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Forums => Computers - Technology => Topic started by: texasboy on November 23, 2008, 05:38:18 am

Title: Broadband speeds.
Post by: texasboy on November 23, 2008, 05:38:18 am: Mine vary a lot from one tester to the other. Think most of them are rip offs,only trying to get you buy their advertised software. I can get only figures of 4-6 Mbs when I am on a site that is promoting BT broadband. They do not like you to show them up. ;D.
Normally figures from 14-17 would be average,but did a little cleaning and defrag etc tonight and found this one.
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/361019242.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)(http://)

Only good until the next one.lol
cheers
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: Quantum on November 23, 2008, 08:20:45 am: What are your speeds advertised at? Mine is 16 Mbps so this isn't bad:

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/361092363.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

Given I had stuff downloading and uploading in the background and my computer busy computing primes.
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: texasboy on November 23, 2008, 08:43:28 am: Great numbers quantum, I`ll try another test, but dont expect the same results. Will post in a minute.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/361099248.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)(http://)

Virgin gives me 20Mbps, so this is one of their good nights. They were to update speeds a while ago.
cheers
Will try Maidenhead which is much further away from me. Back shortly.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/361101310.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)(http://)
cheers

Lisbon Portugal.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/361102845.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)(http://).
Still respectable.
Even further away in Moscow.
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/361107322.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)(http://)
Tried a few more to western USA, but dropped to avg 7,000kbps. Still downloaded updates from nvidia at 2.1-3Mbps.
nite
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: Quantum on November 23, 2008, 10:01:09 am: Quote from: texasboy on November 23, 2008, 08:43:28 am
Still downloaded updates from nvidia at 2.1-3Mbps.
nite

Servers will limit the speed they let customers download or be at least share bandwidth between them. I don't find many single servers that will allow me to max out my speed connections, that's why torrenting can be very good when there are lots of healthy seeds.
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: Bovski on November 24, 2008, 01:58:53 am: This is one I did the other day

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/359938975.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

But as will retest for here :)

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/361452081.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/361456298.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: chip! on November 24, 2008, 02:10:58 am: lol :)

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/361451289.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: Bovski on November 24, 2008, 02:21:59 am: LOL chip you are supposed to go for the closest one not one half way round the world.

Would have done Houston TX but I can't connect seems to be a hole in the internet for me never have been able to connect to Houston.
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: chip! on November 24, 2008, 02:39:05 am: yeah i know :-\

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/361466060.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

you got one badass connection bov ;)
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: texasboy on November 24, 2008, 03:47:10 am: ;D Had me going there for a minute bovski. Telewest broadband is owned by Virginmedia. my ISP. And offering 20Mb broadband to households,your getting 114Mb downloads??. Did you pay for the booster.lol.(do you work for Virgin) Besides you were only pinging 50 miles away and I have to go 105 miles.
cheers
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: Bovski on November 24, 2008, 04:13:42 am: I shit you not.

& as you can see Not all of my tests are 50Mi I tested Dublin ~200Mi

No I don't work for Virgin, I didn't pay for a boost. LOL

I thought it kind of strange that it's still coming up with telewest but Im not going to complain with connection speeds like that.
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: texasboy on November 24, 2008, 04:57:33 am: lol. Who is your ISP.? Siimply speaking, who do you pay for broadband? Virgin are one of the highest rates for broadband speeds on fibre optics. They were talking a few months ago of upping speeds from 20Mb to 50Mb but that hasnt hit this shelf yet. So yer good at doctoring figures on graphics.lol.
cheers

Help Quantum. Am I being ripped off?
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: Bovski on November 24, 2008, 05:13:16 am: Quote from: texasboy on November 24, 2008, 04:57:33 am
lol. Who is your ISP.? Siimply speaking, who do you pay for broadband?  Virgin are one of the highest rates for broadband speeds on fibre optics. They were talking a few months ago of upping speeds from 20Mb to 50Mb but that hasnt hit this shelf yet. So yer good at doctoring figures on graphics.lol.
cheers

LOL Pay.

I do have a copy of CS4 but don't have any idea how to upload the doctored pictures back up to www.speedtest.net (http://www.speedtest.net) right click on one of the images and select properties.

Quote from: texasboy on November 24, 2008, 04:57:33 am
Help Quantum. Am I being ripped off?

Well your into the underground but just on the surface of it so yes you are being ripped off.
Or should I say not ripping others off as much as you could be.
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: texasboy on November 24, 2008, 05:27:38 am: ;D Rotten Sod >:D
cheers
Could have used BT and their copper wires and got 6Mb and expanded to 50Mb.lol
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: Quantum on November 24, 2008, 07:55:52 am: Quote from: texasboy on November 24, 2008, 05:27:38 am
;D Rotten Sod >:D
cheers
Could have used BT and their copper wires and got 6Mb and expanded to 50Mb.lol

BT are actually looking at doing 50 Mb by doing fiber optics down to the end of the street and leaving copper for the rest, which would work and be a lot cheaper than replacing everything with fiber optics and being able to get 100 Mb.

Speed test save each result as a PNG image on their server, if the image is coming from speedtest then it's not doctored.
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: texasboy on November 24, 2008, 08:44:37 am: BT have stated that the cost of replacing their copper wire exchanges to fibre optic cables may be prohibitive because of cost. But they will eventually have to spend the money to make this happen . Are they gonna dig up our streetrs again and compete with Virgin? Even a partial replacememt,as you suggest is not the answer.
cheers
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: Bovski on November 24, 2008, 10:58:56 am: Virgin don't go into the home they have coaxial into the home. But to the end of the street isn't a good solution as it will soon need replacing 100Mb to the home will be to slow within 10 years.

I Must admit I'm not looking forwards to optical into the home as it will be near on impossible to hack if implemented correctly.
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: Quantum on November 24, 2008, 01:41:11 pm: Well they did a report and costing of what it'll eventually take to get most homes in the country at 1 Gbps so it's all under consideration.
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: fuzzytomcat on November 24, 2008, 02:52:25 pm: (http://www.speedtest.net/result/361787499.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

Damn Comcast :)
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: texasboy on November 25, 2008, 05:21:30 am: Quote from: fuzzytomcat on November 24, 2008, 02:52:25 pm
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/361787499.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

Damn Comcast   :)
;D Not to worry fuzzy ,comcast are quite good in yer own neck of the woods. That was almost 5k miles so not too shabby. Try chips easy one in San Diego CA.and see the difference you get.lol
Meanwhile closer to home on 20Mb broadband.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/362150114.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)(http://).
Not too shabby. Will try chips for laugh.
cheers

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/362163054.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)(http://)
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: fuzzytomcat on November 25, 2008, 10:36:46 am: Quote from: fuzzytomcat on November 24, 2008, 02:52:25 pm
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/361787499.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

Damn Comcast   :)

Hi Tex,

Don't know must be water in the pipe ... lol

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/362298458.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

Maybe I could feed the Squirrels better food .... get them going faster ;D

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/362349381.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: MinLo on November 25, 2008, 05:23:59 pm: (http://www.speedtest.net/result/362417708.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/362418223.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

I'm using my cell phone as a modem so pretty slow compared to others posting......

But I only pay $30/month for a plan that would normally cost $80+.......1000 mins peak, Free Internet/TeXT/PIC MESS/mobile2Mobile/Pick 3 numbers to unlimited call/Free phone as modem/NW start at 5pm.....
My phone isn't on the fastest internet band for phones(rev0) but if I did get a rev A phone, I might see 2.5mbs......

I'm trying to justify getting comcast 12mb for 6 months @19.99/ month but I just don't think it would matter much since all I do now is surf the web :(
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: texasboy on November 26, 2008, 08:46:42 am: Sounds good MinLo, Most of us dont need the high speeds for daily business,but it helps when downloading large files that Billy sends to me(mostly plans of how a refriigerator works?).
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/362840423.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)(http://)
cheers
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: texasboy on November 28, 2008, 07:43:28 am: ;D One thing fuzzy if it helps . Whenever you click on speedtest.net. be sure to refresh the page before you run the test. It can give you extra speed. Usual things such as defrag/crap cleaner and setting higher figures in start set-up also help. Limit start up programs or anything that is running and drawing resources. Try clicking on the recommended yellow triangle on the test.
cheers
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: TheNightWatchman on November 28, 2008, 09:51:57 pm: Alright well I better get in on this too right?

I am only 8mb at the moment, but just switched over to 20mb today. Will have it by the end of next week, so will be a good comparison.

Currently:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/364144230.png)

and just for fun

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/364145735.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

and I get better speeds connecting to my old house apparently

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/364146180.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: TheNightWatchman on December 02, 2008, 03:58:50 pm: and my newer connecion
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/366315271.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: fuzzytomcat on December 02, 2008, 04:14:56 pm: Hey Tex, got a better Comcast connection, seems to work a little better .... >:D

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/366308204.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/366306800.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)(http://www.speedtest.net/result/362298458.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/366307254.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)(http://www.speedtest.net/result/362349381.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

Must be the bigger pipe or a new one without the rust ?? ::)
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: texasboy on December 03, 2008, 05:56:37 am: ;D NWM/fuzzy, Now yer cooking. Great upload speeds fuzzy,hope your not using Bovski`s virtuals.lol
cheers
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: fuzzytomcat on December 03, 2008, 06:47:20 pm: Quote from: texasboy on December 03, 2008, 05:56:37 am
;D NWM/fuzzy, Now yer cooking. Great upload speeds fuzzy,hope your not using Bovski`s virtuals.lol
cheers

Hey Tex,

I'm not quite sure what to expect .... Comcast said around December 12th connection speeds will go up from 12,000 to about 50,000 kb/s with higher upload speeds, it does work better now >:D

Fuzzy
;D
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: texasboy on December 04, 2008, 08:42:53 am: Quote from: fuzzytomcat on December 03, 2008, 06:47:20 pm
Quote from: texasboy on December 03, 2008, 05:56:37 am
;D NWM/fuzzy, Now yer cooking. Great upload speeds fuzzy,hope your not using Bovski`s virtuals.lol
cheers

Hey Tex,

I'm not quite sure what to expect .... Comcast said around December 12th connection speeds will go up from 12,000 to about 50,000 kb/s with higher upload speeds, it does work better now >:D

Fuzzy
;D

Can you send me some. >:D
cheers
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: MinLo on December 08, 2008, 07:45:09 am: Quote from: fuzzytomcat on December 03, 2008, 06:47:20 pm
Quote from: texasboy on December 03, 2008, 05:56:37 am
;D NWM/fuzzy, Now yer cooking. Great upload speeds fuzzy,hope your not using Bovski`s virtuals.lol
cheers

Hey Tex,

I'm not quite sure what to expect .... Comcast said around December 12th connection speeds will go up from 12,000 to about 50,000 kb/s with higher upload speeds, it does work better now >:D

Fuzzy
;D

Thats if you subscribe to that tier......In my area fro the top comcast speed which is the 50mbs is $140.......Alot of money........That kinda of speed is only begging you to go above their cap 250gb(i believe)lol
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: texasboy on December 16, 2008, 08:35:11 am: ;D Virginmedia just announced 50Mb broadband for customers. Phasing in during next few months, including free "n" wireless set up.
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/websales/50Mb/index.do (http://allyours.virginmedia.com/websales/50Mb/index.do)

Do I really want to be any faster.lol
cheers
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: fuzzytomcat on December 19, 2009, 03:09:46 pm: Hi everyone,

It looks as if my Comcast cable connection is running good again .....

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/657837165.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

Fuzzy
;D
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: billyfridge on December 19, 2009, 08:54:48 pm: That's plenty of speed for porn Fuzzy................he he he...meowwwwwwwwww
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: Synbios on December 20, 2009, 06:51:16 am: Running Comcast here. I can usually get pretty good speeds:

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/628147511.png)

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/657027601.png)
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: timber on June 28, 2012, 01:49:18 pm: hi I test the speed of my internet in many sites I got the best and accurate speed results from this site http://www.scanmyspeed.com/ (http://www.scanmyspeed.com/)
my results are
download=1.04Mbps
upload=0.77Mbps.
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: Mighi23 on October 22, 2012, 12:52:09 am: I rock [eyes]
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: DC on March 29, 2013, 04:32:54 am: (http://www.speedtest.net/result/2609071875.png)
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: death on July 09, 2013, 05:52:12 pm: [url=http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2827177717](http://www.speedtest.net/result/2827177717.png) (http://<a href="http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2827177717"><img src="http://www.speedtest.net/result/2827177717.png" /></a>)[/url]
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: milanLR on October 07, 2013, 12:14:13 am: he he he...meowwwwwwwwww
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: AJloff on October 07, 2013, 06:11:43 pm: It looks as if my Comcast cable connection is running good again .....
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: Browserman on October 27, 2013, 08:41:17 pm: Quote from: timber on June 28, 2012, 01:49:18 pm
hi I test the speed of my internet in many sites I got the best and accurate speed results from this site http://www.scanmyspeed.com/ (http://www.scanmyspeed.com/)
my results are
download=1.04Mbps
upload=0.77Mbps.

Did you choose the extended option before you tested your speed? I didn't select it the first time I ran the test, and it came up with a ridiculously low figure, (something like 1.3 mb/s) but when I selected the extended test the figure was much more accurate, at something along the lines of 37 megs.
Title: Re: Broadband speeds.
Post by: rahula on April 07, 2014, 10:51:35 pm: Not so much a fast connection i have got.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3425640651.png)