Cable Forum - View Single Post - upgraded to 20 mb only getting 1.5-2mb!

DES_1001 · 15-11-2012, 17:14

Hi,
Like the title says i finally got my free upgrade to 20 mb a couple of weeks ago.
When i test my down load speed with
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...speedtest.html
or
http://www.speedtest.net/

it says between 15mb to 19mb download but when it actualy comes to downloading anything proper i'm only getting 1.5-2mb!
Now wishing they'd left me on the 10mb connection.
Anyone have any ideas what's wrong? i have tried to download at different times ie 5am, 3pm, 9pm even 1am still the same results
I've been downloading a 300mb file for something like 50mins so far this afternoon averaging 150 kb/sec, still says 23 mins to go!
Please help

---------- Post added at 16:14 ---------- Previous post was at 16:10 ----------

just done a speed test it's saying 17.52 mbps but my download is only doing 150 KB/sec.
Could it be a setting on my computer some where affecting it?

15-11-2012, 17:14	#1
DES_1001 Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Leicestershire Age: 59 Posts: 380	upgraded to 20 mb only getting 1.5-2mb! Hi, Like the title says i finally got my free upgrade to 20 mb a couple of weeks ago. When i test my down load speed with http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...speedtest.html or http://www.speedtest.net/ it says between 15mb to 19mb download but when it actualy comes to downloading anything proper i'm only getting 1.5-2mb! Now wishing they'd left me on the 10mb connection. Anyone have any ideas what's wrong? i have tried to download at different times ie 5am, 3pm, 9pm even 1am still the same results I've been downloading a 300mb file for something like 50mins so far this afternoon averaging 150 kb/sec, still says 23 mins to go! Please help ---------- Post added at 16:14 ---------- Previous post was at 16:10 ---------- just done a speed test it's saying 17.52 mbps but my download is only doing 150 KB/sec. Could it be a setting on my computer some where affecting it?