Is this normal?? Weird speed test results

[mudkumpf]

Are these results due to cacheing? Seems odd that only one is super high, but I get results like these quite often.

I'm supposed to be on 10Mb, but the "normal" results I get always come in under 2Mb

THey're supposed to be doing network updates on my local exchange thing tonight, so I'll give it a few days, but just wanted to ask about these results.

Thanks

Muds

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:06:55 GMT

1st 512K took 3016 ms = 169.8 KB/sec, approx 1399 Kbps, 1.37 Mbps
2nd 512K took 4656 ms = 110 KB/sec, approx 906 Kbps, 0.88 Mbps
3rd 512K took 156 ms = 3282.1 KB/sec, approx 27045 Kbps, 26.41 Mbps
4th 512K took 1672 ms = 306.2 KB/sec, approx 2523 Kbps, 2.46 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 7968 Kbps, 7.78 Mbps



To repeat this test from the source server click here.

[AbyssUnderground]

Here is a thread asking the same as you: http://cableforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=44878

[2||Para]

But in answer to your question.....Yes your on NTL what do you expect

[DocDutch]

what I normally do to see if my 10 meg is working okay is download something from a really fast server.

1 I normally use is :ftp://mirror.ac.uk/edunfs/mirrors/si...4/live-cd-9.2/ and just download the SUSE-Linux-9.2-LiveCD-64bit.iso file (611mb) but give it just a minute then cancel.

I'm around the 0.99MB/sec and 1.04MB/sec.

have to say that I find speed test sites are mostly unreliable sources really.

[mudkumpf]

Hmph

398MB/sec

so I guess that's actually about 3 Meg (if I got the 8 the right way round)

I shouldn't complain I guess - I used to be on the 2 meg, but the bottom dropped out of the connection a couple of weeks ago. I went to switch providers, and they offered my 2mb free for a year (no point as its still slow) or 10Mb half price. So I got 10Mb for cheaper than the 2Mb, even though I'm getting speeds nearer to the 2mb mark. It's more the principle of the thing....

My upload speed is fine, which is nice.

thanks for the feedback

muds

[DocDutch]

errr no what your measuring there isnt correct Mud.... your are saying now that your connection is close to 4 GB not MB...... redo the download for a minute and look at what your speed is like

[mudkumpf]

Sorry - fat fingers!

Should've said 398KB/s

lol

[DocDutch]

means your running on 3mb

[mudkumpf]

I'd go with that too, except for the fact that NTL don't do 3Mb any more (or do they?) and my modem says the following:

Maximum Downstream Data Rate : 10240000
Maximum Upstream Data Rate : 512000

so that's supposed to be 10Mb. I've read a good few other posts in other threads from people in my postcode area that have similar issues.

I'll stick it out a bit longer and see where we get to

Cheers again

muds

[handyman]

I'm fairly sure (waits for ignition to correct him) that cable broadband can be burstable.

i.e. It can suddenly send a huge amount of bandwidth through before its regulated by the ntl equipment (ubr/cmts?).

[jtwn]

Thats what they say but the modem client side still defines the maximum transmission rates.

[Chrysalis]

change your sleep pattern so you use the net 4am to midday then you have a proper service

[mudkumpf]

I use the web round the clock at various points of the week and it's always the same

(I get the NTL dig tho... )