50meg+, right?) Then if you try three D/L's at once best it will pull is 1.2/1.6 for each three d/l's, which is good as its getting close to 50meg. Am on a 1GB network card, wired to superhub. Win 7 OS, Updated network driver. Firewall set up right, as in no special rules. Clean PC. (get same speed on Ubuntu set-up, if not worse but am no expert on Linux) Tech remoted on and set-up modem per your sticky other day. Wireless speed I can live with at around 20/30meg or less. So am I normal or should I start to worry am slower than most. Most family members say they get 42meg ish. Do I need help or should I wait a week ish and see if things get better and yes I understand its up to 50meg (Now where is the TV/tivo section, blocky picture grrr)