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Originally Posted by quadplay
Quite the opposite - it's because it never leaves the ntl network that it's the best test of your line speed, as opposed to the connection speed between you and another server which may be affected by congestion on the server, peering link, etc.
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3 cheers for the explanation
other site people can try for proper external testing
http://www.abeltronica.com/velocimet...=uk&newlang=uk
and for ftp proxyless external traffic
ftp.mirror.ac.uk
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Originally Posted by Paul M
Of course it's a real speed test - in fact it's the best speed test for ntl customers because it's all internal to the ntl network, so it's not affected by any other issues external to ntl's control. External network tests are subject to the whim of all the interconnecting network/routers etc. Please do not confuse people by talking about things you do not appear to understand.
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Paul he is right about the peering. their are other points of congestion under ntl's control that affect internet traffic. The ubr simply takes the traffic to ntl's core network and then their are varios pipes leaving that core network out to the internet, these pipes can and some do get full.
Your test is very useful tho to see if slow speeds are caused by the ubr.