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Fistynuts
03-11-2007, 15:09
Is anyone else seeing truly awful speeds in Manchester?

http://ntlspeed.webhop.net/ gives about 38k/s
http://www.fuller.zen.co.uk/test/ is from 30-40k/s

thinkbroadband speed test results:
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/119409874717701324459.html

This is supposed to be a 20mb connection. Thirty-seven hard-earned pounds a month. :cry:

Sirius
03-11-2007, 15:20
Is anyone else seeing truly awful speeds in Manchester?

http://ntlspeed.webhop.net/ gives about 38k/s
http://www.fuller.zen.co.uk/test/ is from 30-40k/s

thinkbroadband speed test results:
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/119409874717701324459.html

This is supposed to be a 20mb connection. Thirty-seven hard-earned pounds a month. :cry:

This is Warrington at the moment. We come off the Manchester Cams

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2007/11/43.png

www.speedtest.net

Since the Clones were hit my speeds have increased dramatically at the weekend :)

bigdavep
03-11-2007, 15:49
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2007/11/42.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Bolton here. Has been really bad recently but today seems a little better. Speeds up and down at the mo. One minute 18Mb the next <1Mb...

AmAtoL
03-11-2007, 16:00
Yeah they seem up and down, which is the worst part of it for gaming.
In the last 2 mins I've had 7,9 and 14 ...

Stockport btw

iTekweni
03-11-2007, 16:30
Sirius I live near the hospital in WA5 and I have only hit that speed once since my upgrade and this was early in the morning my speed at the minute is 595 kb/s teasted from the same site that you used.

cheers
iTekweni

Stokerockscene
03-11-2007, 16:34
Absolute ****e speeds in Stoke On Trent, 160k/s max speed from anywhere and terrible pings.

lego007
03-11-2007, 16:47
Sorry to highjack the thread, I`am in Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent

20mb service (been at .5mb/1.5mb for a week)

Engineer came out Thursday and give him his dues he gave me his mobile number to keep him informed of any (if any) change. (aslo changed the modem again)
2 days later still the same, call VM and my terrible 20mb is the same but its half price for 3months ......that will give them time to sort out the problem that everyone admits they have, but nobody knows when it will be sorted...shame really.

BTW high forum peeps ;) (1st post)

UnReaL
03-11-2007, 16:51
I'm hitting full speed, as usual :|

Sirius
03-11-2007, 17:48
Sirius I live near the hospital in WA5 and I have only hit that speed once since my upgrade and this was early in the morning my speed at the minute is 595 kb/s teasted from the same site that you used.

cheers
iTekweniI am by the football Ground in Latchford.

---------- Post added at 16:48 ---------- Previous post was at 16:47 ----------

Sorry to highjack the thread, I`am in Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent

20mb service (been at .5mb/1.5mb for a week)

Engineer came out Thursday and give him his dues he gave me his mobile number to keep him informed of any (if any) change. (aslo changed the modem again)
2 days later still the same, call VM and my terrible 20mb is the same but its half price for 3months ......that will give them time to sort out the problem that everyone admits they have, but nobody knows when it will be sorted...shame really.

BTW high forum peeps ;) (1st post)

:welcome:

lego007
04-11-2007, 09:06
OK tested this morning and got this

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:05:06 GMT

Test 1: 1024K took 453 ms = 2260.5 KB/sec, approx 18627 Kbps, 18.19 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 437 ms = 2343.2 KB/sec, approx 19308 Kbps, 18.86 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 407 ms = 2516 KB/sec, approx 20732 Kbps, 20.25 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 937 ms = 2185.7 KB/sec, approx 18010 Kbps, 17.59 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 19169 Kbps, 18.72 Mbps


But I`am expecting it to drop down to 2mb when people start to wake up.

lego007
04-11-2007, 13:57
Not downloaded anything and not had my machines on...a few hours later and this is where we are.

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 11:52:39 GMT

Test 1: 1024K took 797 ms = 1284.8 KB/sec, approx 10587 Kbps, 10.34 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 1672 ms = 612.4 KB/sec, approx 5046 Kbps, 4.93 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 2641 ms = 387.7 KB/sec, approx 3195 Kbps, 3.12 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 5187 ms = 394.8 KB/sec, approx 3253 Kbps, 3.18 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 5520 Kbps, 5.39 Mbps

---------- Post added at 12:57 ---------- Previous post was at 12:56 ----------

Now this is the rubbish I`am talking about....more people going through the routers and wham this happens.

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:52:21 GMT

Test 1: 1024K took 16390 ms = 62.5 KB/sec, approx 515 Kbps, 0.5 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 11391 ms = 89.9 KB/sec, approx 741 Kbps, 0.72 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 13859 ms = 73.9 KB/sec, approx 609 Kbps, 0.59 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 25953 ms = 78.9 KB/sec, approx 650 Kbps, 0.63 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 629 Kbps, 0.61 Mbps

sprattgraham
04-11-2007, 14:18
what speeds do you get when you download this:

http://gamefiles.virginmedia.com/blueyondergames/games/cellfactorrevolution_install.exe

bluecandylover
04-11-2007, 14:42
Is anyone else seeing truly awful speeds in Manchester?

http://ntlspeed.webhop.net/ gives about 38k/s
http://www.fuller.zen.co.uk/test/ is from 30-40k/s

thinkbroadband speed test results:
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/119409874717701324459.html

This is supposed to be a 20mb connection. Thirty-seven hard-earned pounds a month. :cry:

Hey.

The http://ntlspeed.webhop.net/ link allowed me to download at 50kB/s
http://www.fuller.zen.co.uk/test/ is about 100kB/s.

I however don't like think broadbands tester and I sue http://www.speedtest.net/ and I get

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2007/11/41.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

And the file sprarrgraham said to try...

Download Failed (1) (http://imageshack.us)

Which is pretty awful for the download speed seeing I am on 20Mb, which means I am not getting my other 17Mbps (approx) speed as I did on first day :(

Kind Regards.
Blue.

lego007
04-11-2007, 14:49
what speeds do you get when you download this:

http://gamefiles.virginmedia.com/blueyondergames/games/cellfactorrevolution_install.exe

580ish KPS

TUZZY
04-11-2007, 20:40
Lots of companies offer ADSL broadband, like BT, TalkTalk, AOL, Tiscali, Orange and Sky. Virgin Media also do ADSL. However, Virgin Media is the only company that offers cable broadband in the UK.

The maximum speed you can get with ADSL broadband may be less than you think you should be getting, because it's based on how far you live from the telephone exchange.

Cable broadband comes down its own cable so doesn't get the same problem.

Other things can affect the speed like the number of people using a website at the same time and the performance of your computer, although this isn't usually a problem. That's why broadband companies say'up to' before the speed, for example 'up to 8Mb'

If you can get cable broadband, you really should, here's why:

1. Cable broadband is faster
Cable is designed for the digital age. It carries information as light which is very efficient and means loads of stuff can travel vast distances down it and arrive in good shape.

Top speed cable broadband (up to 20Mb) is over 350 times faster than dial-up (up to 56K) and nearly 3 times faster than the top speed ADSL broadband currently sold by the likes of BT, Talk Talk and Tiscali (up to 8Mb).

Up to 20Mb broadband from Virgin Media is the fastest broadband that's widely available.

The faster broadband gets, the more you can do with it. Which is why cable speeds of up to 50Mb are being tested right now. That's nearly 900 times faster than dial-up.

Unlike cable, ADSL comes down phone lines. It uses copper wire 'technology' that was designed for making phone calls which means broadband speeds get slower the further you live from the telephone exchange

Why does ADSL slow down the further you are from the telephone exchange?
Imagine you're having a conversation with someone who's walking away from you down a busy street. After a while you'd struggle to hear them, right? Same with ADSL broadband:

All sorts of things get in the way of the signal as it travels down the wire (like stray electricity from other wires). Bit by bit, less and less makes it through until, eventually, if the wire was long enough, you'd be left with nothing at all. All the stuff that chips away at your signal is called 'noise'.

Why doesn't cable broadband slow down over distance
The cable that broadband comes down is designed to carry loads of information very quickly. It's so advanced it can carry masses of things into your home, like your phone and digital TV.

And with cable you're able to get pretty much the top speed available (that's up to 20Mb). That's because it's so well made, a lot of the stuff that weakens signals down phone lines ('noise' and 'attenuation', they call it) doesn't make much difference to cable.

Something called contention also affects the speed. What is contention?
The best way to explain contention is to imagine your connection to the internet is a motorway. Sometimes it's quiet and you can zip along. Sometimes it's packed with other cars and everything grinds to a halt.

Sooner or later your connection to the internet will join other people's, like an 'A road' joining the motorway. Loads of people clogging it up at the same time will slow things down.

With ADSL, your 'A road' joins the motorway from the telephone exchange onwards, so you're either sharing your connection with 19 or 49 other people. That's a lot of sharing going on and that's going to slow you down.

With cable, you still share your connection with other people. Your cable 'A road' still joins the shared motorway, it's just the motorway's so much wider, there's room for everyone. And with cable, if there are any snarl-ups appearing, they can be spotted quickly, and more space gets freed up, keeping everyone moving. This is one of the advantages of owning your own network which most ADSL providers don't - you only have to worry about your own traffic.

---------- Post added at 19:40 ---------- Previous post was at 19:40 ----------

ARE THEY HAVING A LAUGH AT OUR EXPENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




:mad:

sprattgraham
04-11-2007, 21:16
Hey.

The http://ntlspeed.webhop.net/ link allowed me to download at 50kB/s
http://www.fuller.zen.co.uk/test/ is about 100kB/s.

I however don't like think broadbands tester and I sue http://www.speedtest.net/ and I get

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2007/11/41.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

And the file sprarrgraham said to try...

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/454/slowspeedsdn1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Which is pretty awful for the download speed seeing I am on 20Mb, which means I am not getting my other 17Mbps (approx) speed as I did on first day :(

Kind Regards.
Blue.

Can't think of anything else, If you can get anyhelp from support you could always try head office

lego007
05-11-2007, 18:56
Just an update.....the engineer that came out just sent me a text message....basically it says that my speed are ****e because of the utilization ...and thats it.

So what are VM doing to cure this??

TUZZY
05-11-2007, 19:01
Utilization of ones Direct Debit each month for a crap speed!!!