Broadband speed

[Tighsonas4]

BROADBAND BAND
hi has anyone noticed that the broadband speed has gone up to 7.5 mgbtys
tony

[Highland Laddie]

BROADBAND BAND
hi has anyone noticed that the broadband speed has gone up to 7.5 mgbtys
tony

Your lucky, best i can get is 1.8



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[silverfox57]

BROADBAND BAND
hi has anyone noticed that the broadband speed has gone up to 7.5 mgbtys
tony
hi tony, bt broadband charges us at watten exchange the same price as wick.,but our broadband speed, has always been just 576.0 kbps when wick got speeds up to 2 mgbtys,phoned bt asked if we could get speed we are paying for ie 2mgbtys, and if not would we get refund? still waiting for repley:eek:

[Highland Laddie]

Does wick exchange give 8Mb ???

[Tighsonas4]

Does wick exchange give 8Mb ???
must be wick exchange that im on. it used to be the same speed as silver fox is giving . then its been 2.5 or such since ages. it was last night i noticed that it was up to 7.6 funny that it should be any different in poltney???? tony

[badger]

Mine has just gone down to 24 (it's usually 56) - and they call this Broadband ??? BT don't like us country folk.

[Tighsonas4]

Mine has just gone down to 24 (it's usually 56) - and they call this Broadband ??? BT don't like us country folk.
that could well be because of your location bud. maybe your on watten sxchange as well. be like silverfox and ask for a refund ???[lol]

[Neil Howie]

Although when I check my max broadband speed on my BT account it says 8kbps, it is actually "up to" 8kbps.

Normal usage for me (Wick), is about 1.7 - 2.0kbps.

I seem to remember the Gadget Show running a campaign for ISPs
to advertise more accurately what the normal or average line speed was.

I think my "up to" speed changed in 2006 but I have yet to experience this. BT recently announced that they are going to upgrade the network to 24kbps.

I assume this will be an "up to" figure, and that my connection will tick along at pretty much the same rate.

[Neil Howie]

Although when I check my max broadband speed on my BT account it says 8 Mbps, it is actually "up to" 8 Mbps.

Normal usage for me (Wick), is about 1.7 - 2.0 Mbps.

I seem to remember the Gadget Show running a campaign for ISPs
to advertise more accurately what the normal or average line speed was.

I think my "up to" speed changed in 2006 but I have yet to experience this. BT recently announced that they are going to upgrade the network to 24 Mbps.

I assume this will be an "up to" figure, and that my connection will tick along at pretty much the same rate.

[Highland Laddie]

I tried the BT broadband speed test, it said i was 378 metres from the exchange, and that 2mb would be my best speed.:mad:

[The Angel Of Death]

Just tested my line and got the following and im up the top of the bignold park


IP profile for your line is - 7000 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8096 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 5957 kbps


Think that reads Smoking Fast ;)

[octane]

The speed tests will be different each time you use them due to factors ie Traffic on the speed test sites, whether there is other programs running on yer pc/laptop. How many is using the net on the same phone line before it hits the exchange and distance from the exchange also. Plus if there is other computers online within yer house too.



Location Wick

ISP - BT 8mb

Hardware used - Laptop on wireless 54mbps connection

Test results from different speed testers

http://www.top10-broadband.co.uk/speedtest/ (http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://www.top10-broadband.co.uk/speedtest/)

Download speed = 6.64mb/sec
upload = 360kbs/sec

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html (http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html)

Download speed = 4.7mb/sec
Upload = 372kbs/sec

http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/speedtest/ (http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/speedtest/)

Download speed = 5.2mb/sec
No test for upload

http://www.broadbandwatchdog.co.uk/speed-test.php (http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://www.broadbandwatchdog.co.uk/speed-test.php)

Download speed = 4875 kbs/sec
upload = 365 kbs/sec

http://www.broadband-help.com/tools/speed-test/ (http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://www.broadband-help.com/tools/speed-test/)

Download speed = 6.2mbs/sec
upload = 368 kbs/sec

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/ (http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/)
Download Speed = 5.7mbs/sec
Upload = 377 kbs/sec


As you can see, all different results although upload was pretty much the same. But in the reality of surfing, online gaming or downloading etc I have no problems with line speed at all.

[Gizmo]

I tried the BT broadband speed test, it said i was 378 metres from the exchange, and that 2mb would be my best speed.:mad:

Hi, are you actually on a Broaband connection and did you do the test using this site http://speedtester.bt.com/ or are you on a dial-up 56k connection and used the 'Broadband Speedtest' on the Bt Broadband website that tells you what speed you should expect to get?

I ask as that 'Broadband Speedtest - How Fast Can I Get' on the Bt Website is a load of old rubbish and totally inacurate, when i moved house i used that checker and was told i could only get 0.5mg maximum connection even though i am only about 800m from the exchange, but when my Broadband was activated i was and still am connecting at around 6meg

IP profile for your line is - 6500 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 7424 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 5686 kbps

These are the results from a test i just did on the line that BT and all other ISP's told me i could only get a 0.5meg max connection with, those tests are as unreliable as the Tills in Tesco's :)