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andymt · 21-10-2005, 20:07

if downloading from a REALLY fast server, ie my friends dedi, hosted in UK with a dedicated 100mbps connection,
i might hit 1.6mbps as a burst on internet explorer and then settle at about 1.15mbps or maybe 1.2 if it is off peak (but this is extremely rare) (usually much less) but it shows at least that the problem aint my connection, but due to the nature of the internet. if i can hit 1.6mbps as a burst my connection has nothing wrong!!

however with firefox the burst seems to start at 7mbps or more!!
lol downloading from bog standard crammed us server id be lucky to hit 300kbps!
speed tests give me wierd results-from 2mps to 8mbps.
if u wanna test burst speed-use this (from friends dedi server)
http://andymt.co.uk/divx.exe

lol visit http://andymt.co.uk whilst yr at it.
if u wanna test a bit of streaming, go to http://andymt.co.uk/test.avi
or, if u wanna download a 4.5 mb file from the fastest server in the UK, go to
http://uk.clook.net/ (beware it goes in a flash)
make sure u try all these downloads at off peak times (prefferably middle of night) and close all applications like limewire, msn, bittorrent etc...
oh yeh, http://www.broadbandspeedtest.net/ is good if you think your broadband connection might be slow, it identifies problems with speed and configuration and gives you some technical things to tell telewest should you need to ring them.
hope this helps
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oh yeh and upload speeds?

uploadin to that fast dedi server i mentioned i usually get about 44kbps (quite good i think)
and on upload speed tests i always get around 380kbps (excellent)

21-10-2005, 20:07	#173
andymt Inactive Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, England Age: 40 Services: Telewest cable 10mb + telewest console gaming pack Posts: 148	Re: Telewest announce 10Mb broadband speed if downloading from a REALLY fast server, ie my friends dedi, hosted in UK with a dedicated 100mbps connection, i might hit 1.6mbps as a burst on internet explorer and then settle at about 1.15mbps or maybe 1.2 if it is off peak (but this is extremely rare) (usually much less) but it shows at least that the problem aint my connection, but due to the nature of the internet. if i can hit 1.6mbps as a burst my connection has nothing wrong!! however with firefox the burst seems to start at 7mbps or more!! lol downloading from bog standard crammed us server id be lucky to hit 300kbps! speed tests give me wierd results-from 2mps to 8mbps. if u wanna test burst speed-use this (from friends dedi server) http://andymt.co.uk/divx.exe lol visit http://andymt.co.uk whilst yr at it. if u wanna test a bit of streaming, go to http://andymt.co.uk/test.avi or, if u wanna download a 4.5 mb file from the fastest server in the UK, go to http://uk.clook.net/ (beware it goes in a flash) make sure u try all these downloads at off peak times (prefferably middle of night) and close all applications like limewire, msn, bittorrent etc... oh yeh, http://www.broadbandspeedtest.net/ is good if you think your broadband connection might be slow, it identifies problems with speed and configuration and gives you some technical things to tell telewest should you need to ring them. hope this helps __________________ oh yeh and upload speeds? uploadin to that fast dedi server i mentioned i usually get about 44kbps (quite good i think) and on upload speed tests i always get around 380kbps (excellent)