5Mb the magic number - Page 2

synner · 11-10-2008, 18:08

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Originally Posted by spiderplant

Given that something like 80% of users are on the 2Mbps profile, if users are averaging 6.15Mbps, it just shows how good the higher speeds are.

ps. Can anyone tell me the name of an overloaded UBR? I want to check something.

UBR04 Preston, cable 6 I think..

Bri

Toto · 11-10-2008, 19:02

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Originally Posted by Gary L

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Not for someone's observation. I am going to do you a favour and ask Virgin what the average speed is for a user to have on an over subscribed UBR. could be interesting as to what the actual figure is.

Observation?

Your opening post on this subject was:

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5Mb is the average speed a person on the 20Mb will get when they are on an overloaded UBR.

Now, I'm not hot on English grammar, but when I see "is" in a sentence I tend to assume that's definite.

I assumed wrongly that you had the statistics to back up what seemed to be a definitive statement. The fact that you now have to ask Virgin themselves for some figures leads me to believe that perhaps your statement was ill conceived?

Had you said "I think the average speed........" then it probably wouldn't have caught my eye, or the eye of others, but then you do have a penchant for wild claims, such as that so-called "webwise" token in that header you posted.

Gary L · 11-10-2008, 19:04

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Originally Posted by Toto

Now, I'm not hot on English grammar, but when I see "is" in a sentence I tend to assume that's definite.

I assumed wrongly

We know

dev · 11-10-2008, 19:29

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Originally Posted by Gary L

Virgin won by just under 1Mb. you're right the speeds are very good for 20Mb fibre optic

the point was that all those 2mb customers will bring the average down a lot as there are a lot of them. then chuck in the 4mb/10mb users who get STMd then check, and the 20mb users who get STMd and then check and you seen see the average can drop dramatically from 20mb.

one thing to mention tho, why do people do speed tests? is it for reassurance of the speed? or do they only check the speed if they think things are running slowly?

Gary L · 11-10-2008, 20:19

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Originally Posted by dev

the point was that all those 2mb customers will bring the average down a lot as there are a lot of them. then chuck in the 4mb/10mb users who get STMd then check, and the 20mb users who get STMd and then check and you seen see the average can drop dramatically from 20mb.

Makes you wonder if it's the result Virgin want to see really. if you wanted their 10Mb or 20Mb broadband and read it that your average speed is going to be 6Mb.

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one thing to mention tho, why do people do speed tests? is it for reassurance of the speed? or do they only check the speed if they think things are running slowly?

I think running speed tests is just a natural thing to do now with broadband. I do it myself now and again for both reasons.

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Originally Posted by spiderplant

Can anyone tell me the name of an overloaded UBR? I want to check something.

ubr07shef is one.

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There appears to be a capacity issue on ubr07shef causing this performance issue. I have passed this to our Outage team and will post a reference once I have one.

That was for someone only getting 5.5Mb.

D.Casey · 11-10-2008, 20:49

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Originally Posted by dev

one thing to mention tho, why do people do speed tests? is it for reassurance of the speed? or do they only check the speed if they think things are running slowly?

I run speed tests to determine why its taking 10 mins to load up a webpage or 40mins for a youtube vid

Ignitionnet · 11-10-2008, 21:11

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Originally Posted by spiderplant

Given that something like 80% of users are on the 2Mbps profile, if users are averaging 6.15Mbps, it just shows how good the higher speeds are.

ps. Can anyone tell me the name of an overloaded UBR? I want to check something.

Go to the newsgroup virginmedia.support.broadband.cable and look through the slow speeds posts there for reports of high Tx load then take the IP address from the original poster of the thread and look it up.

12-10-2008, 12:51

I am ubr dud05 and that overloaded and I get anything from 5mb - 10mb in peak times roll on 13th Nov for the upgrade

Gary L · 12-10-2008, 13:17

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Originally Posted by darthlinux

I am ubr dud05 and that overloaded and I get anything from 5mb - 10mb in peak times roll on 13th Nov for the upgrade

I can bet money that the 13th will come and go and there will be a new date given for the upgrade.

12-10-2008, 13:37

well I aint holding breath