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Old 08-06-2006, 16:55   #856
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

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Hmmm, 'Re: New Speeds - June 1st' i dont see anything in that about limiting the thread to 4Mbit only talk. is it official that the 10Mbit is staying at the 512Mbit (or is it 500Mbit)upload rate or did they officially increase it, inline with other changes, if so what to ?.
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Old 08-06-2006, 17:01   #857
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

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Old 08-06-2006, 17:14   #858
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

10meg has been rumoured to have plans to have the upload increased to 1meg. it hasn't happened.
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Old 08-06-2006, 17:31   #859
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

Just logged on here in Swansea and the modem (ntl 120) now running at 4meg.
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

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im a 120 and im pretty sure my internet from's Belfast i got..

2 megabits per second
Communications 2 megabits per second
Storage 240.5 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 4.3 seconds
Subjective rating Great

i rung NTL customer services yesterday and she explained that i had been upgraded to 4mb and that if i was still only getting 2mb ring techical support and so i did. the guy there explained that everyones account had been updated but they still need to update the servers to give the actual speed which will all be done by the end of june....
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

Thu, 8 Jun 2006 17:53:42 UTC

1st 512K took 1078 ms = 475 KB/sec, approx 3914 Kbps, 3.82 Mbps
2nd 512K took 1094 ms = 468 KB/sec, approx 3856 Kbps, 3.77 Mbps
3rd 512K took 1078 ms = 475 KB/sec, approx 3914 Kbps, 3.82 Mbps
4th 512K took 1078 ms = 475 KB/sec, approx 3914 Kbps, 3.82 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 3900 Kbps, 3.81 Mbps


4mb working fine here on my sb4100 after a quick reboot in Lisburn, N.Ireland
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

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any 2Mb 100's and 120's in Cardiff, Swansea and Belfast done a speed check so far today?
Cardiff ntlhome 100

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1st 512K took 1093 ms = 468.4 KB/sec, approx 3860 Kbps, 3.77 Mbps
2nd 512K took 1063 ms = 481.7 KB/sec, approx 3969 Kbps, 3.88 Mbps
3rd 512K took 1094 ms = 468 KB/sec, approx 3856 Kbps, 3.77 Mbps
4th 512K took 1078 ms = 475 KB/sec, approx 3914 Kbps, 3.82 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 3900 Kbps, 3.81 Mbps

Upload:
You uploaded 840,679 bytes in 17 seconds. Your upload speed is 396 kbps.
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

Bedford. ntl 120.
Thu, 8 Jun 2006 18:33:57 UTC

1st 512K took 2156 ms = 237.5 KB/sec, approx 1957 Kbps, 1.91 Mbps
2nd 512K took 2172 ms = 235.7 KB/sec, approx 1942 Kbps, 1.9 Mbps
3rd 512K took 2156 ms = 237.5 KB/sec, approx 1957 Kbps, 1.91 Mbps
4th 512K took 2172 ms = 235.7 KB/sec, approx 1942 Kbps, 1.9 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 1950 Kbps, 1.9 Mbps
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

Your not in Cardiff, Swansea or Belfast so haven't been migrated yet
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

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Old 08-06-2006, 20:39   #866
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

I read Mick's answer about Set top boxes but was just wondering if any swansea or the upgraded areas have bin upgraded on STB's yet? I am on merseyside so still no upgrade yet but when the upgrades come around here, it would be nice to know if the stb's are getting sorted just a couple of days later. If this is the case then happy days but, if not, omg why me????
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

Cardiff, Swansea and Belfast do not have broadband through set top boxes, they are stand alone only areas.
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

Thanks fingy. This does not look good for us STB users then does it? I always wonder why certain areas get upgraded first and that shows why. I hope that this does not lead to troubles though. I believe that the Samsung STBs can go as fast as 6mb so it may not be a big prob for NTL.

I am in the merseyside area so does anyone know how i find out what NTL area that i am in? please don't say merseyside lol.
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

I wish I was getting some of those speeds above - due to a power failure locally (See the Service Status Page) 10Mb in Nottingham currently looks like this:

Thu, 8 Jun 2006 19:44:32 UTC
1st 128K took 16984 ms = 7717 Bytes/sec = approx 64 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 40891 ms = 3205 Bytes/sec = approx 27 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 6141 ms = 21344 Bytes/sec = approx 178 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 17218 ms = 7612 Bytes/sec = approx 63 kbits/sec
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st

If the leccy's failed, what's powering the UBR's? Is there a peddle powered emergency generator in the exchange being peddled by a rather pee'd off engineer
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