Speed Increases 1st June - 2meg to 4meg

[stu8975]

haha..back down to 2meg now (sunderland)...here we go!!!

[Timeless Stew]

How embarassing, I was reporting upgrades and slow speed. Well, I was using my laptop which had decided to connect to my neigbours unsecured wifi . So I was reporing his cable modem and his speed. I am still on 2Mbs.

At least I found the problem before I made any calls to bombay...

[etccarmageddon]

doh!

[Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by Retrovertigo

Just done a speed test here and it's still 2meg (manchester baguely server) Of course, after my post a few pages back I realised something. I had switched down from 10 meg because I haven't been getting great speeds. Primarily, I think, because of the student population. But a lot of them are vanishing for the summer - I could have stayed on 10meg for a few months and maybe enjoyed super speeds for a while. What an idiot!!

yeah I feel for you, students in my old area to cover 2 unis.

[tomjleeds]

Amazingly, living in Headingley (student area second only perhaps to Didsbury in Manc) I get ~1.8Mbps :S

[m|ke]

updated here 4mb in north east near Middlesbrough (Teesside). Had to reboot my modem to get it to pick up the new config.

[Nosepicker]

I too have gone back down to 2meg.

Checked the modem config/settings and it says 2 meg, whereas yesterday it was 4 meg

Whats going on?

I am in TS6 area.


Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:37:27 UTC

1st 512K took 2140 ms = 239.3 KB/sec, approx 1972 Kbps, 1.93 Mbps
2nd 512K took 2141 ms = 239.1 KB/sec, approx 1970 Kbps, 1.92 Mbps
3rd 512K took 2155 ms = 237.6 KB/sec, approx 1958 Kbps, 1.91 Mbps
4th 512K took 2141 ms = 239.1 KB/sec, approx 1970 Kbps, 1.92 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 1968 Kbps, 1.92 Mbps

[6950rpm]

Can confirm that I too have been upgraded from 2Mb to 4

[Red Skies]

Originally Posted by Nosepicker

I too have gone back down to 2meg.

Checked the modem config/settings and it says 2 meg, whereas yesterday it was 4 meg

Whats going on?

You're not alone. Myself and others have experienced the same issue. I'm in the ST16 (Stafford) area and found myself on 4 meg, according to the modem config, but was dropped back down late last night. The pattern seems to be that you either have an older Ambit 100 or 120 model modem.

[philipp]

Originally Posted by Red Skies

You're not alone. Myself and others have experienced the same issue. I'm in the ST16 (Stafford) area and found myself on 4 meg, according to the modem config, but was dropped back down late last night. The pattern seems to be that you either have an older Ambit 100 or 120 model modem.

Bascially what has happeend probably is that the new config file was on the server before it was meant to be rolled out, and by you rebooting you got it. NTL then removed the config file from the server and when you rebooted again you picked up the old config file. It happened alot last year with the 1 to 1.5 > 3 mbit upgrades if I rmemeber correctly. Someone correct me if Im wrong......

[c@tbyte]

Re-booted my Surfboard last night. (Modem, to stop the jokes. )
Was getting 4meg in Rugby. Not checked yet to see if it's dropped back again.

[Red Skies]

Originally Posted by philipp

Bascially what has happeend probably is that the new config file was on the server before it was meant to be rolled out, and by you rebooting you got it. NTL then removed the config file from the server and when you rebooted again you picked up the old config file. It happened alot last year with the 1 to 1.5 > 3 mbit upgrades if I rmemeber correctly. Someone correct me if Im wrong......

Sounds plausible, the fact that I was only get getting around 2.3Mbps, whilst on the 4Meg config, suggests they were testing the waters somewhat.

[Swipe]

Can anyone tell me what the upload speed is on a 4Mbit connection please?

mine is 220kbps!

I get 3.8MB download!

As with everything else with NTL it is down to pure luck if it works or what you get!

You will not know until your on the teir yourself!

[Swipe]

What should it be officially, 256kbps?