BT Test... slightly odd result?

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FAQ Results Image not loaded Test1 comprises of two tests 1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information. Download Speed 5553 Kbps 0 Kbps 7150 Kbps Max Achievable Speed Download speedachieved during the test was - 5553 Kbps For your connection, the acceptable range of speedsis 2000-7150 Kbps. Additional Information: Your DSL Connection Rate :6144 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 443 Kbps(UP-STREAM) IP Profile for your line is - 5500 Kbps The throughput of Best Efforts (BE) classes achieved during the test is - 18.64:21.87:59.5 (SBE:NBE:PBE) These figures represent the ratio while sententiously passing Sub BE, Normal BE and Priority BE marked traffic. The results of this test will vary depending on the way your ISP has decided to use these traffic classes. 2. Upstream Test: -provides background information. Upload Speed 361 Kbps 0 Kbps 443 Kbps Max Achievable Speed >Upload speed achieved during the test was - 361 Kbps Additional Information: Upstream Rate IP profile on your line is - 443 Kbps

The download speed is marginally on excess of the IP Profile. Is that a test glitch, perhaps, or of some thing more interesting (chinese curse style ; :-\).

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Not sure if it's anything to worry about, but do you use kaspersky at all? That's been known to change BT speed test results.

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My experience is that Kaspersky has never significantly affected the BT speedtest unlike the Plusnet one
Regarding the download speed being higher than the IP profile I have seen that occasionally but you need to remember that any aspeed tester is only accurate within a margin and I suspect that includes being over the IP profile.
Occasionally I have seen it when the Plusnet and BT profiles don't match (the Plusnet one being higher) so only the BT profile is restricting things

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Fully agree with Jim regarding Kaspersky and speed testing.

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No Avast 5 Free and the Windows firewall. Something else I noticed later is that the 6144 kbps connection rate should not support a 5500 kbps profile. A later test's throughput was in order for the stated profile.
I have had other things occur in the last 24 hours (subject of a new thread to be posted) and am thinking vould there be a tie up.