Internet speed

shadyrome · 16-03-2007, 22:20

Hi, I live in the north west, Warrington. currently i am with virgin media iav been with telewest for 4years now. iav got 4mb broadband but i keep getting 310kb at max but in the morning i get over 1mb kb per sec for some reason. can someone explain thanks.

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anyone :S

Locky · 16-03-2007, 22:47

sorry but i dont understand what you have type can u please rephrase it and maybe i/someone can help

Druchii · 16-03-2007, 22:51

At peak times they get 310kbps, at non-peak times they get 1mbps.

Sounds like there is a congestion problem in your area i'm afraid, unless someone else could diagnose...

EdwardTobia · 16-03-2007, 22:53

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Originally Posted by shadyrome

Hi, I live in the north west, Warrington. currently i am with virgin media iav been with telewest for 4years now. iav got 4mb broadband but i keep getting 310kb at max but in the morning i get over 1mb kb per sec for some reason. can someone explain thanks.

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anyone :S

are you on the cable option? or the ADSL option?

shadyrome · 16-03-2007, 23:08

cable.

Benson · 17-03-2007, 00:06

From what i can gather Warrington through to blackpool at non peak times are getting dble there normal speeds.Maybe this is testing for the rollout of xl going to 20mb and L going to 10mb etc.....

I myself am on 10mb and off peak times i am also downloading at double speed of around 2100kbs and at peak times it drops back down.

Just my theory

shadyrome · 17-03-2007, 00:58

yea but my normal speed is 480k since its 4mb broadband. and the max is at 320kb at 3pm to 9pm for some reason

Hex · 17-03-2007, 01:31

480k to 320k is not exactly a big drop during peak hours, you just have to realise that far more people use the internet during those hours, kids getting home from school, adults from work and so-on, so it will slow down somewhat due to increased loads. Some people suffer far worse speed drops than yours.

Tezcatlipoca · 17-03-2007, 02:01

kb or kB?

4mbps Broadband = (roughly) 500 kBps

480 kBps dropping to 320 kBps...

... or 480 kBps dropping to 320 kbps?

shadyrome · 17-03-2007, 02:12

kb/sec, yea but this never happen before why is it happening now? is it because they are upgrading the internet 4mb to 10mb? i get 10mb bb in the morning

twinkle · 17-03-2007, 04:33

always got me 10 meg .answer to question now ,virgin **** .me gone soon already ditched tv .just a question of time .ntl`s upstream is so demic it makes me cry .a tenth of any you purport to give .10 meg should be 1 meg up

deakin · 17-03-2007, 05:14

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Originally Posted by shadyrome

kb/sec, yea but this never happen before why is it happening now? is it because they are upgrading the internet 4mb to 10mb? i get 10mb bb in the morning

Shady, How can you get 10Mb in the morning when you only have a 4Mb connection ? did you mean to say you get the full 4Mb in the morning ?

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Originally Posted by twinkle

always got me 10 meg .answer to question now ,virgin **** .me gone soon already ditched tv .just a question of time .ntl`s upstream is so demic it makes me cry .a tenth of any you purport to give .10 meg should be 1 meg up

Really helpfull reply there twinkle, if you can't help don't be part of the problem by posting your own virgin rant.

jkat · 17-03-2007, 08:57

i live in the northwest not far from warrington and my 2mb connection has been stable all this week.

jerryl · 17-03-2007, 10:36

ring up virgin media technicians and try and find out if its congested UBR or your cable modem.
i used to get really slow internet and high latency issues at all times, i couldnt do anything apart from sit and wait...last wednesday it all got fixed and i get max download and low ping at all times.....

shadyrome · 17-03-2007, 10:58

deakin, i am downloading at 1.20mb per sec right now from gamershell. but at peak time i get 320kb