Slowness in Bromley, Kent

[neoapple]

Is it me or are some sites taking ages to load and some aint?

Im in bromley, kent
BR4 0hn area

Examples of slow sites are
http://www.phpbb.com
http://www.neowin.net

But most sites load instant, like cableforum, google.com, gmail, apple.com, microsoft.com.
and im sure this issue happened in the last few days....

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[Mick Fisher]

They load OK for me.

Try changing your proxy.

[neoapple]

changing my proxy aint really an option as i have a windows pc networked and a mac networked and it's not my network as why would some sites load slower than others or time out....
all happened in the last couple of days as well. look at the slowness

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:59:38 GMT

1st 512K took 4652 ms = 110.1 KB/sec, approx 907 Kbps, 0.89 Mbps
2nd 512K took 4367 ms = 117.2 KB/sec, approx 966 Kbps, 0.94 Mbps
3rd 512K took 4376 ms = 117 KB/sec, approx 964 Kbps, 0.94 Mbps
4th 512K took 4370 ms = 117.2 KB/sec, approx 966 Kbps, 0.94 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 951 Kbps, 0.93 Mbps

[eggcup_1999]

Im getting that too mate, when i try to download files from one site it can be really fast and from another it can be like a snails pace maybe 5k/sec, im using a Samsung STB, been like it since wednesday. in poole dorset, BH15

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by neoapple

changing my proxy aint really an option as i have a windows pc networked and a mac networked and it's not my network as why would some sites load slower than others or time out....
all happened in the last couple of days as well. look at the slowness

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:59:38 GMT

1st 512K took 4652 ms = 110.1 KB/sec, approx 907 Kbps, 0.89 Mbps
2nd 512K took 4367 ms = 117.2 KB/sec, approx 966 Kbps, 0.94 Mbps
3rd 512K took 4376 ms = 117 KB/sec, approx 964 Kbps, 0.94 Mbps
4th 512K took 4370 ms = 117.2 KB/sec, approx 966 Kbps, 0.94 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 951 Kbps, 0.93 Mbps

It is probably a problem with Proxies. You need to re-set the proxies on both the PC and the Mac.

[neoapple]

well i got a PACE STB... looks like ntl have no choice but to give me a cable modem. I have 2 cable filters on my STB plus they fixed it at the green box and all my wireing conections etc are replaced....

[Stuart]

Which model Pace? The 1000 and 2000 series can only do 1 to 1.5 meg anyway.

[neoapple]

yer i have an older STB but ntl refuse to replace.
just tried a different proxy
bmly-cache-10.server.ntli.net
1st 512K took 14308 ms = 35.8 KB/sec, approx 295 Kbps, 0.29 Mbps
2nd 512K took 11453 ms = 44.7 KB/sec, approx 368 Kbps, 0.36 Mbps
3rd 512K took 9088 ms = 56.3 KB/sec, approx 464 Kbps, 0.45 Mbps
4th 512K took 7896 ms = 64.8 KB/sec, approx 534 Kbps, 0.52 Mbps

bmly-cache-4.server.ntli.net
Lets just say ok slowwwwwwww

for a different area test
oxfd-cache-1.server.ntli.net
1st 512K took 6048 ms = 84.7 KB/sec, approx 698 Kbps, 0.68 Mbps
2nd 512K took 5922 ms = 86.5 KB/sec, approx 713 Kbps, 0.7 Mbps
3rd 512K took 14649 ms = 35 KB/sec, approx 288 Kbps, 0.28 Mbps
4th 512K took 1147 ms = 446.4 KB/sec, approx 3678 Kbps, 3.59 Mbps

now something is not right here......


Edit rebooted STB now i get a steady 100kb downlaod from speed test
same in bromley
1st 512K took 4362 ms = 117.4 KB/sec, approx 967 Kbps, 0.94 Mbps
2nd 512K took 4368 ms = 117.2 KB/sec, approx 966 Kbps, 0.94 Mbps
3rd 512K took 4546 ms = 112.6 KB/sec, approx 928 Kbps, 0.91 Mbps
4th 512K took 4363 ms = 117.4 KB/sec, approx 967 Kbps, 0.94 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 957 Kbps, 0.93 Mbps

But the responce time is rubbish

[eggcup_1999]

I think it has to be something else other than proxies, I notice on the ntl sever status page the work that they were meant to be finished doing last week is still not finished...... hmmmmmmmmm

[neoapple]

Oh and before you lot even say it. No its not my network, as i just hardwired my main pc direct into the ntl STB and not through router and still same speeds, even after rebooting stb with it connected to pc

Same here but with a cable modem - and check this site for how I got on with tech support:

http://www.nthell.net

[neoapple]

well this was not a 1 day issue there is def something wrong so i will phone tech support tommorow

[Kes]

Bromley, BR2

My wife's been complaining about the speed of the internet for about a month and has just got me to come up and try it - hotmail.com is unuseable at the moment, but this forum is lightning fast.
I'll try swapping proxies, but that doesn't sound like a proper solution - what speed test are you using? I'll try it here over the next week, might try and automate it so it can run while I'm in work as well. Then I can give the logs to NTL and they can explain what the problem is (if they can be bothered to keep my custom).

I can noe confirm that a friend in BR6 is having exactly the same problem. Started about 4 weeks ago.

According to NTL tech support the problem, and I'm quoting "has been caused by over-subscription to the service"

[slug]

I too have been having this problem (BR3) . Just rebooted my modem, got the 2mg to 4 mg upgrade and it seems to have solved slow loading pages.