What download speed should i expect?

dodger · 02-03-2005, 01:04

"Hi all" Installed in time for Christmas 768kbps. I live in Leeds area and my dowwnload speed is never more than 36 no matter what site or @ what time of day. i have a friend on a rival supplier, he has a 500kbps and his average download speed is 70-80. Everything else seems ok, Call of duty plays like a dream on line and web browsing speed seems fine. It starts of @ about 90 then without fail drops down to 35-36. "Is sum ting wong?"

gooner4life · 02-03-2005, 05:58

sounds like packet loss run this http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks fill in the correct info and then post the results back here, sometimes a software tweak will resolve packet loss.

paulyoung666 · 02-03-2005, 07:04

hi and

to the site dodger , have a look at this and post back the results , i wonder if you are on the 300 k service by mistake

, enjoy your stay here btw

bopdude · 02-03-2005, 07:37

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

hi and

to the site dodger , have a look at this and post back the results , i wonder if you are on the 300 k service by mistake

, enjoy your stay here btw

Nice little app there Paul

not that I need it at the mo, getting d/l speed of 171.7 kB/s on one file

I can't wait for the upgrade

On the 1.5 service BTW

jtwn · 02-03-2005, 07:49

He won't be getting 70-80kB/s on 512k.

OinkyBoinky · 02-03-2005, 07:54

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Originally Posted by jtwn

He won't be getting 70-80kB/s on 512k.

Thats the sorta speeds i'm getting on my 750k...

Neil · 02-03-2005, 07:56

70-80Kb/Sec is a little optimistic for a 500k DSL service I feel.

It will max out at around 60k once the initial 'burst' rate has slowed down.

He may show 70-80k initially, but if he downloads a large file it will settle down to about 60k/sec.

**Paul** · 02-03-2005, 09:08

The most you will ever get from a 512k/bit line is about 61/62k/bytes a sec (512/8 = 64, but you lose a bit in overhead). The only reason that windows could possibly show it faster [to start with] is because it's calculating it badly - but that's M$ for you.

Albie · 02-03-2005, 18:30

What d/l speed should I expect when I'm upgraded to 2MB?

Neil · 02-03-2005, 18:52

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Originally Posted by Albie

What d/l speed should I expect when I'm upgraded to 2MB?

260Kb/sec approx.

**Paul** · 02-03-2005, 18:59

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Originally Posted by Neil

260Kb/sec approx.

Not quite 260

- 2048/8 = 256, then take of a bit for overhead - you should expect around 250 Kbytes/sec.

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I'm looking forward to my 3M - at around 365K/sec.

Matth · 02-03-2005, 19:20

Some RWIN tweaks may be required, particularly if using Windows default or tuned values for a lower speed.

The NTL CD, I believe, sets it ridiculously large, though in many cases, the value will be adaptive up to the maximum, starting at 1 packet size, and then doubling if the connection is dleay limited, but reducing if there is a high level of packet loss.

RWIN too low, causes slowdown as the connection ends up idling if it's got too much delay for the actual speed possible.

RWIN too high, can promote packet loss on poor paths, and can degrade responsiveness on multiple connections.

paulyoung666 · 02-03-2005, 19:47

wonder what happened to the op

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Originally Posted by Matth

Some RWIN tweaks may be required, particularly if using Windows default or tuned values for a lower speed.

The NTL CD, I believe, sets it ridiculously large, though in many cases, the value will be adaptive up to the maximum, starting at 1 packet size, and then doubling if the connection is dleay limited, but reducing if there is a high level of packet loss.

RWIN too low, causes slowdown as the connection ends up idling if it's got too much delay for the actual speed possible.

RWIN too high, can promote packet loss on poor paths, and can degrade responsiveness on multiple connections.

i played that game in the past and found it made no noticeable difference at all , besides that i wouldnt use the ntl disc unless i needed the the usb drivers which i dont anyway

dodger · 02-03-2005, 23:18

"What info do i need to post"

and Thanks all for pointing out to me that my mate is exagerating his kinky bits per/sec. "Have to watch him" Little tinker.

I ran the test and it said:"Looking good" "Cool" I might be handsome and good looking (How does it know?")

,but me downloads r still a tad on the dull side.

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Originally Posted by gooner4life

sounds like packet loss run this http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks fill in the correct info and then post the results back here, sometimes a software tweak will resolve packet loss.

ian@huth · 02-03-2005, 23:45

There can be several reasons why your download speed is low.These can include, amongst other things, poor network settings(still tweaked for dial-up) and incorrect duplex settings. If you are using p2p software your upload may be getting maxed out which really slows the downloads. Robin Walker has an excellent site which can help you with many problems. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...ips/index.html

The speed you are getting is spot on for a 300k connection. You may be getting this instead of the 750k speed you thought you was on. Have you done the speed tests suggested earlier by Paul?