View Full Version : Slowest 20meg connection in the UK??
Hows this?
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:39:36 UTC
Test 1: 1024K took 20438 ms = 50.1 KB/sec, approx 413 Kbps, 0.4 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 24015 ms = 42.6 KB/sec, approx 351 Kbps, 0.34 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 45719 ms = 22.4 KB/sec, approx 185 Kbps, 0.18 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 113406 ms = 18.1 KB/sec, approx 149 Kbps, 0.15 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 275 Kbps, 0.27 Mbps(ive known it to be slower!!)
Yes VM ive been connected(after i moved house,my old vm connection was fine) at my current address for 5 weeks now,got my 4th engineer visit next tuesday and this is what i pay almost £40 a month for!
I dont know what the bigger joke is my connection or the ad boarding i see on the way to work everyday "VM has the 'fastest net connection'" in the UK......
Just had to come offline from gaming again tonight. Another brilliant night of non gaming, checked speeds getting 300-1mb tops.
Jesus :(
www.bethere.co.uk looks a better bet m8 :)
Just ran the tst myself mate you only just beat me lol
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:49:00 UTC
Test 1: 1024K took 10703 ms = 95.7 KB/sec, approx 789 Kbps, 0.77 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 9781 ms = 104.7 KB/sec, approx 863 Kbps, 0.84 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 15609 ms = 65.6 KB/sec, approx 541 Kbps, 0.53 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 38187 ms = 53.6 KB/sec, approx 442 Kbps, 0.43 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 659 Kbps, 0.64 Mbps
Be pro deal looks awesome,gotta find out if they're in the exchange down the road(cant be no further than a mile away if that)...only bug bear is 124.99 for a bt line:erm: mind u i'd get that back in 8 months with the savings i'd get if i left vm
It's not the slowest 20meg connection in the UK, it's the slowest 20meg connection in the whole world.
I am the same and when my son gets home from a training course I am going to ask him to enquire about BT.
I don't see why I should be ripped of like this any longer, I have never ever since 20meg was introduced had more than 8meg, and that's not downloading, that is from speed test only.
Shame really, I have been with them years even before they were Telewest, what a prat I am to have put up with the rip off all these years.
Some times it's not even as fast as the dialup AOL we had many years ago.
Lets all join bethere and rename this forum bethere forum :)
Re: Slowest 20meg connection in the UK??
I`m not sure about the slowest.... i may hold that record on 20Mb....;)
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33623814-i-guess-its-a-minority-what-page-2.html
IF you look further down that thread at my last post/s you`ll see our 1Mb Set Too Box was running faster than our 20Mb cable modem last night,after midnight at that;)
As mentioned elsewhere though i had an enginneer out again yesterday and we`re all alledgedly going to see some vast improvement in SE3 come the 21st.More work happening apparently....again
Be pro deal looks awesome,gotta find out if they're in the exchange down the road(cant be no further than a mile away if that)...only bug bear is 124.99 for a bt line:erm: mind u i'd get that back in 8 months with the savings i'd get if i left vm
yeah the £125 nearlly put me off but i havent been able to play online properly in weeks so just bit the bullet. You know its bad when you are willing to fork out money to leave somewhere....
slowcoach
16-11-2007, 01:10
There's nothing wrong with VM after 1.00am (most nights) so stop complaining. :dunce:
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:02:43 GMT
Test 1: 1024K took 458 ms = 2235.8 KB/sec, approx 18423 Kbps, 17.99 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 432 ms = 2370.4 KB/sec, approx 19532 Kbps, 19.07 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 422 ms = 2426.5 KB/sec, approx 19994 Kbps, 19.53 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 889 ms = 2303.7 KB/sec, approx 18982 Kbps, 18.54 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 19233 Kbps, 18.78 Mbps
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:23:48 GMT
Test 1: 1024K took 1360 ms = 752.9 KB/sec, approx 6204 Kbps, 6.06 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 1638 ms = 625.2 KB/sec, approx 5152 Kbps, 5.03 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 1468 ms = 697.5 KB/sec, approx 5747 Kbps, 5.61 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 2116 ms = 967.9 KB/sec, approx 7975 Kbps, 7.79 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 6270 Kbps, 6.12 Mbps
To repeat this test from the source server click here.
Right...wheres that smug old rupert:D
Suprise suprise back up to 20mb at around 2am, just when i need it most......
u think u are slow
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:11:12 UTC
Test 1: 1024K took 8797 ms = 116.4 KB/sec, approx 959 Kbps, 0.94 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 11172 ms = 91.7 KB/sec, approx 756 Kbps, 0.74 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 3250 ms = 315.1 KB/sec, approx 2596 Kbps, 2.54 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 7437 ms = 275.4 KB/sec, approx 2269 Kbps, 2.22 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 1645 Kbps, 1.61 Mbps
To repeat this test from the source server click here (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.marsden/newspeedtest.html?1195182709968).
slowcoach
16-11-2007, 03:58
Human error, someone has forgot to switch you back onto 20Meg, you are just running off the batteries at the moment. :p:
Phone TS they will know what to do, everything runs off a car battery in India.
they must have replaced the batteries
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:25:44 UTC
Test 1: 1024K took 438 ms = 2337.9 KB/sec, approx 19264 Kbps, 18.81 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 687 ms = 1490.5 KB/sec, approx 12282 Kbps, 11.99 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 500 ms = 2048 KB/sec, approx 16876 Kbps, 16.48 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 1469 ms = 1394.1 KB/sec, approx 11487 Kbps, 11.22 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 14977 Kbps, 14.63 Mbps
To repeat this test from the source server click here (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.marsden/newspeedtest.html?1195223148515).
i'll try it again about 6-7 pm see what i get then
iTekweni
16-11-2007, 14:52
My speeds are good whilst I am a sleep and do not need it but when I am home after 16.00hrs my speed is slooow and on top of that we are not allowed to download more than 3gb before being throttled.
The reason I upgraded to the top tier was to be able to download at speed and although I do not often go through the 3gb barrier but when I do I get punished with speeds which cost a lot less than I should be paying.
I could have just as well stopped on the 4mb connection seeing as this is about all I get.
Phone TS they will know what to do, everything runs off a car battery in India.
It would`nt be so bad if i did`nt have to jump start them everytime i did call:)
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:48:07 GMT
Test 1: 1024K took 842 ms = 1216.2 KB/sec, approx 10021 Kbps, 9.79 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 885 ms = 1157.1 KB/sec, approx 9535 Kbps, 9.31 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 725 ms = 1412.4 KB/sec, approx 11638 Kbps, 11.37 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 1615 ms = 1268.1 KB/sec, approx 10449 Kbps, 10.2 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 10411 Kbps, 10.17 Mbps
To repeat this test from the source server click here.
Anyway,double figures atm,First time for a while........wey hey.:rolleyes:
There's nothing wrong with VM after 1.00am (most nights) so stop complaining. :dunce:
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:02:43 GMT
Test 1: 1024K took 458 ms = 2235.8 KB/sec, approx 18423 Kbps, 17.99 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 432 ms = 2370.4 KB/sec, approx 19532 Kbps, 19.07 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 422 ms = 2426.5 KB/sec, approx 19994 Kbps, 19.53 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 889 ms = 2303.7 KB/sec, approx 18982 Kbps, 18.54 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 19233 Kbps, 18.78 Mbps
Im guessing my connection is as good as that, maybe even better, at that time of the day but isnt much good for me as i start work at 5am.....
Gonna wait til after my next engineer visit(not that he'll do much or that he can) then decide what im gonna do more than likely it'll be bye bye VM
BTW if you've got sky tv's top package u get a 16 meg connection for £10 yes £10 a month....may even consider that
mrmistoffelees
16-11-2007, 20:28
Meanwhile over in Middlesbrough this evening.....
Ethernet
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:26:01 UTC
Test 1: 1024K took 437 ms = 2343.2 KB/sec, approx 19308 Kbps, 18.86 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 438 ms = 2337.9 KB/sec, approx 19264 Kbps, 18.81 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 422 ms = 2426.5 KB/sec, approx 19994 Kbps, 19.53 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 843 ms = 2429.4 KB/sec, approx 20018 Kbps, 19.55 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 19646 Kbps, 19.19 Mbps
To repeat this test from the source server click here.
Wireless
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:28:09 UTC
Test 1: 1024K took 563 ms = 1818.8 KB/sec, approx 14987 Kbps, 14.64 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 531 ms = 1928.4 KB/sec, approx 15890 Kbps, 15.52 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 547 ms = 1872 KB/sec, approx 15425 Kbps, 15.06 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 1062 ms = 1928.4 KB/sec, approx 15890 Kbps, 15.52 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 15548 Kbps, 15.18 Mbps
To repeat this test from the source server click here.
Brilliant just in time for me to go on Live again my 20mb has dissapeared, maybe i should start playing at 2am....Ridiculous yet again.....
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:37:56 UTC
Test 1: 1024K took 20735 ms = 49.4 KB/sec, approx 407 Kbps, 0.4 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 13140 ms = 77.9 KB/sec, approx 642 Kbps, 0.63 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 8047 ms = 127.3 KB/sec, approx 1049 Kbps, 1.02 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 18438 ms = 111.1 KB/sec, approx 915 Kbps, 0.89 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 753 Kbps, 0.74 Mbps
slowcoach
16-11-2007, 21:36
Im guessing my connection is as good as that, maybe even better, at that time of the day but isnt much good for me as i start work at 5am.....
Gonna wait til after my next engineer visit(not that he'll do much or that he can) then decide what im gonna do more than likely it'll be bye bye VM
BTW if you've got sky tv's top package u get a 16 meg connection for £10 yes £10 a month....may even consider that
I wouldn't have moved to VM in the first place if the BT wires worked, I was stuck on 512K max with ADSL here and the phone didn't hardly work either, which is probably why VM don't have to try too hard in this area.
Wi-Max is coming here in a year or two so I may have another option eventually, in the meantime I have to grin and bear the crap that VM throw at me during the evening.
The one good thing is that I am not affected by the STM, speeds increase when I am throttled.
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Everyone must have died, oh yea it's Friday night, they're all in the pub.
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:37:29 GMT
Test 1: 1024K took 453 ms = 2260.5 KB/sec, approx 18627 Kbps, 18.19 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 426 ms = 2403.8 KB/sec, approx 19807 Kbps, 19.34 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 420 ms = 2438.1 KB/sec, approx 20090 Kbps, 19.62 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 1006 ms = 2035.8 KB/sec, approx 16775 Kbps, 16.38 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 18825 Kbps, 18.38 Mbps
This is how unreliable SPEED TEST ARE Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:18:28 GMT
Test 1: 1024K took 1813 ms = 564.8 KB/sec, approx 4654 Kbps, 4.54 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 125 ms = 8192 KB/sec, approx 67502 Kbps, 65.92 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 125 ms = 8192 KB/sec, approx 67502 Kbps, 65.92 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 8078 ms = 253.5 KB/sec, approx 2089 Kbps, 2.04 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 35437 Kbps, 34.6 Mbps
I am on 20 meg so take these speed test with a pinch of salt .
sigh.......not peak time and not much better.....i wonder if trading standards would like a phone call.......
Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:13:02 GMT
Test 1: 1024K took 13390 ms = 76.5 KB/sec, approx 630 Kbps, 0.62 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 17141 ms = 59.7 KB/sec, approx 492 Kbps, 0.48 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 17140 ms = 59.7 KB/sec, approx 492 Kbps, 0.48 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 30688 ms = 66.7 KB/sec, approx 550 Kbps, 0.54 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 541 Kbps, 0.53 Mbps
IT Lemming
18-11-2007, 23:25
And you think you have got problems!!
Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:23:23 UTC
1st 512K took 16656 ms = 30.7 KB/sec, approx 253 Kbps, 0.25 Mbps
2nd 512K took 8266 ms = 61.9 KB/sec, approx 510 Kbps, 0.5 Mbps
3rd 512K took 9203 ms = 55.6 KB/sec, approx 458 Kbps, 0.45 Mbps
4th 512K took 9890 ms = 51.8 KB/sec, approx 427 Kbps, 0.42 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 412 Kbps, 0.41 Mbps
HowardCanning
20-11-2007, 20:20
This is pitiful :(
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:17:25 GMT
Test 1: 1024K took 5141 ms = 199.2 KB/sec, approx 1641 Kbps, 1.6 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 3031 ms = 337.8 KB/sec, approx 2783 Kbps, 2.72 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 2641 ms = 387.7 KB/sec, approx 3195 Kbps, 3.12 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 4390 ms = 466.5 KB/sec, approx 3844 Kbps, 3.75 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 2866 Kbps, 2.8 Mbps
is there any explanation at all for these speed issues?
Ive tried rebooting everything
ECW_Original
20-11-2007, 20:23
This is pitiful :(
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:17:25 GMT
Test 1: 1024K took 5141 ms = 199.2 KB/sec, approx 1641 Kbps, 1.6 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 3031 ms = 337.8 KB/sec, approx 2783 Kbps, 2.72 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 2641 ms = 387.7 KB/sec, approx 3195 Kbps, 3.12 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 4390 ms = 466.5 KB/sec, approx 3844 Kbps, 3.75 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 2866 Kbps, 2.8 Mbps
is there any explanation at all for these speed issues?
Ive tried rebooting everything
Yeah the explanation is that VM are cheapscates and instead of just providing ONE customer with 20Mb, they are taking most of your speed and re-selling it to other customers, hence the over-subscription of most areas around!
21st today.......the day of the "work",the work that i was told about by the visiting engineer last week.The "work" that was happening in my area today.
Wether that had meant SE3 or London or even England i`m not so sure.
Apparently we had no broadband whatsoever this morning according to the missus.Not via the stb or the sacm.
She called up herself and was told the problem in the area(work??) would be fixed by lunchtime.
It was all back on by time i come in but i`m not sure if it was the alleged "work" or just some outage.Usually if our sacm is down the stb bb will still be on & vice versa but both were off this time apparently.
Downloading at about a meg or two more than the speedtest result and thats a speed i`ve not seen for weeks i suppose.
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:46:42 GMT
Test 1: 1024K took 736 ms = 1391.3 KB/sec, approx 11464 Kbps, 11.2 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 588 ms = 1741.5 KB/sec, approx 14350 Kbps, 14.01 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 626 ms = 1635.8 KB/sec, approx 13479 Kbps, 13.16 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 1249 ms = 1639.7 KB/sec, approx 13511 Kbps, 13.19 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 13201 Kbps, 12.89 Mbps
jailhouse
21-11-2007, 16:14
Do like i did. Report VM to the ISPA, also use the ComputerActive petition to make your voice heard, as Branson's empire seem to be deaf when you mention capped speed.
The ISPA will take action if there are enough complaints.
jh
Just a quick update to the ones who were intrested in BE. I have been connected for 2 day initially i was arounf 7mb down and just over 1mb up. I read around and noticed there is a few things you can do to increase the speed. I phoned be (free phone) and asked them to change the SNR they did (the whole thing took less than 5 mins from picking up the phone till the SNR being changed. It upped to around 7.6mb then i read something else that you can change you connection to fastpath so i rasied a ticket on there webiste at 10pm at around 12.40am my online game went off checked my mail they had changed it to fastpath (which needed a auto modem reboot) speed upto 8.5mb pings down under 20ms and upload of 1.3mb. I got to say from start to finish from BE they have been superb, i ordered i think around friday they sent a email within 2 hours confirming order they send another one 30 mins later giving me times of delivery of modem and line activation date, the modem turned up on monday connection started on thurs and everything is fine. By the way i am 3km from the exchange and have a Attenuation 51.5 so these speeds are very very good considering the attenuation and distance.
Crossy
Sirpingalot
24-11-2007, 14:55
Right now, at 3PM (NON-Peak time) I'm getting 1-2mb tops. I KNOW I can get more than this because when it was all reinstalled the other day, I got 19mb+ all night, so there must be some form of throttling going on despite not having downloaded anything.
ECW_Original
24-11-2007, 18:22
Right now, at 3PM (NON-Peak time) I'm getting 1-2mb tops. I KNOW I can get more than this because when it was all reinstalled the other day, I got 19mb+ all night, so there must be some form of throttling going on despite not having downloaded anything.
At long last you have got it!!!
If you DARE use your internet during peak times, then you will hardly get 3Mb, I havent seen 2 for months now!
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