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Title: Enough is enough Post by: Royal Flush on August 13, 2009, 05:18:25 PM I get tez internet speeds at the moment, 0.5Meg, this is through BT and i don't live in a virgin area, is there anyone i can switch too to get a faster connection?
The Line is the limiting factor i am assuming? Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: The_duke on August 13, 2009, 05:40:33 PM depends on how far you are from your local exchange
You will get full speed upto 1 km away Half speed up to 2 km away degrades rapidly after that anymore than 5 km and you can forget it Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Woodsey on August 13, 2009, 05:41:40 PM I get tez internet speeds at the moment, 0.5Meg, this is through BT and i don't live in a virgin area, is there anyone i can switch too to get a faster connection? The Line is the limiting factor i am assuming? You must fucking live in The Democratic Republic of Congo to get those speeds? Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: AndrewT on August 13, 2009, 05:51:52 PM I get tez internet speeds at the moment, 0.5Meg, this is through BT and i don't live in a virgin area, is there anyone i can switch too to get a faster connection? The Line is the limiting factor i am assuming? You must fucking live in The Democratic Republic of Congo to get those speeds? I think Flushy lives at the top of a hill - the internet struggles to get up to his house. However, his upload speeds are amazing. www.bethere.co.uk Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Longines on August 13, 2009, 06:24:53 PM Stick your phone number in http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php. Does it list any LLU operators for your exchange?
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Pawprint on August 13, 2009, 08:56:52 PM depends on how far you are from your local exchange You will get full speed upto 1 km away Half speed up to 2 km away degrades rapidly after that anymore than 5 km and you can forget it I can get similar poor speeds in the evening. Having used the link above, I'm about 2.5km from the exchange. Apart from moving, is there no other option to get quicker broadband ? Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Claw75 on August 13, 2009, 09:05:20 PM similar story here, get crappy quality on my landline too, which I presume is also due to distance from the exchange.
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Longines on August 13, 2009, 09:16:29 PM Poor speed in the evening could be caused by a number of things:
a) your internal phone wiring is crap. Find the master socket and unscrew the front. Behind it you'll find something called the test socket. Plug your router in there. If your access speeds up via that, you have crap wiring. b) you're with an ISP who throttle stuff in the evenings. Some claim to do it only to the top x% of heavy users, some claim they don't do it all. c) You share your bit of the exchange with the world champion p0rn downloaders. Changing to an LLU provider who has their own kit in your exchange will probably help. d) Between you and the exchange is something producing huge amounts of electrical interference in the evenings. Dodgy minicab offices are a good one. e) You live miles from the exchange and, err, tough. This one is me. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Colchester Kev on August 13, 2009, 09:18:36 PM http://www.speedtest.net/result/539399950.png
read it and weep peasants :D Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Colchester Kev on August 13, 2009, 09:23:27 PM decided to try again
http://www.speedtest.net/result/539403527.png Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Longines on August 13, 2009, 09:40:04 PM Sigh...
(http://speed.io/pics/2320/6757/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io) Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Tractor on August 13, 2009, 11:00:52 PM As your Multai get Satellite broadband, 3.6meg gauranteed speed.
Just one example i googled. http://www.tariam.co.uk/products/homenet/ (http://www.tariam.co.uk/products/homenet/) Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Claw75 on August 13, 2009, 11:06:05 PM Sigh... (http://speed.io/pics/2320/6757/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io) that's even worse than mine! (http://speed.io/pics/2320/9367/speed.io.png) Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Royal Flush on August 13, 2009, 11:07:38 PM Stick your phone number in http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php. Does it list any LLU operators for your exchange? Yeah says LLU http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/SDHV (http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/SDHV) 1.7km, heeeeeeelp! Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Royal Flush on August 13, 2009, 11:10:48 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2320/9473/speed.io.png)
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Tractor on August 13, 2009, 11:14:41 PM You have got your router in to the main phone point and not on an extension lead or secondry point?
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: lazaroonie on August 13, 2009, 11:15:14 PM Stick your phone number in http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php. Does it list any LLU operators for your exchange? Yeah says LLU http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/SDHV (http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/SDHV) 1.7km, heeeeeeelp! try o2/be . they are about the best out there speed wise. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Royal Flush on August 13, 2009, 11:16:09 PM Stick your phone number in http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php. Does it list any LLU operators for your exchange? Yeah says LLU http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/SDHV (http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/SDHV) 1.7km, heeeeeeelp! try o2/be . they are about the best out there speed wise. Are they not limited by the same things BT are? Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Graham C on August 13, 2009, 11:16:15 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2320/9560/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io)
weeeeeee can't win shit though Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: gatso on August 13, 2009, 11:16:45 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2320/9473/speed.io.png) that is so, so wrong. I'm also on bt but getting 5180 d/l Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Colchester Kev on August 13, 2009, 11:17:12 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2320/9618/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io)
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: KarmaDope on August 13, 2009, 11:18:30 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2320/9643/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io)
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Longines on August 13, 2009, 11:20:11 PM Sigh, I dream of 1.7km. 5.3km here.
Your speed is very tez for 1.7km. Find an ex-BT engineer in the classified section of the local rag and get him to sort your wiring and extensions out. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Tractor on August 13, 2009, 11:23:58 PM 5.4k here.
(http://speed.io/pics/2320/9718/speed.io.png) Just going to order one of these to see if it helps. http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/bt-boosting-customer-speeds-the-hardware-way-800.html (http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/bt-boosting-customer-speeds-the-hardware-way-800.html) Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: lazaroonie on August 13, 2009, 11:27:21 PM Stick your phone number in http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php. Does it list any LLU operators for your exchange? Yeah says LLU http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/SDHV (http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/SDHV) 1.7km, heeeeeeelp! try o2/be . they are about the best out there speed wise. Are they not limited by the same things BT are? not really. i have some sites that could only get 1meg with bt who are now getting 8meg and upwards with BE. also their upload speeds are great. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: I KNOW IT on August 13, 2009, 11:28:13 PM How do I post a screenshot. Ive saved image to my documents but how do I put it on here?
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Longines on August 13, 2009, 11:31:09 PM 5.4k here. Just going to order one of these to see if it helps. Connect your router to the test socket first. If there's not much change then the iPlate will do nothing. FMattenuation. When they built this house, BT connected us to the exchange thataway---->. WTF was wrong with the one 1.2km <----------- thataway I'll never know. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Longines on August 13, 2009, 11:32:59 PM How do I post a screenshot. Ive saved image to my documents but how do I put it on here? Most of the speed test sites have a "forum link" link. Just paste that. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: lazaroonie on August 13, 2009, 11:35:41 PM Sigh, I dream of 1.7km. 5.3km here. Your speed is very tez for 1.7km. Find an ex-BT engineer in the classified section of the local rag and get him to sort your wiring and extensions out. you need to go into the router home page and have a look at some of the stats - line attenuation, noise, uncancelled echo, excessive impulse noise etc also the rate cap will tell you what BT have your rate maxed at. If you do connect to the main input socket by removing the face plate, you wont get an immediate improvement, it can take BT up to 4 days to resync your line speed Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: I KNOW IT on August 13, 2009, 11:38:02 PM Thanks
(http://speed.io/pics/2320/9981/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io) Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Longines on August 13, 2009, 11:39:45 PM If you do connect to the main input socket by removing the face plate, you wont get an immediate improvement, it can take BT up to 4 days to resync your line speed True. If you have crap wiring then you would see an improvement in the Signal Noise Margin stat in the router diagnostics but not neccesarily an immediate improvement in line speed. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: outragous76 on August 13, 2009, 11:46:17 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2321/0112/speed.io.png)
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Longines on August 13, 2009, 11:52:43 PM Will all you smug gits with good broadband please stop posting the fecking screenshots ;)
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Royal Flush on August 14, 2009, 10:01:09 PM Stick your phone number in http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php. Does it list any LLU operators for your exchange? Yeah says LLU http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/SDHV (http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/SDHV) 1.7km, heeeeeeelp! try o2/be . they are about the best out there speed wise. Are they not limited by the same things BT are? not really. i have some sites that could only get 1meg with bt who are now getting 8meg and upwards with BE. also their upload speeds are great. Cheers m8 will call BE on Monday i think! Do i have the worst internets on blonde? Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Linux on August 14, 2009, 10:07:40 PM I get 2meg during the daytime, then about 0.5meg at about 7pm-11pm. Im with BT and they capped my speed because of too much downloading
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: fatshaft on August 14, 2009, 10:14:55 PM I get tez internet speeds at the moment, 0.5Meg, this is through BT and i don't live in a virgin area, is there anyone i can switch too to get a faster connection? I get exactly the same Flushy, seems it is tough shit until BT upgrade their exchanges. The Line is the limiting factor i am assuming? b) you're with an ISP who throttle stuff in the evenings. Some claim to do it only to the top x% of heavy users, some claim they don't do it all. I called SKY when my speed had dropped to aboit 0.1MB a couple of weeks back (I'd tested it because even by my normal utter pishy standards it was slooooow), and they had me do all the usual stuff, and eventually blamed the distance from the exchange, and the fact I am not using the main telephone socket in the house, as to why my respone times were poor. Yet since I got off the line to them, it has been back to my normal shotty 0.5MB speeds again ;carlocitrone; Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: MC on August 14, 2009, 10:44:33 PM I'm in the same spot as Flushy, 0.5GB broadband only via ADSL. No Virgin. 1.3 miles from exchange.
What's the difference with an LLU operator? I only have Orange, Tiscali and Talk Talk listed as available in my area. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: rex008 on August 14, 2009, 11:22:11 PM (http://www.speedtest.net/result/540260680.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Move house. That's what I did. 3 weeks ago I was in the middle of nowhere getting 1Mb if I was lucky. And I'm closer to DTD now too. Simple, DUCY? Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: UpTheMariners on August 15, 2009, 05:48:48 AM (http://www.speedtest.net/result/540420446.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
;whistle; Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: KarmaDope on August 15, 2009, 05:54:24 AM (http://www.speedtest.net/result/540422124.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Scary d/l speed...wish my upload was better though. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: RioRodent on August 15, 2009, 08:02:36 AM (http://www.speedtest.net/result/540464592.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
(http://speed.io/pics/2324/8827/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io) I moved from BT to O2 a while ago (admittedly because of the price), and got a marked increase in speed as a bonus. I'm 1.6km from the exchange - as the crow flies - but more like 3.5km as the cables run. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Scottish Dave on August 16, 2009, 04:26:25 PM (http://www.speedtest.net/result/541318092.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
(http://speed.io/pics/2329/1354/speed.io.png) Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: titaniumbean on August 16, 2009, 05:51:01 PM (http://www.speedtest.net/result/541362164.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Royal Flush on September 03, 2009, 05:49:57 PM Better but still tez:
(http://speed.io/pics/2366/1727/speed.io.png) Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: booder on September 03, 2009, 05:59:18 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2366/1983/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io)
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Colchester Kev on September 03, 2009, 07:12:06 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2366/4002/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io)
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Ginger on September 03, 2009, 09:30:35 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2366/4002/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io) Yours....And mine... (http://speed.io/pics/2366/7456/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io) ;whistle; Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: lazaroonie on September 03, 2009, 09:32:26 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2366/4002/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io) Yours....And mine... (http://speed.io/pics/2366/7456/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io) ;whistle; kev obv streaming porn while doing this test..... Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: booder on September 03, 2009, 09:47:03 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2366/4002/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io) Yours....And mine... (http://speed.io/pics/2366/7456/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io) ;whistle; kev obv streaming porn FYP Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: byronkincaid on October 20, 2009, 05:11:32 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2495/1025/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io)
WTF is going on? up to yesterday my internet was always fine at around 5 meg and suddenly I can't even watch iplayer programmes, it says I haven't got enough bandwidth. BT homehub had it for about 4 years ??? Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: byronkincaid on October 20, 2009, 05:34:41 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2495/2098/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io)
phew, changed micro filter. off tilt Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Rookie (Rodney) on October 20, 2009, 11:46:16 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2496/6025/speed.io.png)
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Rookie (Rodney) on October 20, 2009, 11:47:58 PM And two minutes later..
(http://speed.io/pics/2496/6050/speed.io.png) Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Girgy85 on October 20, 2009, 11:57:42 PM Just done this test.....
(http://speed.io/pics/2496/6131/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io) How does mine rate? Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: cia260895 on October 21, 2009, 11:48:44 AM (http://www.speedtest.net/result/598371697.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
is this bad? for £20 a month on aol Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Longines on October 21, 2009, 11:56:40 AM phew, changed micro filter. off tilt Weird. A mate was staying at his Mum's and her normally rock solid Virgin ADSL line wouldn't stay connected for more than ten minutes at a time. He bought a new router, badgered Virgin etc. etc. Turns out a filter on an extension socket upstairs had died. Guess the moral is to keep a spare or two handy. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: bobAlike on October 21, 2009, 11:08:40 PM (http://www.speedtest.net/result/598970104.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Pleased with this although I seem to be missing 0.53Mb/s somewhere. ;D Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Free_Rollin on October 21, 2009, 11:29:04 PM These screenshots and tests everyone is doing, are these on laptops (connected via wireless) or on desktops?
My speeds are pretty bad, and I was wandering how much of this is because of the fact I'm on a laptop? Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Longines on October 21, 2009, 11:54:51 PM Usually it has little effect.
Most current wireless kit works at 54Mb/s whilst my ADSL is 2Mb/s. If your wifi signal is poor it will step down to 24Mb/s, 11Mb/s, 6Mb/s etc. etc. Do a speed test over wifi and one conencted to your router via a network cable to compare. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Colchester Kev on October 21, 2009, 11:57:36 PM (http://speed.io/pics/2366/4002/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io) Yours....And mine... (http://speed.io/pics/2366/7456/speed.io.png) (http://www.speed.io) ;whistle; My one is via wireless ... Janes was hardwired. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Free_Rollin on October 21, 2009, 11:58:14 PM Usually it has little effect. Most current wireless kit works at 54Mb/s whilst my ADSL is 2Mb/s. If your wifi signal is poor it will step down to 24Mb/s, 11Mb/s, 6Mb/s etc. etc. Do a speed test over wifi and one conencted to your router via a network cable to compare. Lol, why didn't I think of that! Will do this, because I definitely think I'm not really getting what I'm paying for. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: G1BTW on October 22, 2009, 12:00:25 AM Just bought a pair of these, kind of 'by accident' on Ebay, hopefully should sort out the wifi speed drop :'( FML, no idea how to install it tho
http://www.wirelessit.co.uk/?&pId=products_catalogue&&fspAppendCategory=304 Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Longines on October 22, 2009, 12:02:12 AM It looks like Kev's wifi card in his laptop and/or his router is only working at 11Mb/s when they're getting 20Mb/s from Virgin cable.
Installing the latest drivers for the wifi card in your laptop should do the trick. I'd be surprised if it was old enough to only support 11Mb/s. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Longines on October 22, 2009, 12:04:47 AM Just bought a pair of these, kind of 'by accident' on Ebay, hopefully should sort out the wifi speed drop :'( FML, no idea how to install it tho http://www.wirelessit.co.uk/?&pId=products_catalogue&&fspAppendCategory=304 "Fried pigeon epidemic coincides with increase in timeout bad beat stories on blonde" - film at 11. Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: G1BTW on October 22, 2009, 12:12:36 AM Just bought a pair of these, kind of 'by accident' on Ebay, hopefully should sort out the wifi speed drop :'( FML, no idea how to install it tho http://www.wirelessit.co.uk/?&pId=products_catalogue&&fspAppendCategory=304 "Fried pigeon epidemic coincides with increase in timeout bad beat stories on blonde" - film at 11. rotflmfao Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: chrisbruce on January 04, 2010, 10:26:50 AM Upgrade FTW
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Free_Rollin on January 04, 2010, 04:20:53 PM Usually it has little effect. Most current wireless kit works at 54Mb/s whilst my ADSL is 2Mb/s. If your wifi signal is poor it will step down to 24Mb/s, 11Mb/s, 6Mb/s etc. etc. Do a speed test over wifi and one conencted to your router via a network cable to compare. Lol, why didn't I think of that! Will do this, because I definitely think I'm not really getting what I'm paying for. Nice bump, because I have an update. Turned out, I wasn't getting what I was paying for! Got the speed upgraded from Virgin Media, and had an engineer come out to change modems, check wiring and have a cup of tea. After he left, my speed is much quicker! Woo-hoo!!!!! Getting the 10MB download speed I should be now :) Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Longines on January 04, 2010, 05:08:01 PM Upgrade FTW When you sell your house just get the estate agent to use that jpg instead of a shot of the house - probably add 10% to the value no problem.Your upload is faster than my downloads ;technophobe; Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: RED-DOG on January 04, 2010, 05:23:35 PM My download is between 200-400 kb :(
Title: Re: Enough is enough Post by: Scottish Dave on January 04, 2010, 05:41:42 PM My download is between 200-400 kb :( thats great my down load during the day is 0kb/s!! at night its about 80-100kb/s |