Speed on 10MB service

big_blue · 16-02-2006, 15:24

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest

I go to that site and take the speed test and im only getting 1.9 megabits per second and im on a 10mb connection, any suggestions of what im doing wrong? Also on torrents with lots of seeders and not many leechers i get around the 500 - 600kb/s in speed, surely i should get more than this? Any suggestions on what im doing wrong? Or suggestions on how to speed it up. Thanks.

Ramrod · 16-02-2006, 15:29

Are you on a stb or a modem? Do you use a router as well?

16-02-2006, 15:34

I just tried it and this is my result: 704.2 kilobits per second

Think the site is wrong if you try adslguide.org I get the correct speed!

Edit: I'm on the 2Mb teir by the way!

Just done a speed test on adslguide.org and one on here and i'm getting 1.9Mb which is good!

monkey2468 · 16-02-2006, 15:43

using that site I get 754.6 kilobits per second (i'm on 10Mb).
Using UK based sites including this one http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/speed.php I get full 10Mb.

big_blue · 16-02-2006, 16:20

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Are you on a stb or a modem? Do you use a router as well?

Sorry if this sounds stupid, but my internet is through the silver NTL modem thing? Through ethernet.

Cheers everyone, is there anyway i can speed my d/l's up or anything? cheers agian.

This is the speed i get from the site you provided:
Downstream2755 Kbps (344.4 KB/sec)2975 Kbps (inc. overheads)Upstream484 Kbps (60.5 KB/sec)522 Kbps (inc. overheads)

16-02-2006, 16:31

what does it tell you if you go here the username is root and the password is also root - click operation config on the left, then look at what the Maximum Downstream Data Rate: is? I normally get my right speed when I test it here.

marky · 16-02-2006, 16:32

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Originally Posted by big_blue

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest

Did you read this part

Quote:

Connections over 8mbit/s are not supported.

16-02-2006, 16:37

Im only on 2Mb and it gives me an incorrect reading!

marky · 16-02-2006, 16:43

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Originally Posted by acoolwelshbloke

Im only on 2Mb and it gives me an incorrect reading!

I just did it on my 2meg, it looks more like an upload speed

Chrysalis · 16-02-2006, 17:24

Communications 417.3 kilobits per second
Storage 50.9 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 20.1 seconds
Subjective rating Not bad

looks accurate to me, marking a site off because it doesnt report 10meg does not make it inaccurate.

big_blue · 16-02-2006, 18:21

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Originally Posted by Dodger444

what does it tell you if you go here the username is root and the password is also root - click operation config on the left, then look at what the Maximum Downstream Data Rate: is? I normally get my right speed when I test it here.

Hey, ok the first site gives my maximum downstream data rate as:
Maximum Downstream Data Rate : 10240000

And this is a picture of the second site you gave me:

So what kind of download speed should i be getting when downloading torrents etc? Thanks agian.

monkey2468 · 16-02-2006, 18:32

That looks fine.

big_blue · 16-02-2006, 18:36

its like now though, im downloading something off download.com and its 2.97mb in size, it should download straight away shouldnt it, but its got 3 minutes 20 seconds left. Transfer rate: 9.41kb/s.

monkey2468 · 16-02-2006, 18:41

Try downloading a large file from a large site that won't be saturated. microsoft, ati, nvidia, bbc or something.

Chrysalis · 17-02-2006, 13:53

monkey2468 by your reckoning if a speedtest shows a slow speed it is inaccurate?

it can never be ntl right?

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here is one I just did

here