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Old 09-09-2006, 16:44   #16
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Re: download speed issues (yes another thread)

That magical 5pm has come and things just get worse and worse.

ITs getting beyond a joke now....

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:42:57 GMT

1st 512K took 8110 ms = 63.1 KB/sec, approx 520 Kbps, 0.51 Mbps
2nd 512K took 1390 ms = 368.3 KB/sec, approx 3035 Kbps, 2.96 Mbps
3rd 512K took 1969 ms = 260 KB/sec, approx 2142 Kbps, 2.09 Mbps
4th 512K took 5766 ms = 88.8 KB/sec, approx 732 Kbps, 0.71 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 1607 Kbps, 1.57 Mbps



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On a 10mb line..
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Old 09-09-2006, 17:54   #17
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Re: download speed issues (yes another thread)

lol thats nothing i'm on 4meg and only getting 33kbps! -thats if i can even get the speed test to finish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

somthing is seriously wrong
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Old 09-09-2006, 19:12   #18
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8 pm Saturday evening and my 4 meg service gives the following:

Sat, 09 Sep 2006

1st 512K took 1734 ms = 295.3 KB/sec, approx 2433 Kbps, 2.38 Mbps
2nd 512K took 2362 ms = 216.8 KB/sec, approx 1786 Kbps, 1.74 Mbps
3rd 512K took 3756 ms = 136.3 KB/sec, approx 1123 Kbps, 1.1 Mbps
4th 512K took 1385 ms = 369.7 KB/sec, approx 3046 Kbps, 2.97 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 2097 Kbps, 2.05 Mbps

Oh well, at least Everton won!
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Old 11-09-2006, 19:52   #19
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Re: download speed issues (yes another thread)

I got fed up with it and have just signed up with pipex
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Old 11-09-2006, 20:21   #20
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Re: download speed issues (yes another thread)

Poop for me at the mo (Cheshire).

Have noticed pings have been bad last 3 days or so. Just did a speed test and it was one of the sub 1mb varieties
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Old 12-09-2006, 03:15   #21
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Re: download speed issues (yes another thread)

im in surrey and my speeds as of this morning have been aweful, im lucky if i can get half my pages to load today and still no sign of improvment.
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Old 12-09-2006, 08:51   #22
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Re: download speed issues (yes another thread)

9.50am and i get this.

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:50:25 GMT

1st 512K took 735 ms = 696.6 KB/sec, approx 5740 Kbps, 5.61 Mbps
2nd 512K took 437 ms = 1171.6 KB/sec, approx 9654 Kbps, 9.43 Mbps
3rd 512K took 469 ms = 1091.7 KB/sec, approx 8996 Kbps, 8.79 Mbps
4th 512K took 500 ms = 1024 KB/sec, approx 8438 Kbps, 8.24 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 8207 Kbps, 8.02 Mbps



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Which isnt too bad, because web speed tests are 100% and i can get my full 10mb from newsgroups.
But come 5pm tonight and ill be down to 1.0 mbps

The network is seriously up **** creek
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Old 12-09-2006, 20:03   #23
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Re: download speed issues (yes another thread)

20:32 and I'm on 10 meg in Colchester

Downstream 354.8 Kbps ( = 0.3 Mbps )
Upstream 474.1 Kbps ( = 0.5 Mbps )

how can ntl say that there is no problem?
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Re: download speed issues (yes another thread)

Experiencing the same problems in S-o-T as the other guys. 4Mb cable just comes to a standstill in the evenings for me recently. Currently getting a download speed equivalent to about a 256k line.
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Re: download speed issues (yes another thread)

ditto most others im wirral, baguley i think its called.
terrible in evening.
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Old 12-09-2006, 20:44   #26
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Re: download speed issues (yes another thread)

Well, I had the BT engineer out yesterday who did a line test. He says that it is poor quality and the most I can expect to get is a max of 1meg broadband and nowhere near the 8meg that I wanted!

Looks like I'm stuck with ntl as doesn't seem any point in moving from one sh*t service to another.

There's obviously a problem. I can't understand why no one at ntl seems to be able to admit it.
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Re: download speed issues (yes another thread)

Same here in Bolton, Lancs. 4mb choppy all round

And quite a few friends around this area have been getting disconnected. Not got the full info on this if it's a modem fault or the actual service But only seems to have started happening over the last few weeks.
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Re: download speed issues (yes another thread)

Its been happening for the last week and a half here, its not just an area issue, its an issue in the whole NTL network, it must be if loads of people are complaining now...
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Re: download speed issues (yes another thread)

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Well, I had the BT engineer out yesterday who did a line test. He says that it is poor quality and the most I can expect to get is a max of 1meg broadband and nowhere near the 8meg that I wanted!

Looks like I'm stuck with ntl as doesn't seem any point in moving from one sh*t service to another.

There's obviously a problem. I can't understand why no one at ntl seems to be able to admit it.
1 meg thats better than NTL are providing to some people.
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1 meg thats better than NTL are providing to some people.
Yes - but at least BT didn't lie and tell me I'd get a speed that they weren't capable of delivering!
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