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Old 07-05-2005, 17:15   #1
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My new speed record....

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Old 07-05-2005, 19:37   #2
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Re: My new speed record....

check mine out :-

Downstream 169 Kbps (21.1 KB/sec) 182 Kbps (inc. overheads)
Upstream 139 Kbps (17.4 KB/sec) 150 Kbps (inc. overheads

not bad for a 3 mb connection eh?

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Old 07-05-2005, 19:45   #3
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Re: My new speed record....

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check mine out :-

Downstream 169 Kbps (21.1 KB/sec) 182 Kbps (inc. overheads)
Upstream 139 Kbps (17.4 KB/sec) 150 Kbps (inc. overheads

not bad for a 3 mb connection eh?

(ntl, you just have to laugh dont you)


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A 3 meg connection?..but you arent getting 3 megs are you?...169 thats only half of 3 megs isnt it?Or are they combined to give you the connection?
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Old 07-05-2005, 19:50   #4
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Re: My new speed record....

err no thats 169 as in 3 times faster than dial up.
infact i plugged my 52 k modem in and pages actually load faster than through my bb modem.
ntl tec say the connection is fine, i beg to differ

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Re: My new speed record....

Odd that.....

That site tells me that I have a 1Mb connection when in fact I have a 2Mb connection. All other sites report the speed correctly.

I wonder if this is an issue with that particular site?
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Old 07-05-2005, 19:56   #6
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Re: My new speed record....

I have cable internet. I tried 3 different sites and got the same readings...
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Old 07-05-2005, 20:20   #7
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my connection is so crappy it wouldn't even run the test



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Old 07-05-2005, 20:22   #8
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Re: My new speed record....

You may not have your active x controls or java enabled...that may be why salem.
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Old 07-05-2005, 20:42   #9
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Re: My new speed record....

no its not that, ive used this test before without problems, i think my connection is so slow that it cant provide a result, i left it running for 20 mins, it will work ok during the day before say 4 pm, but after!!!
tec support recon its my fault for having to many ports open (pmsl)

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Re: My new speed record....

Result on 2mbit.

1.7 megabits per second
Communications 1.7 megabits per second
Storage 207.8 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 4.9 seconds
Subjective rating Great
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