01-09-2014, 17:05
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Upload speeds
Does anyone know why vm can offer high download speeds but the likes of BT can offer higher upload speeds than VM?
thank you
MRS C
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01-09-2014, 17:10
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Re: Upload speeds
Uploads are tied to the service tier - the current fastest upload of 12Mbit is available as part of the 152Mbit tier.
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01-09-2014, 17:12
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Re: Upload speeds
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
Uploads are tied to the service tier - the current fastest upload of 12Mbit is available as part of the 152Mbit tier.
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What do you mean by service tier.
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01-09-2014, 17:14
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Re: Upload speeds
The highest available is 12Mbps on the 152Mbps package.
I've heard on various forums that VM follow a 10:1 ratio policy for their downloads:uploads but I am not sure if this is true.
As I need a higher upload I have invested in dual connections one from Talk Talk and one from Virgin using a load balanced router which gives me around 30Mbps.
There's no point getting a business connection from any ISP as they are too expensive for my needs.
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01-09-2014, 17:37
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Re: Upload speeds
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Originally Posted by DOT COTTON
Does anyone know why vm can offer high download speeds but the likes of BT can offer higher upload speeds than VM? thank you MRS C
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Different technology.
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01-09-2014, 17:49
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Re: Upload speeds
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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq
Different technology.
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But I thought they were both Fibre impact ?
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01-09-2014, 18:00
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Re: Upload speeds
They aren't both "true fibre" as their is still some copper/coaxial involved.
BT and other ISP's who use BT's network: The customers internet connection is fibre from the exchange until the green cabinet on the street, from then on it uses copper to the house.
Virgin's cable network utilises fibre then coaxial I believe in the last bit of the connection to the customers property.
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01-09-2014, 19:42
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Re: Upload speeds
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Originally Posted by DOT COTTON
But I thought they were both Fibre impact ?
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Different kinds of fibre.
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01-09-2014, 19:49
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Re: Upload speeds
BT is fibre to a node (Cabinet), then raw copper after (sometimes just aluminium). The copper also has to support a regular phone line so various technologies are put in place to make the most of the "unused" part of the cable. That technology is capable of supporting higher upload speeds, but the side effect is how quickly both download/upload speeds diminish over distance due to the unshielded nature of the copper.
Virgin uses fibre to a node (Cabinet) but even at this level the technologies are different. After that, they differ even more, going forward in a shielded coaxial cable (still copper, but very different cable). The technologies in play here are geared towards maximising the available bandwidth in that copper cable but in a way that it doesn't diminish over distance. The side effect of this is that your speeds don't quite diminish over distance but you don't get much bandwidth in the "upstream" direction compared to the downstream.
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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq
Different technology.
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07-09-2014, 05:02
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Re: Upload speeds
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Originally Posted by Kushan
Virgin uses fibre to a node (Cabinet) but even at this level the technologies are different. After that, they differ even more, going forward in a shielded coaxial cable (still copper, but very different cable). The technologies in play here are geared towards maximising the available bandwidth in that copper cable but in a way that it doesn't diminish over distance. The side effect of this is that your speeds don't quite diminish over distance but you don't get much bandwidth in the "upstream" direction compared to the downstream.
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Well thats not a side effect of the coax itself
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07-09-2014, 14:21
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Re: Upload speeds
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Originally Posted by craigj2k12
Well thats not a side effect of the coax itself
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Not at all, didn't mean to imply that either.
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08-09-2014, 01:09
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Re: Upload speeds
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Originally Posted by Kushan
Not at all, didn't mean to imply that either.
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08-09-2014, 11:52
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Re: Upload speeds
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Originally Posted by DOT COTTON
Does anyone know why vm can offer high download speeds but the likes of BT can offer higher upload speeds than VM?
thank you
MRS C
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Offering higher upload speeds will cost VM money. It's on the list but isn't a high priority for them, most people still focus on download speeds.
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09-09-2014, 12:02
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Re: Upload speeds
Shock horror, VM putting off doing something because it'll cost them money... Haven't you just spent the last few months berating Openreach because of... putting off doing things because it'll cost them money?
Upload costs both networks money tbh, since any capacity used for upload is capacity that must be removed from download use in both cases. It's easier to do for one company, but still degrades their headline download speeds.
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