Telewest Testing 100MBit?

Andrewcrawford23 · 31-03-2006, 09:56

well i jsut done a speed test there and im totally shocked at the results and i have tested the downlaod speed on other places and im way excess off the 1.2mb/sec of 10MBit service i think im currently getting 6-8mb/sec and the uplaod is quoted as 10Mbit

any one know if telewest is testing this and that why i suddenly got high speeds also is there a way top post a picture here if not ill upload to my pwp site and psot the link

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acutally ive jsut realise di can post the speed test from adslguide

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/sp...3496dc64dabb3b

hoofner · 31-03-2006, 10:19

Those speeds are crazy!!

Andrewcrawford23 · 31-03-2006, 10:26

i know i jsut about drop to the floor when i ran the test

i was downloading something and then i noticed speeds of 2mb/sec and went huh so decide to run the test and that what i got

Ignition · 31-03-2006, 11:22

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Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23

i know i jsut about drop to the floor when i ran the test

i was downloading something and then i noticed speeds of 2mb/sec and went huh so decide to run the test and that what i got

No idea why you've suddenly such high apparent speeds, the speeds you're reporting are impossible on Telewest's network, and if you check your cable modem it'll agree that it can't go that fast.

It might be a bit excessive but that ADSLGuide test seems wrong, I can't get download that high on 100Mbit dedicated from ADSLGuide.

Graham M · 31-03-2006, 11:50

It could be Telewest's bandwidth limiting software malfunctioning on your UBR, for the sake of everyone else in your area, lets hope its sorted soon eh?

hoofner · 31-03-2006, 12:02

I say get some bt's on the go and suck em dry for a bit, might get some alarm bells ringing!

Andrewcrawford23 · 31-03-2006, 12:03

ive already reported it incase it is a fault, allow the tech support never believe me until i gave them the link

ingintion i dnt know because i was acutally downloading at 7.2mb/sec from gigabit server i know in sweden, that why i ran teh speed test caus eiwas getting such fast speed, but i do agree i check the modem as wlel and it still said 10mbit that why i was wondering if it was telewest testing 100mbit by accident

but im totally confussed past the fact i got it, from my experaince your very knowledge user and i believe what you say ingition but i jsut cnt explain how got them speeds or that test result, is it possiable it is a fault on the ubr?

Ignition · 31-03-2006, 13:45

Your modem is not capable of delivering that much bandwidth to be honest that's why I'm a bit confused.

Even if uBR isn't limiting you in any way you still shouldn't be able to get those kinds of speeds, your modem will only be capable of 38Mbit/s.

The most that any cable modem that isn't DOCSIS 3 can do is 51Mbit/s and I think your modem is of the type that only goes up to 38.

Oh well, we'll see.

BTW The upstream should be throttled by the modem however your upstream speed test is about as high as your modem can do without any capping at all (allowing the other people in the area a little bandwidth

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Am sure they'll be able to find something, it's a new one on me. You cannae change the laws of physics and they say 7.2MB/s is impossible on normal non-DOCSIS 3 cable, as is your ADSLGuide speed test.

Andrewcrawford23 · 31-03-2006, 14:04

if i ever get any feedback ill post what they say because im certainly way confussed and i hope it aint a fault that will affect me or others

Stuart · 31-03-2006, 14:14

Andrewcrawford, try the speed test on this forum (go to the top of this page, and look for the "Speed Test" link somewhere in the middle.

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Am sure they'll be able to find something, it's a new one on me. You cannae change the laws of physics and they say 7.2MB/s is impossible on normal non-DOCSIS 3 cable, as is your ADSLGuide speed test.

Although if he's using Internet Explorer to download, it is possible that's wrong. I've had some frankly bizarre speeds quoted to me by the IE download dialog.

hoofner · 31-03-2006, 14:42

I recommend http://www.broadbandspeedtest.net, a downloadable application.

Andrewcrawford23 · 31-03-2006, 14:52

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Originally Posted by hoofner

I recommend http://www.broadbandspeedtest.net, a downloadable application.

ive got that program and had ti for many years i even used it and it gave similer results

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Originally Posted by Stuart C

Andrewcrawford, try the speed test on this forum (go to the top of this page, and look for the "Speed Test" link somewhere in the middle.

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Although if he's using Internet Explorer to download, it is possible that's wrong. I've had some frankly bizarre speeds quoted to me by the IE download dialog.

it was via a ftp program and there normally quite accurate for me

i would try it but the speed have went back to normally about 10-15 minutes after i done the test and was gettign them very high speeds i love to be able to get anotehr test done sayign them speeds incase there a serious fault giving peopel moreless uncapped service

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i even managed to get approximently 2-3mb/sec on blueyonder newsgroups which latelly i was only gettign 400-600kb/sec on it im really baffled why i got them speeds

hence why i made the topic telewest testign 100mbit because it only seem possiable to me that hwo i would have got them speeds but goign onigintion i couldnt get them anyway because of the modem

btw the modem is WebSTAR DPX100

martin27 · 31-03-2006, 20:40

I got a whole episode of Battlestar Galactica from bitorrent the other day and it downloaded in about 10 mins, im on Telewest Broadband 4meg Blueyonder Connection but it feels faster, it's better than the BT Broadband which is in my own opinion a load of CRAP.

jtwn · 01-04-2006, 02:25

Andrewcrawford where do you live? Maybe I can move in sometime?

**Paul** · 01-04-2006, 02:30

You've a long way to go ;

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Location: Scotland

Glasgow as I recall from his Digiguide days.