05-08-2004, 20:15
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#916
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cf.mega poster
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
yeah robinwalker needs to increase the files above 128k for accuracy, the larger the file the more accurate it is and I have found incosistencies on his speedtest sometimes.
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05-08-2004, 21:14
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#917
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Inactive
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Biggleswade
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
*Bribery mode*
Anyone who gives me ANY hint to when my area gets upgraded (Biggleswade, Ill even pm my postcode, im that desperate to know)
And ill rep you til the cows come home, Ill even chuck in a kitten, please....Pretty please, please, :P
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05-08-2004, 22:00
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#918
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
Hi my area (Parkstone, Poole, Dorset - BH14 area) has been done as far as i can work out, am getting 754k or so results (about 90k/s) from Robin Walker's speed test.
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05-08-2004, 22:05
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#919
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Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 15,134
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeph
Hi my area (Parkstone, Poole, Dorset - BH14 area) has been done as far as i can work out, am getting 754k or so results (about 90k/s) from Robin Walker's speed test.
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Looks right if you are on the 750K package Zeph.
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05-08-2004, 22:46
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#920
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Derby (DE24)
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
I was on the 750k speed last night (downloading at around 85ksec). However, tonight I'm only downloading at 70ksec again. I've ran a speed check on my connection and getting the following:
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 21:43:36 UTC
1st 128K took 1842 ms = 71157 Bytes/sec = approx 592 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1823 ms = 71899 Bytes/sec = approx 598 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1823 ms = 71899 Bytes/sec = approx 598 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1822 ms = 71939 Bytes/sec = approx 599 kbits/sec
Looks like I'm back on 600k!! Any idea why this could have happened?
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06-08-2004, 00:09
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#921
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Cambridge
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
Quote:
Originally Posted by mcfc2134
I was on the 750k speed last night (downloading at around 85ksec). However, tonight I'm only downloading at 70ksec again. I've ran a speed check on my connection and getting the following:
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 21:43:36 UTC
1st 128K took 1842 ms = 71157 Bytes/sec = approx 592 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1823 ms = 71899 Bytes/sec = approx 598 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1823 ms = 71899 Bytes/sec = approx 598 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1822 ms = 71939 Bytes/sec = approx 599 kbits/sec
Looks like I'm back on 600k!! Any idea why this could have happened?
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You may have been upgraded "accidentally", & then lost it. Happened to someone in this thread: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=15826
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06-08-2004, 01:22
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Guest
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
I am curious if this is a accident or wether they may simply be testing the servers provided ( or some other networking componet) and those who happen to be in shutdown or just reboot are getting updated and when they reboot again are losing it because the test has run out.
Just a thought.
Rochdale is still running sweet at 1.5mb
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06-08-2004, 02:12
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#923
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Inactive
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
i think i got my 750kbs tonite/this morning.
seems alot faster now 
yet theres been a slight decrease in upload it use to hit 11kbs now it just about hitting 10, but the download speed have gone from 72kbs to 88kbs which i am very happy with.
mite go faster if i shut things like GSA and msn down
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06-08-2004, 04:46
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#924
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Inactive
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
I was upgraded on the 28th of July (I posted a thread about it) and it has been very smooth.
Downloads are at a constant 86kb/sec
I'm in the Manchester area.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...&postcount=131
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06-08-2004, 08:34
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#925
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
Still not done in Sunny Swindon.
Cobbler
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06-08-2004, 09:54
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 11,207
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chrysalis
yeah robinwalker needs to increase the files above 128k for accuracy, the larger the file the more accurate it is and I have found incosistencies on his speedtest sometimes.
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e.g. why I made my modification of it.
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06-08-2004, 09:58
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#927
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 11,207
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
Quote:
Originally Posted by shibby
i think i got my 750kbs tonite/this morning.
seems alot faster now 
yet theres been a slight decrease in upload it use to hit 11kbs now it just about hitting 10, but the download speed have gone from 72kbs to 88kbs which i am very happy with.
mite go faster if i shut things like GSA and msn down
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Might be because of the higher download speed, your system is using more upstream to manage the downstream (e.g. it needs to send ACK packets, etc.) Usually when downloading at 64kB/sec this takes around 4kB/sec upstream, so I'd guess at ~90kB/sec it'll need around ~6kB/sec to keep the downloads running...
p.s. MSN hardly uses any bandwidth, hardly ever more than a single 20kB downstream burst during sign-in. I dunno what GSA is though...
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06-08-2004, 10:48
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#928
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
Quote:
Originally Posted by toytown
YAY!
Can confirm that Rugeley (Lichfield area) is now upgraded.
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Erm...in Rugeley and still on 1mb.
So can you confirm?
BizBo
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06-08-2004, 11:08
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#929
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
One thing that I have noticed since the speed increases came in is that when doing speed tests on Robin Walkers site the resulting four figures are very close together and virtually on the supposed speed figure. Before the upgrade the four figures would be up and down like yoyo's and more often than not a fair bit below the supposed figure.
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06-08-2004, 12:02
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#930
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Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
Just came back from holiday to sunny teesside and are now on 1.5mb
Bonus
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