Premature 750k ?

[PeteSpringfield]

Peculiar broadband behaviour down here in Hampshire (PO15). Several bandwidth testing sites are reporting my linnk at around 512k - 600k.

NTL service pages and NTL help claim I haven't been prematurely downgraded. I'll give it a day or so before I start creating but I'd be interested in any corroboration from nearby users.

Cheers,
Pete

[Nemesis]

huh ???

how can this be premature 750k
and what speed are you supposed to be on ?

[orangebird]

Peculiar broadband behaviour down here in Hampshire (PO15). Several bandwidth testing sites are reporting my linnk at around 512k - 600k.

NTL service pages and NTL help claim I haven't been prematurely downgraded. I'll give it a day or so before I start creating but I'd be interested in any corroboration from nearby users.

Cheers,
Pete

What speed are you supposed to be on?

[Mick]

Try the following speed test and post the results for us thanks.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.walker/speedtest.html

Welcome to the site btw. :welcome:

[PeteSpringfield]

Apologies for the vague introduction. Being fixated on the forthcoming change, I forgot to mention that I should be on the 1Mb/s service.Mick, thanks for the welcome and for the pointer to a definitive NTL test location. See results below.

Although it might be tempting fate, I've actually been very happy with NTL broadband overall but I greatly fear any changes. It's seems that individually NTL people are helpful, polite souls but as an organisation, well you know the rest!

From http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.walker/speedtest.html
Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:07:08 UTC
1st 128K took 875 ms = 149797 Bytes/sec = approx 1246 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1047 ms = 125188 Bytes/sec = approx 1042 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1062 ms = 123420 Bytes/sec = approx 1027 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1078 ms = 121588 Bytes/sec = approx 1012 kbits/sec

But interestingly,
rom www.bandwidthplace.com (http://www.bandwidthplace.com)
709 kilobits per second
Communications 709 kilobits per second
Storage 86.6 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 11.8 seconds
Subjective rating Good
Info
Date & time Friday, July 23, 11:08AM*
Test type IDT4 Free
Connection type Cable
Region United Kingdom
Data size 605KB
IP address 81.107.138.112
Provider RIPE Network Coordination Centre

and

From http://www.beelinebandwidthtest.com/
688 kbp/s

Thankls to you all for your contributions,
Pete

[paulyoung666]

have you tried this (http://www.broadbandspeedtest.net/) , it is the best i reckon :)

[PeteSpringfield]

Thanks PaulYoung,

Panic over I think though,

Results from http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedchart.asp

Direction

Actual Speed

True Speed (estimated)

Downstream859 Kbps (107.4 KB/sec)927 Kbps (inc. overheads)Upstream241 Kbps (30.1 KB/sec)260 Kbps (inc. overheads)

Suggests that there is something up with translatlantic links as I always used to use bandwidthtestplace just to check from time to time.

Must remember to use local testing in future!

Cheers, All

[Mick]

I find Robin's speed test more reliable and the test results that you have posted above Pete from the speed test link I gave you, reflect the normal results of a 1MB connection. :)