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Old 19-05-2005, 10:48   #43
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Re: *All* Speed Increases Discussion In here. (Part 5)

Ok, I know this may sound stupid, but is there any way to tell if I've been upgraded?

I accidentally clicked on a favourite of the NTL speed test and was shocked to see the speed reported as 2000kb/s. I retried and got the same results:
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1st 128K took 531 ms = 246840 Bytes/sec = approx 2054 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 531 ms = 246840 Bytes/sec = approx 2054 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 532 ms = 246376 Bytes/sec = approx 2050 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 546 ms = 240059 Bytes/sec = approx 1997 kbits/sec

I then tried 3 more different speed tests I could find, and this is where I got confused.

1 of them reported my speed as 2 megabits - the other 2 reported my speed as 750kb/s (what I used to be/still am?)

Quote:
741.8 Kbps - You 741.8 kbps

Quote:
Loaded 754,928 bytes in
7.406 seconds =
Quote:
815 Kb


Quote:
Your speed is: 1923 Kb


Kind of misleading, as my speed used to be 750kb/s - but if I was upgraded, it'd be 2megabits?

I didnt do any upgrade myself (auto upgrade?). If it helps, I'm in the luton/bedfordshire area

Is there any way to find out if I've been upgraded? As I said, I know it sounds stupid, it's just peaked my curiosity
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