Premature 750k ?

[PeteSpringfield]

Peculiar broadband behaviour down here in Hampshire (PO15). Several bandwidth testing sites are reporting my linnk at around 512k - 600k.

NTL service pages and NTL help claim I haven't been prematurely downgraded. I'll give it a day or so before I start creating but I'd be interested in any corroboration from nearby users.

Cheers,
Pete

[Nemesis]

huh ???

how can this be premature 750k
and what speed are you supposed to be on ?

[orangebird]

Originally Posted by PeteSpringfield

Peculiar broadband behaviour down here in Hampshire (PO15). Several bandwidth testing sites are reporting my linnk at around 512k - 600k.

NTL service pages and NTL help claim I haven't been prematurely downgraded. I'll give it a day or so before I start creating but I'd be interested in any corroboration from nearby users.

Cheers,
Pete

What speed are you supposed to be on?

Try the following speed test and post the results for us thanks.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...speedtest.html

Welcome to the site btw.

[PeteSpringfield]

Apologies for the vague introduction. Being fixated on the forthcoming change, I forgot to mention that I should be on the 1Mb/s service.Mick, thanks for the welcome and for the pointer to a definitive NTL test location. See results below.

Although it might be tempting fate, I've actually been very happy with NTL broadband overall but I greatly fear any changes. It's seems that individually NTL people are helpful, polite souls but as an organisation, well you know the rest!

From http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...speedtest.html
Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:07:08 UTC
1st 128K took 875 ms = 149797 Bytes/sec = approx 1246 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1047 ms = 125188 Bytes/sec = approx 1042 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1062 ms = 123420 Bytes/sec = approx 1027 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1078 ms = 121588 Bytes/sec = approx 1012 kbits/sec

But interestingly,
rom www.bandwidthplace.com
709 kilobits per second
Communications 709 kilobits per second
Storage 86.6 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 11.8 seconds
Subjective rating Good
Info
Date & time Friday, July 23, 11:08AM*
Test type IDT4 Free
Connection type Cable
Region United Kingdom
Data size 605KB
IP address 81.107.138.112
Provider RIPE Network Coordination Centre

and

From http://www.beelinebandwidthtest.com/
688 kbp/s

Thankls to you all for your contributions,
Pete

[paulyoung666]

have you tried this , it is the best i reckon

[PeteSpringfield]

Thanks PaulYoung,

Panic over I think though,

Results from http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedchart.asp

Direction

Actual Speed

True Speed (estimated)

Downstream859 Kbps (107.4 KB/sec)927 Kbps (inc. overheads)Upstream241 Kbps (30.1 KB/sec)260 Kbps (inc. overheads)

Suggests that there is something up with translatlantic links as I always used to use bandwidthtestplace just to check from time to time.

Must remember to use local testing in future!

Cheers, All

I find Robin's speed test more reliable and the test results that you have posted above Pete from the speed test link I gave you, reflect the normal results of a 1MB connection.