speed

[zc1]

Hi,

I have a 2MB connection in the Lincoln area, and all my downloads seem slow, I just downloaded winzip 10 from download.com and the speed was about 250k according to the firewall I am running.

Is this a normal speed or should it be faster ?

I was wondering if there any site I can go to to test my speed and also download a file to test my download speed ?

I have also tried rebooting the modem.

Regards,
Garry

[patrickp]

You've got a 2 megabit, not megabyte, connection, zc1. Therefore, a 250KBs download is a pretty decent speed.

There are all sorts of speed tests: one of the best for download speed is Robin Walker's speed test. Because it's on the ntl network, it doesn't tend to suffer as much as some speed tests can from internet conditions.

Also, if you're on a cable modem rather than a settop box, you may be able to check the settings by directing your browser to http://192.168.100.1/ and entering 'root' as username and password. Go to the configuration page (on my NTL: 250 modem it's the Operation Confiuration page) and see what it says there. If you're on a 2Mb connection, it should say something like: Maximum Downstream Data Rate : 2048000 Maximum Upstream Data Rate : 200000. This is your connection speed, not how good that connection is to remote sites, which will determine your actual download speeds.

You can find more information on querying cable modem and settop box settings at Robin Walker's Cable Modem Troubleshooting Tips page. One last word of warning: don't try to change anything in your modem settings. Just use them for diagnosis.

Originally Posted by zc1

Hi,

I have a 2MB connection in the Lincoln area, and all my downloads seem slow, I just downloaded winzip 10 from download.com and the speed was about 250k according to the firewall I am running.

Is this a normal speed or should it be faster ?

I was wondering if there any site I can go to to test my speed and also download a file to test my download speed ?

I have also tried rebooting the modem.

Regards,
Garry

Click on this link. then copy and paste the results here. However looking at your result there i would say you are ok.

******** edit *******
beaten to it

[Neil]

Originally Posted by zc1

Hi,

I have a 2MB connection in the Lincoln area, and all my downloads seem slow, I just downloaded winzip 10 from download.com and the speed was about 250k according to the firewall I am running.

Is this a normal speed or should it be faster ?

I was wondering if there any site I can go to to test my speed and also download a file to test my download speed ?

I have also tried rebooting the modem.

Regards,
Garry

As Patrick says, don;t confuse megabits with megabytes.

This link should explain it a bit better.

to the site too.