Connection speed RG12

Fred_Smith · 19-02-2006, 18:16

Hi all,

I am currently getting speeds (according to http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/sp...8223f9a5c1a3b1) of the following :-

Direction
Actual Speed
True Speed (estimated)

Downstream 2845 Kbps (355.6 KB/sec) 3072 Kbps (inc. overheads)
Upstream 506 Kbps (63.3 KB/sec) 546 Kbps (inc. overheads)

Which seems to be th same as a 3Mb connection (I think). But I had a letter from NTL a few weeks ago saying I had been upgraded to 10Mb...

Should I be calliing customer support? Or is this a general issue with NTL rolling out 10Mb

Cheers

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BTW I think I have the Terajet modem, connection via Wireless (although I did connect my laptop directly to the modem - netwrok card to make sure it wasnt the wireless slowing it down, I got the same result)

Wod · 19-02-2006, 21:23

What,youve just been upgraded for free?,That should be happening around june (i think).

beavertron · 20-02-2006, 00:06

thats 512k up so it is the 10 meg service. Online speed tests are ALL innacurate. Use performance monitor that comes with windows to monitor network traffic, it never lies.

(start, run - perfmon)
delete the counters that are allready setup in the bottom window and add one for your ethernet adaptor\bytes total/sec. On the properties of this click "data" and set the scale to 0.001. now click on graph tab and set max value to about 130 for 1 meg (1000kb/8=125kbs) or 260 for 2 meg or 1300 for 10 meg. ie. 10000kb(10 meg) /8 = 1250kbs. now d/l some big files and watch it, it will give a true reading.
I tested on my m8`s 10 meg and we d/l something from ibm (400meg odd) and we got 1250kbs ll the way ie. 10meg exactly.

You will very rarely get an accurate speed test from an online test.

Wod · 20-02-2006, 07:57

Wow,so Ntl are upgrading everyone now then?

Fred_Smith · 21-02-2006, 13:56

Thanks Beavertron, I will give that a go when I am back at home....

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BTW - Do you have an FTP server to link to, so that I can run the test.

Thanks