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Old 16-07-2006, 22:56   #16
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Re: Slow in...well a snail can go faster

Same here in Swinton/Manchester pages are real slow.

There is work going on though.

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Old 16-07-2006, 23:07   #17
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Re: Slow in...well a snail can go faster

Same in York, I'm using a Leeds proxy server and I'm getting speeds that are around 200 kbph.

I said this in a different forum but I think it bares repeating, I have 2 months left of free BB as compensation for the "appalling service" I have received (NTL's words) and then I'm leaving. I had this problem last week and before that too. No doubt it will happen again once they get this fixed.

Like many people, I've just given up the struggle with NTL now. I was given 3 months free BB but I don't want freebies, I want simple reliability. When the 2 remaining months are up, I'm gone, probably to Pipex.
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Old 16-07-2006, 23:22   #18
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Re: Slow in...well a snail can go faster

NG8

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 22:19:29 GMT

1st 512K took 35187 ms = 14.6 KB/sec, approx 120 Kbps, 0.12 Mbps
2nd 512K took 21313 ms = 24 KB/sec, approx 198 Kbps, 0.19 Mbps
3rd 512K took 16375 ms = 31.3 KB/sec, approx 258 Kbps, 0.25 Mbps
4th 512K took 47187 ms = 10.9 KB/sec, approx 90 Kbps, 0.09 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 167 Kbps, 0.16 Mbps
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Old 16-07-2006, 23:50   #19
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Re: Slow in...well a snail can go faster

slow here in derby. weird too, if i reset the cable modem i get normal speeds for about 10-15mins then it slows down to a crawl again
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Old 17-07-2006, 00:06   #20
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Re: Slow in...well a snail can go faster

Add me to the list.

Web browsing is getting to the point of being unbearable.

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EDIT:

Immediately after making this post, its now gone quicker?

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Old 17-07-2006, 00:10   #21
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Re: Slow in...well a snail can go faster

seems ok here.. ambit 120 4mb connection...

did have a little slowdown, but I put it down to the weather and my pc being old and flakey.

The bigger question is... whenever there's a problem.. we can always access this forum............................................. ........................?
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Old 17-07-2006, 00:10   #22
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Re: Slow in...well a snail can go faster

sun, 16 Jul 2006 23:09:02 UTC

1st 512K took 7734 ms = 66.2 KB/sec, approx 545 Kbps, 0.53 Mbps
2nd 512K took 6032 ms = 84.9 KB/sec, approx 700 Kbps, 0.68 Mbps
3rd 512K took 6390 ms = 80.1 KB/sec, approx 660 Kbps, 0.64 Mbps
4th 512K took 6500 ms = 78.8 KB/sec, approx 649 Kbps, 0.63 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 639 Kbps, 0.62 Mbps
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Old 17-07-2006, 00:23   #23
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Re: Slow in...well a snail can go faster

30kb/s download
2-4kb/s upload

in derby had the same prob around this time two nights ago also
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Old 17-07-2006, 00:26   #24
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Slow as a slug on valium here in Nottingham (NG7).
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Old 17-07-2006, 00:44   #25
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Re: Slow in...well a snail can go faster

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Thanks for the proxy info, using now and back to full speed, but for how long?

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Old 17-07-2006, 05:51   #26
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Re: Slow in...well a snail can go faster

Slow here ng5.....not just slow but jumping wildly gaming impossible
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Old 17-07-2006, 07:09   #27
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Thanks for the proxy info, using now and back to full speed, but for how long?

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Didn't last long, back to being slow.

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Old 17-07-2006, 07:52   #28
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Re: Slow in...well a snail can go faster

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 06:50:09 GMT
1st 128K took 1891 ms = 69314 Bytes/sec = approx 577 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 453 ms = 289342 Bytes/sec = approx 2407 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 984 ms = 133203 Bytes/sec = approx 1108 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 907 ms = 144512 Bytes/sec = approx 1202 kbits/sec

Just as bad here in LE3.

That from 4Mb line
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Old 17-07-2006, 08:07   #29
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Re: Slow in...well a snail can go faster

Mega slow here in Manchster! Just downloading a 500kb file and its so far downloaded 120kb in 10 mins!!!!
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Old 17-07-2006, 08:35   #30
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still slow - eastwood (nottingham)
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