120M Pleased with our 152Mb BB

Virgin N00b · 20-01-2015, 07:50

I have to say I'm really quite pleased with our Virgin BB.

Here's a wired test:

Here's a wireless one from my laptop:

I know lots of people have issues (I've been one in the past), but credit where credit is due.

Sherlock614 · 20-01-2015, 16:23

No system is infallible. But when i see it hitting 160mb it still puts a smile on my face

I remember when 1mb was unleashed years ago and i did the same then!

Enjoy

General Maximus · 20-01-2015, 17:52

glad to see everything is working ok. I have also got a great connection and enjoy full speed all the time.

C225 · 20-01-2015, 20:07

Mine has its moments but just now even at peak it works quite good

misterpops · 20-01-2015, 20:53

Trust me it won't last

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4057400614

djfunkdup · 21-01-2015, 02:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sherlock614

But when i see it hitting 160mb it still puts a smile on my face

Local server =

London =

Hope that makes your day lol

Sirius · 21-01-2015, 07:42

Mine has been rock solid since the day i was upgraded to it.

Gavin78 · 21-01-2015, 16:30

I remember when 1mb was £50 a month and I'm sure it was linked to the VM box...was a real pain in the bum as sometimes it would lose connection and you had to go over and reset the box to get your internet back

Sherlock614 · 21-01-2015, 21:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirius

Mine has been rock solid since the day i was upgraded to it.

Long time no see Mr Sirius

Still have PM's from you from 2008! Still good to see you around

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gavin78

I remember when 1mb was £50 a month

Worse still we were happy to pay it

chrisjones · 23-01-2015, 14:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sherlock614

Long time no see Mr Sirius

Still have PM's from you from 2008! Still good to see you around

Worse still we were happy to pay it

lol you have to remember, back then it was state of the art! One day we will look back and laugh at using wifi.

hooky2007 · 31-01-2015, 10:29

My VM package was changed last Monday to 152mb and when tested on Speedtest.net I'm getting up to 160mb, my question is I also have a desktop pc (HP i7) upstairs connected by wireless with a VM dongle which was supplied with the superhub, I'm only getting 30mb, is this likely to be a problem with the dongle or is this speed what I can expect?

General Maximus · 31-01-2015, 17:48

it depends dude, for starts you might need a more up to date dongle in order to achieve the faster wireless speeds but there are also environmental factors so consider such as the location of your pc and distance from the "router". I say router because the most important factor is which shub you have got. If you have got a shub2 then I would look at spending £10 on a new wireless dongle, if it is a shub1 then you need to look at getting a new wireless router. I am not exaggerating when I say the wireless on shub1 does not work.

qasdfdsaq · 01-02-2015, 01:30

The Superhub 1's dongle was actually a pretty decent chipset (dual-band 2x2) but the form factor makes for fairly poor reception - which combined with the Superhub's reputation for less-than-stellar coverage doesn't make for a good combination.

Plus if it's the Superhub 1 you're more likely than not in 2.4Ghz mode which doesn't help either.

I actually use a few of those adapters for experimentation including one I've modded with external antennas.