is it going to get better??

[salem]

hi everyone
i've been with ntl for a few years now and have to say that things arn't looking good.
i play games online mostly and used to be quite happy with what is now the 600k service but over the last six months or so my speed has gone down and down(i test my speed and bandwidth regularly), my current speed is about 100kbps and has remained at this level for about the last month or so.
it used to be the case that after 9 pm it would perk up a bit but now it seems this is no longer the case.
i would rather not go to bt open wound sorry open world but i have to ask myself what the hell i'm paying for here, i was thinking about the 1mb service but is that going to give me 200kbps instead.
is it worth investing in 1mb? are things going to improve?
is this the most serious post i have ever written?

thanks

salem

[2||Para]

Pffffff , i play cs online everyday and hence check my speed to.You get 100kbps? Best i ever manage is 72kbps !!! What am i doing wrong?

[salem]

i'm paying for 600kbps trying to play mohaa with 1/6th of that is painfull

[Jon M]

in relation to bandwidth 600k stands for 600,000 bits per second.
there are 8 bits in a byte, therefore giving you 75 kilobits per second. as there are 1024 bytes in a kilobyte (notice kilobit/kilobyte) the maximum speed of a 600k line is 73.2kb per second.

anything above that is purely burst transfer.

so don't worry para.. you're getting exactly what you should

[2||Para]

thanks s1lv3r thought i was getting ripped off there for a minute!!!

email was being prepared to send to NTL lol

Thanks

[Fawkes]

I don't know what speed test your using but try this one and post the result here.

There are plenty of people here willing and able to help you. Welcome the NTHW btw.

[2||Para]

I use beeline bandwidth tester pretty good and you can do 30 a day.


Tried the 1 in the link tho thanks results follow:
Mon, 8 Dec 2003 21:43:37 UTC
1st 128K took 3064 ms = 42778 Bytes/sec = approx 356 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1813 ms = 72296 Bytes/sec = approx 602 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 2083 ms = 62925 Bytes/sec = approx 524 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1532 ms = 85556 Bytes/sec = approx 712 kbits/sec

[salem]

hows this look cant say i understand it but hope it helps
Mon, 8 Dec 2003 21:45:55 UTC
1st 128K took 1813 ms = 72296 Bytes/sec = approx 602 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1863 ms = 70355 Bytes/sec = approx 585 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1822 ms = 71939 Bytes/sec = approx 599 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1853 ms = 70735 Bytes/sec = approx 589 kbits/sec

[2||Para]

BTW thanks for the welcome, Beeline is available here

http://www.beelinebandwidthtest.com/

Please post results so i can compare my 600k service.

Thanks

[salem]

oh thanks for the welcome btw

[salem]

Originally Posted by 2||Para

BTW thanks for the welcome, Beeline is available here

http://www.beelinebandwidthtest.com/

Please post results so i can compare my 600k service.

Thanks

thanks for help para
beeline gave me 576kbps
seems pretty good i'll have to chuck mcafee test engine in the bin i think
still dont know why everything slows down though??

[zovat]

Originally Posted by salem

hows this look cant say i understand it but hope it helps
Mon, 8 Dec 2003 21:45:55 UTC
1st 128K took 1813 ms = 72296 Bytes/sec = approx 602 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1863 ms = 70355 Bytes/sec = approx 585 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1822 ms = 71939 Bytes/sec = approx 599 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1853 ms = 70735 Bytes/sec = approx 589 kbits/sec

for a 600k service, this looks about right...

[2||Para]

actually salem your speeds are pretty stable, where as mine are all over the place,wierd.

[asdf]

Originally Posted by 2||Para

actually salem your speeds are pretty stable, where as mine are all over the place,wierd.

Were you using your connection (apart from the test) at all whilst conducting the test?

[2||Para]

No i shut everything down,always do