Area By Area True Speed

[telfordcable]

I just thought for a few seconds - how about everyones post here which area you live and what speed are you getting from your current speed package eg: 2Mb, 10Mb, 20Mb or even 50Mb. So, everyones will know what speed is likely to be in your area. Please use this speed site: http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/ for this post only - Ok, I start off with myself:

Telford area: TF7
Speed Package: 20Mb
Speed result: http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02153423.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[whydoIneedatech]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02153510.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02153555.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

Liverpool

[Richy99]

CF14 the above speed test gives just over 5meg, speedtest.net gives 9.5meg

speed tests i dont use or trust

[xspeedyx]

I am in dudley, however I could do a speedtest @ 11am and I am getting 18-19Mb if I do a speedtest after 6pm I will be getting between 3 - 10Mb, I am getting really annoyed been getting worse and worse, so much for my ubr been upgraded

[Tubazilla]

I live on Bolton, Lancashire and here is my result
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02153990.png

;)

[Kymmy]

Perhaps this ARTICL (http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/414/virgin-media-tests-the-testers)E from the CF home page might help you select a better speed tester

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http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154054.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[lightboy]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154137.png

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/49.png

20MB Derby

[ufitm]

I am from Kidderminster you can see how my speeds have change in half a hour




http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02153854.png





[/URL][URL="http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/2153888.png"] (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/2154112.png)http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02153888.png.


http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154112.png.

[Stabhappy]

CF37 cardiff, 20megs solid all day every day.

[Kymmy]

I am from kidderminster you will see how my speeds have dropped


That's STM for ya

[icestar2]

20MB wirral. My speeds only improve after midnight usually.

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154257.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[Jabbs]

Rugeley

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154338.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/48.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Bob]

Teesside TS22:

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154382.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[alferret]

10mb, Mansfied NG18.

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154503.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

Get constant 10mb when not STM'd which doesnt happen often as I manage my DL's.

[OzzyK]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154591.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

I'm a 2meg customer

[ultimate]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154610.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

Strange to say when I use Firefox I get this:

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154737.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

Seems like using different browser give different result.

I will post another in the evening which will be slow!!!!

[Axegrinder]

Nottingham NG2 on 2Mb.

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154768.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[AlabasterLyn]

Watford, Herts 2Mb

Download Failed (1) (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)





I have no idea if that is good, bad or indifferent ;)

[g0mit]

Liverpool
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/47.png (http://www.speedtest.net)


http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02155015.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[alferret]

Seems like using different browser give different result.

I will post another in the evening which will be slow!!!!

Thought I would try different browsers to see if I got any difference.

Have tried Firefox 3.0.4 and get

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154977.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

IE8

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154876.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

And finally Opera 9.62

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02154952.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)


From NG18 with a solid connection there is no real difference between browsers.

I will try all 3 again around 7pm tonight when it could show up more of a difference.

[Sirius]

Warrington

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02155339.png

[Ken W]

I am in Thames Valley.
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02155395.png

[*sloman*]

Download Failed (1) (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

Ok, my work has a couple of direct fibre connections and on speedtest.net get over 100mbps down and around 80mbps up

This site caps out at approx 20mbps as you can see

Use speedtest.net or thinkbroadband

[Sirius]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02155594.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

Derby

Thats not a cable connection.

[*sloman*]

Thats not a cable connection.

Yeah i know i just wanted to show the site is not the best for speed tests.

I do one at home and show you mine! Derby area is shocking i'm lucky to get 10mbps even at 5am. I think Derby has a massive clonned modem problem!

I have had VM man out to look at my line etc... he just said UBR's have a B.R.A.G system

Black
Red
Amber
Green

Derby is Red!

[synner]

Here you go, read 'em and weep (I do on a daily basis).

20Mb, UBR4 Preston Lancashire:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/46.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
Download Failed (1) (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)
http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1226682979&v=5538024

This is quite good, another 2-3 hours and it'll be down to 1-2Mb....

Bri

[*sloman*]

Here you go, read 'em and weep (I do on a daily basis).

20Mb, UBR4 Preston Lancashire:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/46.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02155746.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)
http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1226682979&v=5538024

This is quite good, another 2-3 hours and it'll be down to 1-2Mb....

Bri

Call VM and complain!! I thought mine was bad. I got mine down to £20 for 20mb for 12months

try London, Maidenhead seems to be pants 99% of the time

[Noggo]

Download Failed (1)

Kidderminster.

Wouldn't it be better if all the speed tests were carried out at peak times, say between 4 & 9pm. Then you'll get a better idea if an area is good or bad.

[synner]

Call VM and complain!! I thought mine was bad. I got mine down to £20 for 20mb for 12months

I've had tickets open since September 2007, I get the feeling it's not gonna get better until the move to the Docsis 3 network.....

I'm gonna ring them in a minute, any advice on how to handle the call?

Bri

[g0mit]

This is 20m will go lower later in night

Liverpool ubr21
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02155819.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[synner]

Call VM and complain!! I thought mine was bad. I got mine down to £20 for 20mb for 12months

try London, Maidenhead seems to be pants 99% of the time

Here's London:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/44.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

And just for fun, Dublin:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/45.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Bri

[fdj12]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02155949.png

[saabmania2]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02156042.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

i'm in brighton no probs 99% of the time :)

[wilkie2]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02155983.png........401 kbps


http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02156037.png ......401kbps at least its consistant :rolleyes:


Supposedly 20meg in Widnes

[Sirius]

Yeah i know i just wanted to show the site is not the best for speed tests.

I do one at home and show you mine! Derby area is shocking i'm lucky to get 10mbps even at 5am. I think Derby has a massive clonned modem problem!

I have had VM man out to look at my line etc... he just said UBR's have a B.R.A.G system

Black
Red
Amber
Green

Derby is Red!

And black is the worst

[Noggo]

Dublin today:
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/42.png

and 15 September:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/43.png


Damn, I've lost 394 kbit/s up and 1 kbit/s down :). I wanna refund :nutter:

[saabmania2]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02155983.png........401 kbps


http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02156037.png ......401kbps at least its consistant :rolleyes:


Supposedly 20meg in Widnes

oh dear that is very poor, demand something is done or alot of money off :shocked:

[Noggo]

oh dear that is very poor, demand something is done or alot of money off :shocked:

or both

[joglynne]

Baguley server. (M41) 10Mb

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02156210.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[ultimate]

Here we go, evening time...

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02157196.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[The PIT]

Depending on a very rare good day I may get the 20 meg for an hour.

More normally it's like 4mbps or on bad day it's 12 kpbs

[*sloman*]

1st
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02157360.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

2nd
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02157408.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

Good old Crapy Derby

As you can see i have not been STM'd by my upload speed. Only paying £20 per month for 20mbps

Virgin sort it out!

Derby is Red i would hate to see the speed and a Black UBR

Ps this is direct connection to modem, no router or wireless!

[telfordcable]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02157355.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

Still 19Mb all day !!! In Telford (it uncongestion here)

[Noggo]

Still 20 Meg here as well :)
Download Failed (1)

[AppleSauce]

Sheffield:

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02157624.png

[saabmania2]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02158095.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

still reasonable in brighton (through router on wireless)

[icestar2]

As you can see from my earlier post my upload very rarley drops under 736kbps but my download is alawys poor. I will post after midnight when my 20mb actually become 20MB

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02158151.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[GazCBG]

Lincoln (LN6) 20mb - Done at 9.05pm

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02158408.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[ufitm]

Still 20 Meg here as well :)

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02157531.png

think they may have fixed thfault that was slowing my speeds down

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/41.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[peterjohno]

Heres mine. Told you it was crap

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02159044.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)


https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/40.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[chris9991]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02159222.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

In Bedfordshire
Don't trust this result as it is more than what I should get. Upload was weird - jumped from 300 odd right at the end

Though I get this...

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/39.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[gem10]

Speed Package: 20MB
Area: Stockton
Results: http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/2159540.png and http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/2159547.png
:)

[jcm193]

newton abbot devon
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/38.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

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http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02159640.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[xspeedyx]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02159905.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

Mines like this out of peak times

[icestar2]

Well would you beleive it. It goes past midnight and I almost get my 20mb back.

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02160207.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[Graham M]

I'd do a download test but I'm downloading Left4Dead (demo) off Steam at my full 10meg :)

[ricko1232003]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02151072.png
I am in Warrington and just signed up for the 50 mg trials

[nutellajunkie]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02161738.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

.renf

[Nilrem]

LU7 area
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/36.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Although the Maidstone server had me at under half that, the London one got it closer to what I normally seem to see (although my ping to UO's London based servers is 13-16ms at the moment compared to the 29 to the speed test site).

[stu8975]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02162678.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

Sunderland - SR5 - 10mb

[Chorlton]

10Mb package
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02162623.png

Widnes (WA8)

[CIS]

Liverpool 20mb

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02163226.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[carmad]

This is mine from Upton on the Wirral taken a few mintes ago at 13.16 GMT

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02163251.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[ultimate]

definitely not so good now:-

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02163774.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02163372.png

[brimurray]

The "oversubscribed" UBR are real pain, however, look on the upside, even when slow you get a better speed than vast majority of any ADSL which will probably give 6.5 - 7 Mb at best. 700 + on upload is not possible!

---------- Post added at 13:48 ---------- Previous post was at 13:41 ----------

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02163536.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

---------- Post added at 13:52 ---------- Previous post was at 13:48 ----------

Co ax length from the local UBR cabinet is similar to the "local loop" line from an exchange, though usually very much shorter.

---------- Post added at 13:54 ---------- Previous post was at 13:52 ----------

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02163596.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[SnoopZ]

[/URL][URL="http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk"]http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02163565.png (http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/%5Burl=http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk%5D%5Bimg%5Dhttp://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02163565.png%5B/img%5D%5B/url%5D)

Cambridge CB24 - 20mbit

[ufitm]

From slow speeds yesterday , i seam to be getting more than 20Mb today
ufitm

URL=http://www.speedtest.net]https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/33.png[/URL]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/34.png (http://www.speedtest.net)


URL=http://www.speedtest.net]https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/35.png[/URL]

[ultimate]

Mine has now become pathetic!!!

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02164551.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[Turkey Machine]

It's just gone 4pm, I'm at NTU Clifton campus, connected through their wired 100Mbit service. This is what I'm getting:

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/2164850.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)
Test done 30 seconds later (may be browser cache involved).
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/2164852.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)


Via speedtest.net:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/32.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I'll do another test at 4.30 from here, and one from home on 2Mbit and 10Mbit Virgin broadband services. In the meantime, read em and weep. ;)

[AbyssUnderground]

I'd post my speed test results but having downloaded at full pelt for the last 6 days resulting in over 340gb of data being downloaded I don't think VM will give me a happy result! I have however maxed out the connection the whole time, and maxed out 2.5Mbps during STM as well so I would safely say that...

Area: TS6 0
Speed: No problem on 10Mbps 24/7, no slow downs at any hour, except STM.

:D

Note: Max speed on the graph is 8Mbps because of single ftp thread but I can happily max to 10Mbps if needed, just the sync software I'm using only supports 1 thread!

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/attachment.php?attachmentid=17242&stc=1&d=1226767167

[Spitfire12]

The "oversubscribed" UBR are real pain, however, look on the upside, even when slow you get a better speed than vast majority of any ADSL which will probably give 6.5 - 7 Mb at best. 700 + on upload is not possible!


Ain't it ????

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02166327.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

:O
Be*

[Elsie]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02168273.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

DE55 - 20mb Connected via Mansfield

[PaulH225]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02169747.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/30.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/31.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

SO16 - 20Mb in Southampton

[12noon]

I'm in Castleford, West Yorkshire.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/29.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02170011.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

:)

[Simongc]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02174365.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

I'm in Warwick and have never had more than 6Mbps since being upgraded to the 10Meg service. Could I get a reduction in my bill for a service as poor as this?

[g0mit]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02174504.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

This is my 20meg In L18 very low for 20

[ufitm]

Download Failed (1)
just did This test looks a rotten speed for 20Mb conection

Kidderminster

[vmuser027]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02174697.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/26.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Network Access : Allowed
Maximum Downstream Data Rate : 20480000
Maximum Upstream Data Rate : 768000
Maximum Upstream Channel Burst : 1530

20Mb, Dudley.

Lovely, you'd have thought the DOCSIS 1 would be tip top since I'm on a 50Meg uBR. You would think there would be enough bandwidth around here!

[ufitm]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/25.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
just done this i am on 20mb my readings seam higher than your being on 50mg

[Rampant Smurf]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02182394.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

bedford

[ufitm]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/22.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

from my readings today i am getting more that 20Mb ,

[nodrogd]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02184535.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

2Mb Hemel Hempstead

[Chris]

Virgin.net ADSL 'up to' 8Mb:

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02184639.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

My router is locked on at 3264Kbps down and 448 Kbps up, so those results are not bad at all.

[Horace]

Neither reflect my true speeds which are nearly always full 20meg speeds. I had to use Amsterdam to get an accurate (ish) reading from Speedtest.net

Teesside.


http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02187772.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)


https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/21.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[pabscars]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02174534.png
just did This test looks a rotten speed for 20Mb conection

Kidderminster

Identical to mine in Warrington last night @ 12:45 am

[Albie]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02198448.png
(http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02198448.png)

[pabscars]

<a href="http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk"><img src="http://

during the day ubr6 warrington, 20 meg bb

[medicman]

Cwmbran here on 20mbit connection Foxconn modem and plexus (tenda) wireless router (cable connection to PC). Results below are pretty typical whenever I complete a speed test (pretty much irrespective of time of day)

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02208567.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/18.png (http://www.speedtest.net) - whoa.. something went wrong here

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/19.png (http://www.speedtest.net) - this seems more normal

[keef319]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02208600.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/17.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Bit rubbish really, seeing as I'm on 20Mb connection!!!!!

Stevenage - SG1

[ultimate]

Can somebody collate all these information on a map showing green is red is slow and green is good for VM BB?

[Chris]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/16.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02208686.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

Virgin.net 'up to' 8Mb ADSL

[Noggo]

:shocked: latency 124ms from less than 50 miles away, makes me glad to be a cable customer :). I take it you don't use it for gaming.

[Chris]

:shocked: latency 124ms from less than 50 miles away, makes me glad to be a cable customer :). I take it you don't use it for gaming.

I use a Mac. Macs are built for nobler purposes than playing games. :p:

I'm not 50 miles away from London though. The routing on Virgin's ADSL means I appear to be all over the place. It's a laugh when you get on a site which tries to serve you localised adverts - there's one particularly persistent 'dating' site that tells me I can get laid tonight in Reading, Nottingham and occasionally Leeds. None of which are anywhere near where I live. Just as well I'm happily married and not looking to go swinging. :D

[Noggo]

There's me thinking MAC's just have easier to use software interface, to make things easy for the user :).

http://dvice.com/pics/MacPC.jpg

[looper35uk]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/11.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

20Mb, Nottingham.
And that's on a wireless router (airport extreme, wireless N, set to 5Ghz).

[browney]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/10.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

20Mb, Sunderland

[Hurdy]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02223832.png
20 meg Stratford upon Avon

[homealone]

Cleethorpes - DN35

[caph]

Nottingham 20Mb (this isn't a one off it's been like this for weeks):-
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02211470.png

[madtbh]

Warwickshire area: cpc4-warw8-0-0-cust***.brhm.cable.ntl.com
Speed Package: 20Mb
Speed result:
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/5.png

[Amp34]

VM 20Mb Cable...

Plymouth

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02237232.png

Now none of you complain again. ;)

Seems I'm better off than caph though

[jaykay74]

20MB Dumbarton

Download Failed (1) (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[superscot69]

20meg customer
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/4.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[g0mit]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/11/3.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

20 meg L18 Liverpool

[Turkey Machine]

20MB Dumbarton

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02238275.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

I wish. Now try that without browser cache (i.e restart your browser and re-do the test). :p:

[jaykay74]

I wish. Now try that without browser cache (i.e restart your browser and re-do the test). :p:

I've got to confess that I didn't pay much attention to the speed as my connection is always pretty reliable. :D

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02244666.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[Turkey Machine]

That's better. :D

[Noggo]

you could always use Skyusers new 50Meg speedtester
http://www.skyuser.co.uk/skyusernews/skyuser_speedtester_upgrade_now_upto_50mb_compatib le.html

Don't like the look of Virgins average for 50Meg though (14026.91 kb/s), probably because the users haven't got 50Meg compaitble routers / wireless adapters in place or is it just not 50Meg compatible :shrug:
http://www.skyuser.co.uk/speedtester/ (bottom of page)

[xpod]

Been a while since i paid much attention to our actual speeds but they seem fine since we moved house.
Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:56:12 GMT

Test 1: 1024K took 569 ms = 1799.6 KB/sec, approx 14829 Kbps, 14.48 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 384 ms = 2666.7 KB/sec, approx 21974 Kbps, 21.46 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 393 ms = 2605.6 KB/sec, approx 21470 Kbps, 20.97 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 873 ms = 2345.9 KB/sec, approx 19330 Kbps, 18.88 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 19401 Kbps, 18.95 Mbps


17280 17281

[Fatec]

wget http://www.server.lu/speed.test
http://www.server.lu/speed.test
=> `speed.test'
Resolving www.server.lu... 195.26.4.101
Connecting to www.server.lu|195.26.4.101|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 100,000,000 (95M) [text/plain]

100%[====================================>] 100,000,000 5.92M/s ETA 00:00

15:11:05 (5.97 MB/s) - `speed.test' saved [100000000/100000000]

VNC into PC, java dont work so had to use alternate test means.

[AppleSauce]

I'm in the S73 area of South Yorkshire, we was scheduled a much needed UBR upgrade 1/2 months ago but unfortunately it was cancelled and possibly Forgot about.

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02298749.png

[progers]

2 Meg here, nearly always at this level in Nuneaton

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02299512.png

[Mox3d]

Telford 20 mb VM cable customer.

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02309043.png

[pjuk]

Stockport SK6 10mb Cable

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02309131.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[sprattgraham]

Bishop's Stortford CM23 20mb Cable

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02309354.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/54.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Welshchris]

Swansea SA1 Area

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/2309709.png

[Fatec]

you could always use Skyusers new 50Meg speedtester
http://www.skyuser.co.uk/skyusernews/skyuser_speedtester_upgrade_now_upto_50mb_compatib le.html

Don't like the look of Virgins average for 50Meg though (14026.91 kb/s), probably because the users haven't got 50Meg compaitble routers / wireless adapters in place or is it just not 50Meg compatible :shrug:
http://www.skyuser.co.uk/speedtester/ (bottom of page)

our current download speed is 12520Kbps, and your current upload speed is 797Kbps.

That's from a VM 50Mbit connection.

And that's about roughly what he achieves, think you'll find hardly anyone is actually getting 50Mbit so far :D

[Magilla]

Sheffield S7 (High Tx Load apparently). 10Mb service

Download 200kbs, upload 480kbs.

[smeagoly1]

Whitley Bay ADSL MAX enambled exchange. ADSL upto 8 Meg package 2.

Was getting 6000kbps... now VM say it's only 1500, so that's all they will give me...don't figure.
Max Download ever recorded now is 154K 486k upload, constant.
Prior was getting a steady 500k

[Noggo]

our current download speed is 12520Kbps, and your current upload speed is 797Kbps.

That's from a VM 50Mbit connection.

And that's about roughly what he achieves, think you'll find hardly anyone is actually getting 50Mbit so far :D


Was that from the skyuser or speedtest webby and does it reflect on what it's like on multiple downloads from
http://gamefiles.virginmedia.com/blueyondergames/demos/

[telfordcable]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02310678.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[frogstamper]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02319275.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/53.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Brighton bn1

[Russ]

Port Talbot 10mb

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02319386.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[charlieannear]

Poole, 10mb
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/51.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[cnewton2k]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02327625.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

DN37 - Has been fixed before yesterday it was :-

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02324259.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[gc7]

Watford WD25
20MB
Wireless
Vista Home Premium SP1

http://speed.io/pics/1412/0719/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[telfordcable]

Download Failed (1) (http://www.speed.io)

STM is worse in my area ! But good upload speed !

[Kymmy]

It's not STM then as your download would be 5Mbps and your upload would be 192Kbps

[telfordcable]

Then why I getting 6Mb, 7Mb and 8Mb (surely it STM in force ? otherwise it will be full max speed)

[Kymmy]

Probably over subscription of the UBR... If STM kicks in it will drop your UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD to 25% of full speed for 5 hours

[telfordcable]

http://speed.io/pics/1412/1731/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io) Grrr !!!! poor download speed as i going to ring up vm to complaint about speed.

[charlieannear]

Probably over subscription of the UBR... If STM kicks in it will drop your UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD to 25% of full speed for 5 hours

Is there somewhere to look and see if your UBR is oversubscribed?

[pabscars]

Probably over subscription of the UBR... If STM kicks in it will drop your UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD to 25% of full speed for 5 hours

Are you saying it is not possible to hit just an upload or download STM ?:confused: and it must be both, because last night i was running speed tests which indicated a near perfect download speed for my wireless 20 meg connection but upload was dropped half way through the tests fromm 700+ to 500+, i ran half a dozen tests from diff sites and all sites that tested my speeds for more than an nano second showed my upload ONLY being reduced,

[telfordcable]

how to find out if my area is UBR oversubscribed ??

[Kymmy]

I believe that if you get STM'd (by hitting EITHER the upload or download limits) then it effects/reduces both upload and download speed by 75%..but I'm sure someone will confirm this either way..

As for oversubscribed UBR's try the VM tech newsgroups or tech support lines as most peope who have found out about oversubscribing have found out via the tech support services

[Marci]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02332254.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

10Mb connection - Wakefield WF1 - and this is on a good night. I've never witnessed much above 5 or 6Mb since they upgraded me to 10Mb for free. 4Mb service was consistently faster.

[broadbandking]

Download Failed (1) (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)#

Works connection look at that upload

Download Failed (1) (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[darkbeing]

2mb
London SE23
I think these results are good if not perfect for 2mb
they are more often 1.987mb (somewhere around there)
but as long as they are somewhere near that I dont get too fussed
Download Failed (1) (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)


10Mb connection - Wakefield WF1 - and this is on a good night. I've never witnessed much above 5 or 6Mb since they upgraded me to 10Mb for free. 4Mb service was consistently faster. Then why are you paying for 10mb package. The ombudsman recently approved plans that will mean customers can be charged for what they recieve in terms of bandwidth, not what they signed up for. So if you signed up to 10mb but only get 5mb or 4mb then that ISP has a duty to either get your speeds somewhere near the advertised speed or failing that, to reduce the charge of the service proportionally

[broadbandking]

2mb
London SE23
I think these results are good if not perfect for 2mb
they are more often 1.987mb (somewhere around there)
but as long as they are somewhere near that I dont get too fussed
Download Failed (1) (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

That is perfect mate

[charlieannear]

2mb
London SE23
I think these results are good if not perfect for 2mb
they are more often 1.987mb (somewhere around there)
but as long as they are somewhere near that I dont get too fussed
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02332644.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)


Then why are you paying for 10mb package. The ombudsman recently approved plans that will mean customers can be charged for what they recieve in terms of bandwidth, not what they signed up for. So if you signed up to 10mb but only get 5mb or 4mb then that ISP has a duty to either get your speeds somewhere near the advertised speed or failing that, to reduce the charge of the service proportionally

Comes into force on 5th of December- see BBC or OFCOM website.
Suspect you will need to go through the whole "as long as you have made/provided the following: 10 phonecalls to india, 5 failed visits from a technician called Mike or Dave, 3 cm of forelock hair from your firstborn and a pint of blood taken on a full moon when Mars is ascendant" thing, but assuming you can be bothered to do so, it may save you a couple of quid a month...

[ufitm]

Download Failed (1)

just triedmy conection with another speed tester ? it is harder to work out
than others i have tried can any tell me if this is good for 20 meg service

please

[telfordcable]

http://speed.io/pics/1427/3596/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[jkenney]

this is when it works, in another hour i wont even be able to load the page for the test. i'm on 10mbit (what a joke) in sheffield

http://speed.io/pics/1428/4818/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

---------- Post added at 17:57 ---------- Previous post was at 17:56 ----------

http://speed.io/pics/1425/9514/speed.io.png

just triedmy conection with another speed tester ? it is harder to work out
than others i have tried can any tell me if this is good for 20 meg service

please

no it isn't, you're getting 8mbit, not 20mbit.

---------- Post added at 18:20 ---------- Previous post was at 17:57 ----------

the speed test crashes now, at 6:20pm, web pages are really slow to load. by 7pm i'll have little or no connection at all, until around 12:30am

its the same every evening.

[SeanJC]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02362714.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

20 MBit (M20 Manchester). Speed.io can't even start.

[AppleSauce]

Seen better days:

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02362911.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

10MB Barnsley.

[Kymmy]

Still OK for me

http://speed.io/pics/1428/8362/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[Cassius2k]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/47.png

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02363067.png

Not bad for a 20mb connection now it works. In the Sittingbourne area in Kent.

[charlieannear]

Download Failed (1) (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[smallclone]

Is this any good for 10MB service in Cardiff?

Download Failed (1)

[Cassius2k]

Is this any good for 10MB service in Cardiff?

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02363485.png

1mb on a 10mb service, no it's not. If my 20mb service drops to 15mb (I give them a chance in peak time) then I phone them up. 151 it's free and moan as much as you can. I did this and they sent an engineer out even though they said there was nothing wrong however moaning does pay off, turns out my cable erm cable was broken. If the indian call centre says you may have spyware or if you are using a router is the problem tell them to jog on, thats the questions I get from them.

[smallclone]

just phoned 151, I spoke to an Asian gentleman who said there is maintenance going on today and tomorrow in my area.

It should be ok by wednesday, if not, then phone back

[KungFuKitty]

Hiya! Havn't posted on here in a long time but this is a great thread so here's me:
http://speed.io/pics/1430/0819/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)
Area: Bristol
Postcode: BS5
Line: 20mb BB
This result is about what i get around usually/regularly with speedtest.net also, love this speed.io tester though v.nice!! ..oh apart from my upload usually hovers around 730's kbps
Cheers!
- Kfk x

[RyanB]

I get on average more than 17mb. I can download graphic card drivers @ 2.51mbytes/sec = 20.01mbits/sec
20Mb package. Jarrow UBR/Tyneside

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/46.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

http://speed.io/pics/1430/2255/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

(speed test . net has lost about 3 servers in the last year or so. ping average is 25ms.)

[smallclone]

just phoned 151, I spoke to an Asian gentleman who said there is maintenance going on today and tomorrow in my area.

It should be ok by wednesday, if not, then phone back

Just as an update to this, after having speeds of 500 kb/s from 5pm to 10pm, I tried a speed test after midnight and I got 5,750kb/s.

Could it be that Virgin bent the truth to me about maintaining servers and I have been traffic shaped for no reason?

Why would they be updating servers at the most busy period?

I'm not happy about this, do you think I will have a case for money off my bill, even though I am on the 10MB Xmas offer?

[jkenney]

Just as an update to this, after having speeds of 500 kb/s from 5pm to 10pm, I tried a speed test after midnight and I got 5,750kb/s.

Could it be that Virgin bent the truth to me about maintaining servers and I have been traffic shaped for no reason?

Why would they be updating servers at the most busy period?

I'm not happy about this, do you think I will have a case for money off my bill, even though I am on the 10MB Xmas offer?

your speed would be 2.5mbit if you had been traffic shaped. it's much less than that at peak times. This means that it is more likely that they have oversold the connections in your area, without doing the required upgrades.

maybe these upgrades are happening now, if you are lucky, maybe it was just the call centre guy wanting you off the phone.

if it's no better tomorrow, you need to complain to virgin again, see if you can get a date for the upgrade & see if you can get compensation for their poor service. if you don't have any joy with them, i suggest switching isps, then making a complaint to ofcom.

That is what I'll be doing after Christmas, if there aren't any improvements.

[smallclone]

your speed would be 2.5mbit if you had been traffic shaped. it's much less than that at peak times. This means that it is more likely that they have oversold the connections in your area, without doing the required upgrades.

maybe these upgrades are happening now, if you are lucky, maybe it was just the call centre guy wanting you off the phone.

if it's no better tomorrow, you need to complain to virgin again, see if you can get a date for the upgrade & see if you can get compensation for their poor service. if you don't have any joy with them, i suggest switching isps, then making a complaint to ofcom.

That is what I'll be doing after Christmas, if there aren't any improvements.

Thanks. I will be doing that.

[D_Skids]

Northampton NN3 (20Mbit)

http://speed.io/pics/1431/2079/speed.io.png

[ufitm]

http://speed.io/pics/1431/2617/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)


my speeds seam tp be all over just lately today so far seams a good day

[telfordcable]

Not very good today as it been like this all day ! :(:( for my 20Mb XL

Download Failed (1) (http://www.speed.io)

[ufitm]

Not very good today as it been like this all day ! :(:( for my 20Mb XL

http://speed.io/pics/1431/9578/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)
mine has droped now,

http://speed.io/pics/1432/1257/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[telfordcable]

Wait until 50Mbps come out and peoples will be unhappy with XXL service as 50Mbps will be dropped to 2Mbps if VM doesn't fix all area's UBR problem. It will be very heavy congestion with 2Mb, 10Mb, 20Mb and 50Mb and cable TV.

---------- Post added at 19:22 ---------- Previous post was at 19:19 ----------

My speed is now back to normal after all day below 3Mbps.
Download Failed (1) (http://www.speed.io)

[Stop It]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02372159.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

http://speed.io/pics/1432/5847/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Biggleswade.

[ufitm]

[quote=telfordcable;34693397]Wait until 50Mbps come out and peoples will be unhappy with XXL service as 50Mbps will be dropped to 2Mbps if VM doesn't fix all area's UBR problem. It will be very heavy congestion with 2Mb, 10Mb, 20Mb and 50Mb and cable TV.

---------- Post added at 19:22 ---------- Previous post was at 19:19 ----------

My speed is now back to normal after all day below 3Mbps.
http://speed.io/pics/1432/3869/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)[/quhttp://speed.io/pics/1432/8765/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)


mine is back up a fair way but still not up to what it was this morning and early afternoon

[city-boy]

It's never been as bad as this before!

20MB! LOL Not my kit for sure. Tested with multiple PC's, with\without the router.

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02374181.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)
http://speed.io/pics/1433/2827/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/45.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
City Center Manchester (M1)

Downstream Receive Power Level : 12.6 dBmV
Downstream SNR 42.5 dB
Upstream transmit Power: 36.5dBmv

[g0mit]

Liverpool L18 20 meg same most nights
http://speed.io/pics/1433/3110/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[AppleSauce]

Some major UBR upgrades needed. Won't be getting mine until the beginning of Feb, so will have to cope with 256k at peak times until then. :(

Gonna be great.

[HD462]

Hartlepool 10Mbps tested over wifi:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/42.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[mart18]

Dartford on wireless

http://speed.io/pics/1434/2177/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[Magilla]

your speed would be 2.5mbit if you had been traffic shaped. it's much less than that at peak times. This means that it is more likely that they have oversold the connections in your area, without doing the required upgrades.

maybe these upgrades are happening now, if you are lucky, maybe it was just the call centre guy wanting you off the phone.

if it's no better tomorrow, you need to complain to virgin again, see if you can get a date for the upgrade & see if you can get compensation for their poor service. if you don't have any joy with them, i suggest switching isps, then making a complaint to ofcom.

That is what I'll be doing after Christmas, if there aren't any improvements.

Same here, have been on 200Kb since the upgrade. My UBR was supposed to be upgraded yesterday, didn't happen. There is no new date for the UBR upgrade.

I'm getting the impression that they can't support the number of customers they have as when I rang for a discount again this month I quietely told I might be better going with a "more reliable" ISP! Lots of complaints about poor speeds apparently.

Time to start the torture that is the complaints proceedure, ADR.. then Ofcom.

[ufitm]

Hartlepool 10Mbps tested over wifi:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/42.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
just tested my 20mbps cotection in Kidderminster my
speeds are rubbish

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/43.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[frogstamper]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/41.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

http://speed.io/pics/1436/9024/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Results from Brighton.

[jkenney]

wow, it seems better this week actually, still not perfect, but much better. I'm not used to being able to connect to the internet at this time in an evening. I'm not getting my hopes up that it'll be usable at the weekend though.

10mbit, sheffield, s12. first time ive been close to 10mit at 'peak' times, usually it doesnt work at all.

http://speed.io/pics/1437/0417/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[mdwh2]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02383561.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

This is for Cable "Up to 10MBs". Sometimes I'm shown at less than 4MBs, no better than since they supposedly upgraded to 10MBs. Is this normal? (I'm in Cambridge.)

I'm sure I read somewhere that some people might need a modem upgrade (mine's one from about 2001), but now I can't find anything about it on Virgin Media's website?

[ufitm]

any slower i will come to a stop i think
http://speed.io/pics/1437/6520/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[Stabhappy]

at 0 ping you should be getting infinity mb/s :D

[jkenney]

something wrong tonight

speed.io wont display the graphic result. web pages need 3 attempts to load. it seems to stop me making any new connections, for a few minutes, every few minutes.

Results from http://www.speed.io
(Copied on 2008-12-11 17:38:59)
Download: 9469 Kbit/s
Upload : 340 kbit/s
Connects : 0 conn/min
Ping: 0 ms

[Northeast_user]

NE38

http://speed.io/pics/1441/9855/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[yorkshireborn]

rotherham s64 on a 20meg

http://speed.io/pics/1444/3801/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02397275.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/29.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[anap]

http://speed.io/pics/1446/0551/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Bristol

[jkenney]

10mbit, sheffield s12, graphic link on speed.io wont load again

Results from http://www.speed.io

(Copied on 2008-12-14 01:39:23)

Download: 5075 Kbit/s

Upload : 276 kbit/s

Connects : 475 conn/min

Ping: 0 ms

---------- Post added at 01:44 ---------- Previous post was at 01:41 ----------

its a nightmare trying to do anything interactive, i want to play online poker, but cant. i'll have to change isp in the new year, if I can't get it sorted out.

[ian1974]

Dundee area :) seems a *bit* too fast.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/28.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Kymmy]

Oh gawd, not another Speed test from the cache file..... ;) :p:

[ian1974]

strange as I was getting same speed on newsgroups, now its back to normal !!!!!!!

[alexcopeland]

For anyone that cares here is mine. Always on and always fast here in Stevenage SG1
http://speed.io/pics/1449/9034/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[Kymmy]

I believe SG1 (not stargate1) is part of Luton... Never yet seen anyone in the luton area that has a speed problem :)

[ontheball]

http://speed.io/pics/1461/2652/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

My ping is very slow

[ufitm]

: New SpeedTest For Cable
http://speed.io/pics/1465/0728/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io/)

got some rather high figures today.had one even high than this at 350000 +kbs .

[josbits2]

http://speed.io/pics/1469/6111/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)
warrington

[ntl.wotcha]

Currently this
http://speed.io/pics/1470/3689/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Evening it will suck.

[josbits2]

http://speed.io/pics/1470/9260/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[Goffski]

Warrington - Wired

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/16.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Wireless, much much slower, pretty much the same speed as i was getting on XL. Obviously the upload as doubled.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/18.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Sir John Luke]

Wireless-G or Pre-N?

[fitter]

Heres mine in Plymouth
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02461718.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[darren.b]

10mbit in Edinburgh. I use a sidebar and I can always see at a glance what my speeds are and they are almost always (when leeching or upping heavy duty)

1.26MB/s download.
62.6KB/s upload.

These are as expected.

Where I live does not need STM, it's there purely to save costs as I can get these speeds even at peak times until I hit the throttle.

I am ashamed of the service we cable customers get in the UK compared to my friends in Holland and Japan.

Cable are just marginally better than BT...for now. Product is slightly better, the lies, rip-off charging and deception are the same. Roll on FTTH. :dunce:

[broadbandking]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/17.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Dudley gotta love the 50Mb

[Goffski]

Wireless-G or Pre-N?

N

[ufitm]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/17.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Dudley gotta love the 50Mb

what dudley area post code are you in ,? i am in dy10 area not reached us yet

[roybus]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02465832.png

Rossendale, Lancs BB4 8?? on 20Mb. Disappointingly sh*te really. Until a couple of weeks ago if was always 18-19Mb.

[telfordcable]

http://speed.io/pics/1474/9347/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Wish I had that speed 50Mb in my area !!!

It appear, my area got full whack of 20Mb speed since last Monday, December 15th - no slow down at all ? Maybe they had moved 20Mb into Docsis 3.0 now ?

[broadbandking]

You wont go on to Docsis 3.0 until you have 50Mb in your area

[telfordcable]

Sorry it mean moving 10Mb & 20Mb customers into docsis 2.0 not the 3.0 (only for 50Mb) and that leave 2Mb on the docsis 1.1 to free up their network congestion. But, when ???

[broadbandking]

You will get moved when your area has 50Mb no dates have been set yet, I know Dudley will be on he DOCSIS 2.0 network in January

[ufitm]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02155763.png

Kidderminster.

Wouldn't it be better if all the speed tests were carried out at peak times, say between 4 & 9pm. Then you'll get a better idea if an area is good or bad.

I asked today when peak times where they told me it depends on the area
and how heavy the area is being use and they still can not give me a date
for when the high tdx load is going to be fixed they tell me that the network team have no date for work to start on the fix for ? as it deepends on how many customers are affected

[jamie29]

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/12299865996665931875.html


Speed Test Results
Date 22/12/08 22:57:54
Speed Down 860.26 Kbps ( 0.8 Mbps )
Speed Up 464.33 Kbps ( 0.5 Mbps )
Port 8095
Server speedtest1.adslguide.org.uk


Great Yarmouth Area
10Mb customer!!!

[Noggo]

I asked today when peak times where they told me it depends on the area
and how heavy the area is being use and they still can not give me a date
for when the high tdx load is going to be fixed they tell me that the network team have no date for work to start on the fix for ? as it deepends on how many customers are affected

To be honest now the problem with erratic latency has been cleared up, I don't go out of my way to check download speed that offen. As whenever I contacted VM they seam to sit up and notice issues with low download speed. Whereas if I mentioned erratic latency I got no answers back of any worth. But as they where both connected two each other (high tx loads), I tested download speed whenever there was a problem with on-line gaming, which was most of the time before Septmber 08.

But when I have checked lately, download speeds I get:-
Weekdays / nights most of the time it's 2.4 MB/s to 1.8MB/s or there abouts.
Weekends sometimes drops off to around 1.2 MB/s or so, but never stays that low for long.

http://speed.io/pics/1489/7481/speed.io.png
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/7.png
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02493353.png

[bigdavep]

Bolton, Lancs

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02507787.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

http://speed.io/pics/1497/5016/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/6.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[frazzeld]

Yorkshire

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02509508.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[*sloman*]

Download Failed (1) (http://www.speed.io)
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/41.png (http://www.speedtest.net)


look at my 20mb and i have not been capped!!!

[vmuser027]

Dudley 20Mb - I am also on a 50Mb uBR so I would expect better.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/44.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

http://speed.io/pics/1527/8080/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02571826.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/1290/41314449jb3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This will drop further to around 7Mbit tonight - nice.

[Raistlin]

Just so you VM customers don't think you're the only ones with problems ;)

My (unthrottled, nowhere near my 30Gb/month limit) PlusNet connection should be running at about 4Gb.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/42.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Rik]

20Mb in Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire (Buncefield Country KABOOM!! ;))

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02573137.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

http://speed.io/pics/1528/6109/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/38.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/39.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Always like this (apart from STM obviously) :)
Bring on the 50Mb is what I say :D

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Also

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/40.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

where my dedicated server is located (France) ;)

http://www.speedtest.net/rank/1377360710.png?random=77496

:D

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http://speed.io/pics/1499/2578/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/41.png (http://www.speedtest.net)


look at my 20mb and i have not been capped!!!

Thats enough to make a grown man cry :(
Hope you get it fixed soon...........

PS nice upload tho ;) till you get STM,d :)

[ace1965]

harlow 20mb


http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02573959.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[suggsy]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02574099.png

Essex, bt 8mg

http://www.speedtest.net/result/383505517.png

[jkenney]

http://speed.io/pics/1531/9773/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

sheffield, s12, 10mbit, sunday afternoon

i've had better, but this is fantastic compared to yesterday, i could only just load a simple website then, if i was lucky & all the speed test sites refused to load.

[ufitm]

just taaken thist reading it is one of the faster one of the day only once got a reading near 20 mg the other have all been around this or lower

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/30.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[InfiniteBiscuit]

Download Failed (1) (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/36.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Download Failed (1) (http://www.speed.io)

Varies quite a bit recently, that's about as low as it drops though. 50mb on Thursday! :D

[cripinuk]

Im on 20 meghttp://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02595932.png

[Instincts]

NG10 Nottingham Awful speeds recenty been as low as 100kbps at one point! Only on a 2meg connecton!
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02598673.png

[cnewton2k]

Grimsby

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02599152.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[ufitm]

Download Failed (1) (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)



just tried runing at test on my ltop ,should i still be able to get near
enough 20mb from it

ufitm

[yorkshireborn]

http://speed.io/pics/1542/5728/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

on a 20 meg connection so something not rite.

[broadbandking]

Maybe the test is in your cache, delete the temp internet files and clear the history and test again the upload is fine.

[AHN-David]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02605379.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

i am a 10mb Customer and i am from Glasgow, I also live in a multi storyflat so i dont know if that will make much of a difference.

could someone tell me if this is good our not

[Noggo]

could someone tell me if this is good our not


Your download is good, but your upload should be around 500kb/s on 10Meg and not 248kb/s. Which is odd as VM are normally good with upload speeds. I would run the test again a few more times and see if you still get the same results + try other speed test sites as well (www.speedtest.net or www.speed.io/index_en.html).

If you do get the same results, either get in touch with VM tech support or start a new thread off detailing your problem with upload speed and post some results along with your cable modem power levels (don't post any cable modem of your IP, MAC or Serial #. just power levels and it should look something like this post http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34709921-post1.html). I'm sure some techie person would advise you something wrong with the modem

[smee init]

Colchester Essex
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02605663.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[AHN-David]

Thanks Nogggo for your advice. My modem is 2 weeks old so i dont think something is wrong with that.

after running the speed test again i get the same. Also how do i check my power levels i am not to clued up about this stuff lol.

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02605693.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[broadbandking]

192.168.100.1 use this address and if you need a username and password both are ROOT and just copy and paste em here

[AHN-David]

Cable Modem Downstream
Downstream Lock : Locked
Downstream Channel Id : 4
Downstream Frequency : 402750000 Hz
Downstream Modulation : QAM256
Downstream Symbol Rate : 5360.537 Ksym/sec
Downstream Interleave Depth : taps32Increment4
Downstream Receive Power Level : -6.4 dBmV
Downstream SNR : 38.5 dB

Upstream Lock : Locked
Upstream Channel ID : 6
Upstream Frequency : 28784000 Hz
Upstream Modulation : QPSK
Upstream Symbol Rate : 2560 Ksym/sec
Upstream transmit Power Level : 56.3 dBmV
Upstream Mini-Slot Size : 2

Is this correct?

[Stabhappy]

Upstream power looks like it's over the threshhold -you need a tech ;[

[Noggo]

I did mention to start a new thread to save trashing this one even move than it already is :). Anyhoo,


Upstream transmit Power Level : 56.3 dBmV

From my limited knowledge on modem power levels, your upstream level looks too high. May be someone in the know could confirm whether i'm right or wrong on the matter.

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damn, beat me to it :)
You can either ring tech support or easy way post a message on VM newsgroup support, with details of your upload speed problem inc. power levels info too:

Outlook express setup can be found here (all the below links are at the bottom of the first link):
http://www.virginmedia.com/customers...ress-exntl.php

Subscribing to newsgroups and the newsgroup you to subscribe to is:
virginmedia.support.broadband.cable
http://www.virginmedia.com/customers...ss-exntl-2.php

Reading posts:
http://www.virginmedia.com/customers...ss.php#reading

How to post messages:
http://www.virginmedia.com/customers...ss.php#posting

[ufitm]

just taaken thist reading it is one of the faster one of the day only once got a reading near 20 mg the other have all been around this or lower

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/30.png (http://www.speedtest.net)


this one tonight is from my pc
http://www.speedtest.net/result/385961320.png
it is really slow

[InfiniteBiscuit]

My internet penis improved greatly today.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/26.png

[ufitm]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02600457.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)



just tried runing at test on my ltop ,should i still be able to get near
enough 20mb from it

ufitm
+
http://speed.io/pics/1548/8612/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

ment to post this last night on the one i posted in errror just done

[tubbles]

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02616474.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/27.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
I find this strange .... i am on 10mb broadband

[c64]

London morden the croydon ubr is a joke heres my 20mb
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/17.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[ufitm]

London morden the croydon ubr is a joke heres my 20mb
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/17.png (http://www.speedtest.net)


i am only on 20mb as well . think my last speed test reading, being so high
it must wrong

[Fatec]

My internet penis improved greatly today.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/26.png

I agree, till you see the upload speed, then we laugh :D:angel:

[Ignitionnet]

I agree, till you see the upload speed, then we laugh :D:angel:

*giggles* :D

[Noggo]

Rev 1.

My internet penis improved greatly today.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/26.png

I agree, till you see the upload speed and the location of the penis, then we laugh :D :angel:

Only jokin', nice to see someone actual get what they pay for and shock horror, no STM yet!!!!!

[Derrick]

I am a 2meg customer living in North Essex.
At 09.43 on 9 Jan 2009, I am getting the following speeds:
Download 1695 kbps
Upload 178 kbps
That is 15 percent under download max, and 30 percent below upload max.

[josbits2]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2009/01/13.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Thats on a wireless connection with 3 laptops running...

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http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02747610.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

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http://speed.io/pics/1608/8963/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

[broadbandking]

Not bad for a 50Mb connection, blast it whilst you can I got 50Mb until Feb, but aint gonna miss it.

[broadbandking]

http://speed.io/pics/1617/1049/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Not bad

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02763878.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[moiraf100]

Laptop and Mac running
http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02764041.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

[moroboshi]

this one tonight is from my pc
http://www.speedtest.net/result/385961320.png
it is really slow

That would be a good speed on my 20mbit connection. Mine is often around 100kbits. I think Virgin run my local area of a dial up modem.

[alza62]

newcastle-opon-tyne 50mb

http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/24215491.png

[Sirius]

Warrington 50 meg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/04/75.png

[broadbandking]

Warrington 50 meg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/04/75.png

Still going strong like my connection.

[Kymmy]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/04/74.png

10Mb though I am running a server this end so results are a tiny bit down (100-200Kb) on what I usually get

[broadbandking]

Still a really good result, do you have to pay extra for 768k upload?