So fars great !

[telfordcable]

I was connected to XL 20Mb cable broadband 48 hours ago. So fars great with no problem. No traffic shaping or any throttling yet.

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:22:41 UTC

Test 1: 1024K took 429 ms = 2386.9 KB/sec, approx 19668 Kbps, 19.21 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 426 ms = 2403.8 KB/sec, approx 19807 Kbps, 19.34 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 427 ms = 2398.1 KB/sec, approx 19760 Kbps, 19.3 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 854 ms = 2398.1 KB/sec, approx 19760 Kbps, 19.3 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 19749 Kbps, 19.29 Mbps

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1214169285&v=4520271

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/01040452.png

I getting full speed all day for 2 days now. I am from Telford area. :)

[whydoIneedatech]

I was connected to XL 20Mb cable broadband 48 hours ago. So fars great with no problem. No traffic shaping or any throttling yet.

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:22:41 UTC

Test 1: 1024K took 429 ms = 2386.9 KB/sec, approx 19668 Kbps, 19.21 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 426 ms = 2403.8 KB/sec, approx 19807 Kbps, 19.34 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 427 ms = 2398.1 KB/sec, approx 19760 Kbps, 19.3 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 854 ms = 2398.1 KB/sec, approx 19760 Kbps, 19.3 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 19749 Kbps, 19.29 Mbps

Not everyone has problems so I hope your connection stays solid like mine.

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1214169285&v=4520271

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/01040452.png

I getting full speed all day for 2 days now. I am from Telford area. :)

[i-Set]

im on 20mb as well, its great but i just wish my upload was faster to around 1.5mb

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/06/12.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Welshchris]

touch wood since ive upgraded also my 20mb has been ok, im hoping it stays that way. anywhere between 18 and 19.2mb usually download and usually around 707kb/s upload.

[whydoIneedatech]

I was connected to XL 20Mb cable broadband 48 hours ago. So fars great with no problem. No traffic shaping or any throttling yet.

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:22:41 UTC

Test 1: 1024K took 429 ms = 2386.9 KB/sec, approx 19668 Kbps, 19.21 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 426 ms = 2403.8 KB/sec, approx 19807 Kbps, 19.34 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 427 ms = 2398.1 KB/sec, approx 19760 Kbps, 19.3 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 854 ms = 2398.1 KB/sec, approx 19760 Kbps, 19.3 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 19749 Kbps, 19.29 Mbps

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1214169285&v=4520271

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/01040452.png

I getting full speed all day for 2 days now. I am from Telford area. :)


I appear to have missed "Nice one" of my previous post I need this nice hat:dunce:

[telfordcable]

I think I will have to touch my wood and hope that staying for next 12 months but I don't think so cos I was aware of STM was spreading area by area roll out now and it appear it will come to Telford soon.

[kryogenik]

I think I will have to touch my wood

I wouldn't be that happy about it..
;)

[gc10360]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/01044217.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

here's a quick reading, this is over my wi-fi connection, the lowest i get is around 17meg right up to 19.8meg its pretty constant

[xspeedyx]

*Sits and thinks of a 20Mb connection* man I am bitter lol nice one though roll on the 18th July UBR upgrade

[Zain]

im thinking of moving to 20mb too....is it worth it though? do you find it much faster then your previous net connection?

[i-Set]

^^^^ zain it is more than worth it, 10mb felt slow to be honest, but you'll feel the full power for 20mb when your downloading huge files.

[telfordcable]

My cable speed is now throttling in Telford area just after midnight:

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:31:11 UTC

Test 1: 1024K took 5382 ms = 190.3 KB/sec, approx 1568 Kbps, 1.53 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 1123 ms = 911.8 KB/sec, approx 7513 Kbps, 7.34 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 1170 ms = 875.2 KB/sec, approx 7212 Kbps, 7.04 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 2683 ms = 763.3 KB/sec, approx 6290 Kbps, 6.14 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 5646 Kbps, 5.51 Mbps

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1214270631&v=4527899

I am not surprise now :( My full speed of 19Mb had gone !!!! I still got 28 days to try it out and cancel it if that speed carry on like that for next 2 weeks.

B*****d Virgin Media STM !!!

[kryogenik]

LOL.
Shouldn't have touched that wood my friend!
;)

[telfordcable]

What the point of putting STM in force ? Why can't VM put a usage cap instead of stupid speed cap!

I would say change STM to usage cap instead like this:

2Mb - user can download no more than 2GB per 24 hours period and no more than 56GB per month

4Mb/10Mb - user can download no more than 6GB per 24 hours period and no more than 168 GB per month

20Mb - user can download no more than 15GB per 24 hours period and no more than 420GB per month

And scrap that silly speed cap !!!

[Druchii]

What the point of putting STM in force ? Why can't VM put a usage cap instead of stupid speed cap!

I would say change STM to usage cap instead like this:

2Mb - user can download no more than 2GB per 24 hours period and no more than 56GB per month

4Mb/10Mb - user can download no more than 6GB per 24 hours period and no more than 168 GB per month

20Mb - user can download no more than 15GB per 24 hours period and no more than 420GB per month

And scrap that silly speed cap !!!
Because 2Gb is nothing, nor is 6Gb or 15Gb.

Hell 420Gb in a month is nothing. I was doing that in a fortnight at one point. (And i hardly download anything these days!)

[Impz2002]

IMO STM is much better than an overall cap as STM still allows you to download a massive amout a month. I would hate to get to a point where i suddenly cannot use my connection or would have to pay for additional usage. STM sucks we all know that but it is the lesser of two evils. I dont mind STM too much as i hardly trigger it and when i am not STM'ed i always get a rock solid 20meg connection so im happy with VM as long as they dont introduce Phorm or thier other DPI Allot Traffic Throttling !

Impz

[smackheadz]

if the op keeps touching his wood he may go blind before his 28 days are up!!!

[Nicosia]

im thinking of moving to 20mb too....is it worth it though? do you find it much faster then your previous net connection?


the speeds and service are very good with the 20mbit but the upload and capping is the only two problems it should be at least 2mbit upload for 20mbit
other then that its perfect, and if ur not a heavy dwnloader or dont care about the upload and dont upload much either then the 88kbyte uppload should be fine, for me i watch a lot of tv online and youtube and upload lots of pics and like to backup my drive on megaupload which is annoying on such a low upload

[telfordcable]

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:01:59 UTC

Test 1: 1024K took 432 ms = 2370.4 KB/sec, approx 19532 Kbps, 19.07 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 427 ms = 2398.1 KB/sec, approx 19760 Kbps, 19.3 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 426 ms = 2403.8 KB/sec, approx 19807 Kbps, 19.34 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 858 ms = 2386.9 KB/sec, approx 19668 Kbps, 19.21 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 19692 Kbps, 19.23 Mbps

seem fine today with full speed. i think it must congestion yesterday in my area but it 19mb speed all day today.

[Welshchris]

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[Mox3d]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/06/18.png

Quality is another issue though. The last 24 hours have been a properly bad time, with virtually no service whatsoever yesterday at around 8am to 9am. Through the night it more or less stayed the same until around 3am onwards when it picked up a little bit. However it remains patchy, with glitches and frequent laggy moments.

According to VM site and telephone there is an outage in TF1 which is exactly where I am. The outage appears to me to not be an actual outage but an issue with throughput in what must be the local UBR.

Also, yesterday I was given the following ticket number relating to TF1 by tech support as F000738891

The website gives the ticket number as 739624 !!

[Druchii]

Eat Fibre....

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[Mox3d]

Eat Fibre....

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You should see my other connection ;)

100Mb down. (Whatever's free upto 100Mb up, normally around 50)
Sadly, i no longer have access to it. (Old apartment :()

(the one above is the office connection)

[GrimUpNorth]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/06/16.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Late morning at work - large local authority so I would imagine a few thousand peaople are suing the connection....

Have seen it around 50 meg each way at times!!

Cheers

Grim

[Jonathan90]

telford cable you did not get capped or stm'ed just oversubscribed.