virgin 50meg speed test

[g0mit]

the 50 meg speed test has been locked off so only techs can use it. This is the email
I've been asked to lock the servers so that they're only available to Virgin Media staff. This is to keep them 100% accurate during the customer installation tests.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

Kind regards,

Neil Illingworth

[BenMcr]

Thanks god.

As has been said before when they got posted, you had 2,10,20Mbit customers running tests on them so the 50Mbit tests were getting affected

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by g0mit

the 50 meg speed test has been locked off so only techs can use it. This is the email
I've been asked to lock the servers so that they're only available to Virgin Media staff. This is to keep them 100% accurate during the customer installation tests.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

Kind regards,

Neil Illingworth

Any chance of these being replaced by tests at each hubsite on the switches with the CMTSes?

Would only be a *nix or even Windows box in each hubsite and wouldn't cost that much in the grand scheme and might save a few support calls in the longer run.

Failing that even bosh a cluster into Winnersh or Knowsley dedicated to speed testing.

Saves hassle with dodgy speed test results, support costs, improves customer satisfaction, etc, could even link it up with http://www.broadbandreports.com and their speedtest network and get a nice e-peen enlarging ranking on their test board