Test your broadband speed

[Orang Utan]

The TV cable network was designed for downloading (TV) - so as a data network you don't get the upload speeds of ADSL. Unless you're making and distributing TV recordings and mixes it isn't really an issue.

I suppose it depends how much you're paying for these multimedia files and who is running the server that's supplying them.
The ISP only sets the maximum speed and probably isn't the weak link in the chain.

At least that's my understanding.

Install Netmeter and find out where the bottleneck is.

Paying? Ha!

 

[Orang Utan]

not but you may not have the right modem.

If you are with vigin make sure they have upgraded your modem to the little black one and it isn't one of the 'surfboard' type big white ones...

I had this running argument with them about it for ages as my speed had dropped off, i'm still a meg under and about 300K under my upload but that's liveable...

Nah, I have the little black box

 

[Orang Utan]

It's way better at work:

 

[Dravinian]

It's way better at work:

Can you imagine in a few years when that is basic broadband.

Downloading a decent Avi will take literally 5 secs at most.

 

[gentlegreen]

Can you imagine in a few years when that is basic broadband.

Downloading a decent Avi will take literally 5 secs at most.

So long as someone wants to host it and deliver it at that speed ...

 

[WWWeed]

So long as someone wants to host it and deliver it at that speed ...

This is why rapidshare is so bloddy briliant!

oh and while I'm here:

 

[miniGMgoit]

Download - 3053
Upload - 413

 

[manstein]

This result surprised me as I'm in the wilds at the end of miles of overhead copper....

 

[skyscraper101]

on be unlimited and less than a mile from the exchange

Great.

I've just found out that my local exchange is being moved from West Kensington to the Fulham Exchange which is even further away from my house

I dread to think what speeds I'll be getting after Wednesday

 

[SW9]

 

[DuckQuack'sEcho]

 

[Detroit City]

that is just weak

here's mine:

 

[nick h.]

I'm getting less than a meg! Should I complain? If so, to whom? It says my ISP is Crapphone Whorehouse but I thought it was AOL.

 

[metalguru]

AOL sold their UK customer base to Carphone Warehouse a while back.

 

[keybored]

I thought mine was supposed to be stupidly fast cos of the fibre optics - have I been had?

Yes. Every telco uses fibre at some point for something (even just a phone call) and a fibre optic route (or the hardware it's connected to) can get congested just like a copper one. But the ISP sales pricks like to try and 'wow' people with talk of fibre, like it's some sort of amazing new breakthrough.

 

[xes]

 

[fractionMan]

It's way better at work:

yeah

 

[extra dry]

 

[El Jefe]

 

[dennisr]

 

[pinkychukkles]

Was there a more recent thread? Had a search but couldn't find one hence this mega-bump.
Have just moved into a new flat, went with Virgin Media - XL connection:

This is using wifi not a wired connection to the router.
Seems pretty good as the advertised rate is 30Mb but will see later if the Throttling Gates of Doom descend...

 

[electroplated]

boom!

 

[TitanSound]

Since I moved offices, my upload speed is higher than my download. Odd. I used to get around 40/50mbps down.

 

[TitanSound]

Was there a more recent thread? Had a search but couldn't find one hence this mega-bump.
Have just moved into a new flat, went with Virgin Media - XL connection:

This is using wifi not a wired connection to the router.
Seems pretty good as the advertised rate is 30Mb but will see later if the Throttling Gates of Doom descend...

Doesn't it only limit you if your uploading/downloading lots?

I hope so seeing as I'm getting a 30mb connection next week from them!!

 

[bi0boy]

I often wondered why seeing other people's bandwidth was meant to be interesting.

 

[pinkychukkles]

Doesn't it only limit you if your uploading/downloading lots?

I hope so seeing as I'm getting a 30mb connection next week from them!!

Don't know, only got connected a couple of hours ago...

 

[pinkychukkles]

boom!

Whoa maaan, you sittin' on one phat pipe... who's your home ISP?

 

[electroplated]

Whoa maaan, you sittin' on one phat pipe... who's your home ISP?

just had the office connection upgraded to gigabit I believe, with virgin.... shame I can't use it for torrents!

 

[gentlegreen]

Bloody hell, they just upgraded our work connection and it's a bit on the slow side ...

 

[sim667]

Not too bad, I'm in VM 20MB still