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telfordcable
04-12-2008, 08:39
Check out my latest new speedtest for all virgin media cable broadband for the 2Mbps, 10Mbps, 20Mbps and 50Mbps support speedtest.

http://speed.io/pics/1411/6122/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Results from http://www.speed.io
(Copied on 2008-12-04 07:35:56)
Download: 19539 Kbit/s
Upload : 743 kbit/s
Connects : 2795 conn/min
Ping: 22 ms

Graham M
04-12-2008, 08:46
http://speed.io/pics/1411/6235/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Seems accurate enough, I wonder what their servers are on network-wise and where they are hosted, it doesn't give you any options

DocDutch
04-12-2008, 09:40
not bad :)http://speed.io/pics/1411/7225/speed.io.png

zing_deleted
04-12-2008, 09:43
http://speed.io/pics/1411/7306/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

does seem accurate. Whois cant suss out the domain

contacts München so its German I believe.It looks like its a multi threaded download speed test which is what I have been trying to get accross to people

How exactly do you test the download / upload speed?
Our download test measures the speed with which you can receive data from internet to your local computer. Our advanced technology downloads at the same time from 3 different servers and shows the achieved internet speed. We record up to 100 test-results per second and can therefore determine your speed very precisely.
Our upload test measures the speed with which you can send data to the internet from your local computer. It is especially important for video-conferences or when sending large e-mails. Our upload-test is adapting itself to your individual bandwith and sends several upload data packets to our worldwide server-cluster (distributed all over the world) in order to achieve the most accurate possible speed result.

3 servers at once. About time this appears to be a well written speed test and about time too. Single threaded speed tests can not be trusted as I have said on countless occassions.

cnewton2k
04-12-2008, 10:15
[/URL][URL="http://www.speed.io"]http://speed.io/pics/1411/8059/speed.io.png (http://speed.io/pics/1411/8059/speed.io.png)

dev
04-12-2008, 10:36
it appears the site doesn't like opera which seems odd as its just a flash site really, but after telling opera to pretend to be IE it gave me:

http://speed.io/pics/1411/8480/speed.io.png

which seems a little out on the upload :p: (download is spot on for wireless here tho)

Kymmy
04-12-2008, 10:44
I got (on Chrome but came up as Safari)

http://speed.io/pics/1411/8771/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

telfordcable
04-12-2008, 10:55
http://speed.io/pics/1411/8801/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Using firefox ! And Windows Vista SP1 !

---------- Post added at 09:55 ---------- Previous post was at 09:45 ----------

http://speed.io/pics/1411/9039/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Using IE7 ! Windows XP Pro SP3 !

dajone
04-12-2008, 10:56
http://speed.io/pics/1411/8915/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

;)

whats the last part about CONNECTS 2047 ?

zing_deleted
04-12-2008, 10:56
I think we can say this one works. Its all because they are using more then 1 connection. They must have read my countless posts mentioning the need for more than one connection. The fact they spread it over 3 servers is also and excellent idea. I have bookmarked this to use :)

Raistlin
04-12-2008, 10:59
Ok, here's mine from an ADSL connection (PlusNet) to show a different connection being tested:

http://speed.io/pics/1411/9160/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

It seems to be quite a nice tool, and certainly seems to be accurate from what I can see.

I've heard David mention multi-threaded speed tests before, and if that's what this is then it can only be a good thing.

Request: Please can we keep this thread as a discussion of the tool, not a place for people to keep posting their speeds - if it becomes that I'll just merge it with the existing speed test thread (HERE (http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33641481-area-by-area-true-speed.html?highlight=area)) and then discussion of the tool gets buried - thanks.

telfordcable
04-12-2008, 11:01
Glad u all like this new speed test as I like this one better. Cos of over 3 servers to test the speed for a true measurement speed.

I found XP speedtest lots quicker than Vista !

Maybe, Virgin Media boss decided to use this site not thinkbroadband speed test because this site can do 50Mbps to test the speed.

Raistlin
04-12-2008, 11:02
;)

whats the last part about CONNECTS 2047 ?


I think that's the number of complete TCP connections (SYN, SYN/ACK, ACK) the tool estimates your internet connection is capable of making per minute - I could be wrong though.

zing_deleted
04-12-2008, 11:04
That is my understanding of it :)

Druchii
04-12-2008, 11:10
http://speed.io/pics/1411/9456/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Nice! (and this is over RDP)

This one without RDP:
http://speed.io/pics/1411/9542/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

telfordcable
04-12-2008, 11:11
I was wondering what is the default MTU setting for VM 20 Meg ? I set it to 1500 on MTU and Rwin at 513920 and now getting nearly 20 meg on XP using drtcp

g0mit
04-12-2008, 12:09
http://speed.io/pics/1412/1116/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

seems ok

Noggo
04-12-2008, 12:11
Looks good. Shame they haven't got VM listed in the broadband suppliers section as they do ask you to select what size connection you're on, so you will get an average download speed per connection size for each company, unlike speedtest.net where you get all connection sizes in one average speed in the global stats.

http://speed.io/pics/1412/0825/speed.io.png

telfordcable
04-12-2008, 12:12
STM in my area now ! below 8Mb ! but ... a very good upload speed thought !

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

Kymmy
04-12-2008, 12:12
It's blueyonder that just comes up as .CO.UK where as the NTL connections actually come up as NTL.COM..

telfordcable
04-12-2008, 12:13
Maybe we should tell VM to use this speedtest site !!! Maybe they unaware of it ?

Noggo
04-12-2008, 12:54
STM in my area now ! below 8Mb ! but ... a very good upload speed thought !

http://speed.io/pics/1412/1229/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Thats not an 20Meg STM'd connection. Your upload speed would be down around 192 Kb/s and download speed would be around 5000 Kb/s.

pabscars
04-12-2008, 13:22
http://http://speed.io/pics/1412/3219/speed.io.png

i do think this speed test site is very good, it showed my upload to be more normal at over 700, and not just over 500 on the other sites,

download was also excellent at approx 19.5 via vm's wireless router, nice one VM

telfordcable
04-12-2008, 14:56
I am angry with virgin media on the phone, they told me to stop moaned about poor speed test, they say there is nothing they do about it.

Look at the hell poor, very poor speed for my f***king 20 meg.
http://speed.io/pics/1412/6274/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Goffski
04-12-2008, 14:58
This is on the PC (XP Sp 2)

http://speed.io/pics/1412/6379/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

And this is on the Mac (10.5.5)

http://speed.io/pics/1412/6228/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Joxer
04-12-2008, 14:59
@Telfordcable Looks like you might be traffic managed.

telfordcable
04-12-2008, 15:00
why I am on a traffic managed ?? I only download 315Mb in the last 24 hours. I am going to complaint to Watchdog and Ofcom about VM.

I am not very happy with below 512k !!!!

If it was traffic managed should be 5Mb not 512K !

Joxer
04-12-2008, 15:10
I was looking at the upload speed, didn't actually notice the downstream - it is very poor - I'd phone again or try the newsgroups.

Porkey
04-12-2008, 15:11
http://speed.io/pics/1412/6709/speed.io.png

Thats mine from my home Windows Vista PC, its a lil slow due to me streaming orb to work and im RDP'd to it too.

Area - Stone, Staffs (Connected to Stafford UBR)

Noggo
04-12-2008, 15:25
Porkey,
It does tell you in the FAQs not to have anything that uses the internet running in the background, like p2p, MSN etc whilst doing the speed test.


Telfordcable,
Post on newsgroup support and let them have a look at your connection / UBR status. Its pointless getting ofcom or watchdog involved yet. You’re got to give VM an opportunity to test your connection. I can understand where you’re coming from when the person you spoke to says stop moaning about your speed, but at that low 440kb/s there’s defiantly something wrong somewhere and they’re talking out of their backside. Just post on newsgroup support and see what they’re got to say.

Boabyboy
04-12-2008, 15:29
This is my current cable broadband speed with my Motorola SB5100 cable modem from:

Results from http://www.speed.io
(Copied on 2008-12-04 14:27:04)
Download: 19683 Kbit/s
Upload : 681 kbit/s
Connects : 2571 conn/min
Ping: 22 ms

:cool:

Note: I know the picture is an SB4200 which is also capable of 20Mb. Interesting on the comment on multi thread speed test servers. Now my brain is curious on this subject, where can I find more on the subject, Wikipedia, any chance?

Update: Changed avatar photo to an SB5100.

zing_deleted
04-12-2008, 15:35
well still the best test I am afraid is by using something like DAP (download accelorator plus) on a good site such as MSHQ and set it up with 20 connections. I have found that since this thread was posted the results of this test have fluctuated

Tarantella
04-12-2008, 15:37
http://speed.io/pics/1412/7703/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Raistlin
04-12-2008, 15:53
Can I please refer people to my request in post 11: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34689103-post11.html

zing_deleted
04-12-2008, 15:55
Ok Rob. The tool has prooven to be inaccurate this afternoon search my many posts on the subject to find a way that works

iFrankie
04-12-2008, 15:58
http://speed.io/pics/1412/8486/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

so much of me being on 20mb!

Raistlin
04-12-2008, 15:59
Would that be because it's not genuinely multi-threading, or do you think it's just not working quite the way that it should.

I know you've said previously that DAP is the best way forward, I thought that this test seemed to do something similar to what DAP should be doing with multiple connections? Perhaps this one is using too few connections?

---------- Post added at 14:59 ---------- Previous post was at 14:58 ----------


so much of me being on 20mb!

If you just want to post/discuss speed results go here:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33641481-area-by-area-true-speed.html?highlight=area

This discussion is about the specifics of this tool.

zing_deleted
04-12-2008, 16:01
Would that be because it's not genuinely multi-threading, or do you think it's just not working quite the way that it should.

I know you've said previously that DAP is the best way forward, I thought that this test seemed to do something similar to what DAP should be doing with multiple connections? Perhaps this one is using too few connections?

---------- Post added at 14:59 ---------- Previous post was at 14:58 ----------



If you just want to post/discuss speed results go here:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33641481-area-by-area-true-speed.html?highlight=area

This discussion is about the specifics of this tool.


yes to few connection I think. There is also a chance its had a fair few hits because of this thread and possibly overloaded it a bit

southwell
04-12-2008, 16:04
I like the way it sustains the test so the readings have a chance to stabilise. When using other tests my upload rate is still climbing before it's even finished. Seems pretty decent though, got 10mb up and 8 mb down, at work though.

Noggo
04-12-2008, 16:13
Surely the server location must be a large factor in this equation. As it's a German server and you will be relying on English Channel links into Europe not being saturated.

zing_deleted
04-12-2008, 16:16
This is reget what I use notice full speed and 39 sections (connections)

Joxer
04-12-2008, 16:21
If you read the FAQ it says that it picks three servers closest to you from a pool of 60,000 worldwide and uses http://www.maxmind.com/app/locate_my_ip to find where you are. It correctly located me and my isp as telewest, though it only shows as .co.uk - if as stated it shows ntlword ok it could just be stripping the domain after the second last dot, which will work with .com, .ie, dot.fr etc. but not .co.uk

zing_deleted
04-12-2008, 16:23
I had already pointed that out to everyone else Joxer :) It was excellent this morning but then fell over this afternoon. I know because I tested my way and theirs and mine maxed theirs didnt so that proves my point I think :)

Toto
04-12-2008, 16:35
http://speed.io/pics/1412/9915/speed.io.png

Not bad :)


(http://speed.io/pics/1412/9915/speed.io.png)

Joxer
04-12-2008, 16:37
Hey zinglebarb, sorry a bit confused, you already pointed what out? You mentioned the three servers and the worldwide server cluster but it was the three nearest from a pool of 60,000 I was trying to point out as you seemed to be implying the servers where in Germany.

Relevant FAQ bit:

Temporary overload of our server-cluster. Thanks to our partner Akamai and Rapidshare we can almost completely ignore this factor. Our testfiles are distributed on over 60.000 servers worldwide with a direct connection to almost every access provider in the world. The system identifies automatically your provider and delivers the test-files from the nearest server with the lowest load.

Personally I use SNMP queries to determine actual throughput.

I need to write a handy tool to do this. :) I need to learn to program first. :eh:

Jonathan90
04-12-2008, 16:44
http://speed.io/pics/1413/0216/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Nice.

XFS03
04-12-2008, 16:48
How can it say that my speed tests are excellent, if it doesn't know what tier I am on?

.

Toto
04-12-2008, 16:48
Can I please refer people to my request in post 11: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34689103-post11.html

Sorry Rob :(

looper35uk
04-12-2008, 17:54
This speedtest site is not that accurate. I have been doing comparison speed tests between this site and speedtest.net.

The average i got on speedtest.net, 19.5Mb/s
The average i got on speed.io, 12.5Mb/s

Thats quiet a considerable difference.

Raistlin
04-12-2008, 17:55
Yep, the accuracy of the test has been questioned elsewhere in this thread.

privateb
04-12-2008, 17:59
[Mod Edit (Rob M): Please read my request in post #11]

Horace
04-12-2008, 18:13
Standard for a speedtest that has trouble maxing 20meg, this was just after I'd finished downloading a large file from a site that could max my connection.

http://speed.io/pics/1413/4616/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Kymmy
04-12-2008, 18:32
VM have recently posted an article that CF were given permission to partially duplicate which give the results of which speed tests are valid for 20Mb and 50Mb connections.

Article is found HERE (http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/414/virgin-media-tests-the-testers)

zing_deleted
04-12-2008, 18:41
They wont not on the whole to many other factors . Only sure way is my way lmao

on in an hour!
04-12-2008, 19:06
while VM have been working with quite a few speedtest sites for the 50meg,they found 'thinkbroadband.com' to be the most consistent.i have done comparisons between this site and 'giganews.com' (which is a multi-thread newsgroup site) and there was a considerable difference,think broadband being always a truer speed (or showing the quickest speeds).

zing_deleted
04-12-2008, 19:07
then when you run the test there was a route problem from your news server. I always find MSHQ a very good site as per my screen shot

on in an hour!
04-12-2008, 19:15
then when you run the test there was a route problem from your news server. I always find MSHQ a very good site as per my screen shot

ive just done 4 seperate tests on: thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.net/giganews.com and speed.io
4 completely different results ranging from 9-15 meg.what chance do ISP's have if people are doing these tests then ringing to complain about their speeds :(

zing_deleted
04-12-2008, 19:20
They don't thats why I keep repeating myself

one thing I notice from c64 that his ping is very low so he is on top of the server and still only getting 4 meg and the upload wasnt STM so its not that

iFrankie
04-12-2008, 19:23
Would that be because it's not genuinely multi-threading, or do you think it's just not working quite the way that it should.

I know you've said previously that DAP is the best way forward, I thought that this test seemed to do something similar to what DAP should be doing with multiple connections? Perhaps this one is using too few connections?

---------- Post added at 14:59 ---------- Previous post was at 14:58 ----------



If you just want to post/discuss speed results go here:

my apologies

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33641481-area-by-area-true-speed.html?highlight=area

This discussion is about the specifics of this tool.

darkbeing
04-12-2008, 20:51
cool stuff - like speedtest.net but less hassle
http://speed.io/pics/1414/1359/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

Raistlin
04-12-2008, 23:27
Seriously guys, I'm not going to ask again.

We have a thread for random posts of whatever speeds you're getting, this isn't it.

If you want to just post your speed go to the other thread, if you want to talk about this new speed test tool then post here.

broadbandking
04-12-2008, 23:39
I have to admit this test site seems rather good I have done a few test and its seems to give the same result everytime, Virgin Media should really promote this site but again been it a 3rd party site they might not, still I prefer to use gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk

BenMcr
17-12-2008, 03:34
I have a feeling the only reason the site is accurate is it's new. Once people actually start using it, as they do with the other sites, the result may go a bit odd.

ontheball
17-12-2008, 12:29
Well it seemed promising. I had good download speed and upload speed both saying excellent. Then it came to connections result which is 508 and ping 114 very slow. Then it said overall quality less good

southwell
17-12-2008, 12:41
Speedtests are only as reliable as the load on the servers. If loads of people are doing tests then you wont get a proper reading, which is why you should take them with a pinch of salt, or handful....;)

Ignitionnet
17-12-2008, 23:15
I got (on Chrome but came up as Safari)

Chrome uses the Safari rendering engine, just as Mozilla uses Gecko, so it identifies itself as Safari to websites :)

Quite accurate for my slightly loaded CMTS.

Results from http://www.speed.io
(Copied on 2008-12-17 22:16:55)
Download: 12886 Kbit/s
Upload : 695 kbit/s
Connects : 2067 conn/min
Ping: 11 ms

ultimate
18-12-2008, 17:55
http://speed.io/pics/1466/5986/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

This can't be right surely !!!!

the forum speed test is showing the right speed for this time of the year and day.

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:56:28 GMT

Test 1: 1024K took 562 ms = 1822.1 KB/sec, approx 15014 Kbps, 14.66 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 625 ms = 1638.4 KB/sec, approx 13500 Kbps, 13.18 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 860 ms = 1190.7 KB/sec, approx 9811 Kbps, 9.58 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 1343 ms = 1524.9 KB/sec, approx 12565 Kbps, 12.27 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 12723 Kbps, 12.42 Mbps

LaineY
19-12-2008, 02:56
Sorry guys i originally posted my speed test .. but just clocked what the admin said...

Sorry mate..

-- Back on topic --

Ok that speedtest is ... in all honesty SPOT on.. for me

its pretty decent ... and i like the layout its nice

caph
19-12-2008, 18:24
I'm not sure it's working. I'm getting speeds of over 30Mb and I'm only on a 20Mb connection. All other speed tests correctly put me at about 17-18Mb. You don't think Virgin are paying them to add 50% to the actual speed do you?

http://speed.io/pics/1471/2664/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

ultimate
20-12-2008, 00:07
This speed test is very very inaccurate, I have reported it to them, so if they do not improve, I am deleting them from my book mark.

Jonathan90
20-12-2008, 00:40
For anyone with 50mbit broadband (broadbandking i think has it) can u try the speed test out and post some results please.

Paul
20-12-2008, 01:03
Tried it on my 20M tonight ;

Download: 19592 Kbit/s
Upload : 737 kbit/s
Connects : 2356 conn/min
Ping: 22 ms

telfordcable
20-12-2008, 02:32
The website of this one : http://www.speed.io/index_en.html isn't right for 20Mb at present due to incorrect speed.

Please use this one instead: http://speedchecker.org/?page=speed_test_advanced to test your true download speed either of http or ftp.

Welshchris
20-12-2008, 04:44
Speed.io is spot on for my 20mb

LaineY
20-12-2008, 09:27
It worked fine for me first time .. when i tried it a second time (in IE7) it told me i had a 43MB Connection which was clearly not right

i tend to just use a speedtest thats NOT going to be wrong

Click Here (http://gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk)
Download a game demo and check what your download speed is.

Mines shows as 2.24MB/s = 20MB Connection

zing_deleted
20-12-2008, 09:46
could you not have just added this to the existing thread?

It also applies to all internet connection so its also in the wrong place

LaineY
20-12-2008, 10:37
Right ok..

After saying this speed checker is spot on..

im now having the same issues most people seem to be having with it..
im on 20mb its giving me a download speed of around 34/42

its not acurate

Welshchris
20-12-2008, 13:45
http://speed.io/pics/1474/6313/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

This must be the 10th test ive done on it and again its fine for me.

Dean B
20-12-2008, 16:25
Not bad for a Sat afternoon.

http://speed.io/pics/1475/3891/speed.io.png

-- Dean

Raistlin
20-12-2008, 16:58
Your speed, or the accuracy of the test?

Jonathan90
20-12-2008, 18:10
www.thinkbroadband.com/download/ that one is exactly the same but far better.

Raistlin
20-12-2008, 18:13
could you not have just added this to the existing thread?

It also applies to all internet connection so its also in the wrong place

Spot on.

Merged.

I'll leave in in the VM section though as most people seem to be more interested in how accurate it is at measuring their cable Internet connections.

Stabhappy
20-12-2008, 18:34
www.thinkbroadband.com/download/ that one is exactly the same but far better.

that's the everest of contradictions xD

Jonathan90
21-12-2008, 00:55
Wow i totally like posted in the wrong thread lol ignore my thinkbroadband post above lol

Enuff
21-12-2008, 08:34
http://www.speedmeter.de/results/speedmeter-14779447.png (http://www.speedmeter.de)


http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/results/02472027.png (http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk)

Gopher
21-12-2008, 17:36
http://speed.io/pics/1480/3889/speed.io.png
Hmm it List as Average
does not show Ping ( not surprising as its 590 ms)

I would have said its Not Average its SH**E as my connection is meant to be 20 MB!!
but there again how much longer do I have to wait for the Minions (Thats Being Polite) at Virgin to Migrate me onto new UBR!!!!!? 4 Months of this DIA Connection SO FAR.

Elsie
21-12-2008, 21:55
On 20mb XL line:

http://speed.io/pics/1481/8628/speed.io.png (http://www.speed.io)

ufitm
21-12-2008, 22:24
think i have a big problem with my speeds

URL=http://www.speedtest.net]https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2008/12/13.png[/URL]

bw41101
21-12-2008, 23:38
Greetings all;

On the subject of speed tests, could I ask if you (Firefox browser) guys would indulge me? I downloaded a Firefox add-on some time ago and I reckon that (as speed testers go) it's pretty accurate and (for results) quick. :erm:

In view of this, could anyone else corroborate the findings that I have been getting? The add-on is called: Bandwidth Meter and Diagnostics 1.2.5, which you can download from the Firefox/Mozilla site. :erm:

I've found by running the test several times (in Turn) can give you a pretty good average speed indication. :erm:

If you have trouble in locating same, please PM me and I'll be happy to forward it on to you. :)

I look forward to all your responses - a bit of extra confidence wouldn't go amiss. :D

Cheers and Si thee :Sprint:

bw41101
23-12-2008, 23:29
I look forward to all your responses - a bit of extra confidence wouldn't go amiss. :D

No responses - well that was a waste of time wasn't it?

sigh.............!

Si thee

Callumpy
24-12-2008, 00:14
No responses - well that was a waste of time wasn't it?

sigh.............!

Si thee

i have tried the bandwidth meter and it was optimistic on the download and the upload was way slower than my actual upload

And...
http://speed.io/pics/1490/7037/speed.io.png
Very nice speedtest :)