Broadband Speeds
 

There's a lot been in the news lately about Broadband speeds, I haven't a clue what speed I get on my computer, how do I find out:confused:

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Try this link John.
My Broadband Speed - Broadband Speed Tester

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cheers roy, handy link.

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This is an up to date one and quite accurate------

speed.io - Internet DSL Speedtest

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Cheers Roy and Les

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Have just tried both very similar results, seems my speed is excellent

here are the results
Download 494 Kbits/s excellent
upload 349 Kbits/s excellent
conection 978
ping 71ms excellent
overall quality excellent 500 Kkit/s

It might also explain the typo's all your words rushing around in hyperspace and getting muxed ip.

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Just done mine on " Tubbyles's post .

Download ; 3455 Kbit/s excellent
Upload ; 349 kbit/s excellent
connection ;2182
ping ; 50 ms
Overall quality excellent 3500 kbit/s

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Na Less that's the mind working back to front;) anyway your a computer buff, are those speeds good bad or indifferent, cuz when it comes to computers I only know where the on button is;)

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Have you got the download right as it looks very slow?

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Tried both.
1st one
Download 6724-Kb/s
Upload 375-kb's
2nd one
Download 5851-Kb/s
Upload 386-Kb/s
Ping 44
So which is giving a true reading, I've notice a lot of difference
when downloading documents, depending on the size of the doc, and what is on it.
Retlaw

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Tubbyless - Download 10663 KBiTs, Upload 872 Kbits, Ping 44 Ms, Connections 2202. on royboys done just after Download 7736, Upload 809, aint a clue what it means n like retlaw seems a fair gap between em??:confused:

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These ping meters always give me a good rating, but my connection speed isn't always brilliant due to weak wireless signal in the back bedroom. Might be something worth bearing in mind if your results seem skewed.

It's good that they're trying to change ruling on advertising of BB speeds. People have been campaigning for it for ages; OFCOM have finally listened.

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Neil I ain't got a clue hence the the thread, I was just reading about Broadband speeds and people not getting what they expected from there provider, I don't even know what speed I'm supposed to get really, as I have said when it comes to computers I know where the on button is, plus what people on here have been good enough to teach me. But to me my laptop does everything I want it too whether its right or not I don't know because I've never seen anybody else's machine in use

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Jaysay n I are much the same wi this.........it works so that'll do.:D

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Well to dog keeps nodding in unison so it must be okay:D

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2nd one
Download 5851-Kb/s
Upload 386-Kb/s
Ping 44
Just tested with the 2nd one again and now the spoeed is
Download 6787-Kb/s
Upload 392-Kb/s
Ping 44
So exactly what are they using to test download speed, they must have downloaded sumat, but what.
Reckon its just hocuspocus.
Retlaw.

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Thats what I thought when I tried mine Retlaw, does anyone know what they download?

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If you're using a phone line(as I am) will the results vary depending on how many people are on the internet using your local exchange?
Results for two runs on speed.io a few minutes apart-
Download 6840/6599
Upload 379/344
Connections/min1435
Ping 48/78

Big variation on ping??-Response time between computer and internet.
Perhaps Neill(who obviously knows what it all means) can explain what they mean, what should we expect and are our results good or bad? I know we would appreciate it if you can, Neill.
By the way, didn't someone once say you could rinse your keyboard if you spilt on it? Is that true?? The whiskey and dry doesn't seem to have done any harm(although the waste upset me) but will it be alright to leave it?

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Here's another for you to play with:
Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test

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If you try rinsing it you may as well be prepared to buy a new one, liquids and keyboards don't mix.
Mine is covered in two layers of cling film and selotape, makes it a bit harder to type, but I've had this keyboard now for nigh on 20 years. Its not a standard keyboard, it has 129 keys, and does things a standard keyboards can't.
Retlaw

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This un wants to give me a free scan first,so sod it, don't trust them.

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A free scan which will probably cost £50 quid:D

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All these figures are no good unless you put them against the broadband speed your paying for.

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The free scan's just an advert, ignore it. This one was recommended to me by an ISP as the most reliable.

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All of these speed test websites rely on there own speed to be able to cope with all the people using them at the same time. You always get variations.

I like the last one linked personally but ignore any offers like suggested. It is usually very good.

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O2 are good for speeds

IF you are close to town(exchange)... I am pretty close to it and I get 20MB Download speed. If you use usenet good test is to actually test the download and upload via usenet as those test sites are never 100% accurate

I used to live in clayton on queen street, there i was getting 6MB Download speed with O2. My friend who lives close to hare and hounds is on talktalk is on 3MB... I guess talktalk put a nice big cap on speeds

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Or you were lucky and had better quality bits of copper doing to your house.

I live in Rishton we don't live in a cable street which is restricts choice. My broadband speed is typically 3mb or slower that's on Orange Home Broadband. Last night I tried to download a bbc iplayer programme it told me it would take an over an hour to download a 1 hour programme. We're a currently in our notice period we've only been with them less than a month.

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Just an update-I got an 'e' mail from BT 3 weeks ago saying they were upgrading their network in my area and I should see a gradual improvement over the next 10 days.
Just run the speed test and got-
Download- was 6840 on 4/3. Now 8097kb/sec.
Upload- was 379 at best. Now 1048kb/sec
Connections- was 1435, not changed
Ping- was 48/78. Now 34.

Download/ upload looks good but Ping??
So BT did something.

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hehe, if you dont quite understand what a ping is then why are you worried
you lot should be grateful, internet speeds todoy are a million miles away from what we used to have, for those who used 9.6Kbits/sec modem we remember it taking days to download stuff and I'm not talking even megabytes of data as we didn't have disks big to store it....

and gigabyte Hertz cpus? geesh that was science fiction.....

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I got the same email Gordon, which said I would lose my connection for about 10 minutes yesterday morning, well I had problems all day yesterday with my wireless connection yesterday but could still use hard connection, the thing is I haven't run a check, but it seems a lot faster this morning

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I am on Orange via a BT line.
I do not use 'wireless' by choice - I have two ethernet cables- for my laptop and desktop. I stiil had problems.

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I would prefer to use ethernet cables too Margaret but my desk is just too far away from the phone line and its easier to use WIFI

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Ethernet cables can be bought cheap on ebay at any length - mine are 15ft - there are some longer.
Wireless conection is prone to 'piggybacking' and increases your exposure to EMF

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Cheers Margaret

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I would not say its prone to piggybacking if you set it up right

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Cough, it does help to turn off the wireless if you are using ethernet margaret doesn't it! ;-)

it does surprise me how many people use technology with absolutely no idea whatsoever of how to properly set it up or secure it. yet you cant say its not common knowledge that pc/internet security is very important

Ok I learned over many years but its almost unheard of particularly on forums like this where you do have techies willing to help that people say "actually I have no idea on how best to set this lot up properly, can someone help me? "

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I know that you made the effort to set me up wireless a while ago - I had to keep switching that box on the window sill on and off to get it to work - frankly it was a pain in the backside.

Since then I am on a newer desktop and got a back up laptop this year - both using ethernet

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BT emailed me last week saying they upgrading my line for broadband on Monday morning, I have to say my laptop speed seems much faster this morning

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What browser do you use John, it can make a big difference to the time needed to open web pages.

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Always used explorer think its explorer 8 now, its always worked for me and my speed has defo increased

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Have a read about which browser is fastest, I dont think you will find it is IE so you might benefit from trying other ones.

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Na its fast enough for me, I'm not a computer fast cat like a some of you lot:D

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So why did you start this thread?

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To keep your mind ticking over, but seriously the way my LT is running at the moment is fine for me, as I've always been very laid back anyway, and even more so these days, but that's not by choice:D