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Broadband Speed Tester
27-01-2011 7:25 PM
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However, yesterday at 18.36hrs a speed of 1619kbps was reported, and today at 11.34hrs 2686kbps; 16.48hrs 2840kbps; 1649hrs 1044kpbs; and 17.02hrs 908kbps. What intrigues me is not the rubbish speeds, but the fact that I didn't carry out the tests! My computer wasn't switched on any of those occasions, and in fact at some of the stated test times I wasn't even at home!
I have just run a couple more tests myself, at 19.12hrs the speed reported was 4569kbps, and at 19.22hrs it was 4572kbps, which is what I would expect. Incidentally the upload speed has been pretty consistent in all the tests, at about 370kbps.
Any explanations would be gratefully received!
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28-01-2011 9:48 AM
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Are you sure someone's not piggybacking your wifi?
Jojo
Re: Broadband Speed Tester
28-01-2011 4:11 PM
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Thanks for the reply.
The router has WPA2-PSK wireless protection. I will change my password as a precuation, I haven't done so for a couple of months, so it is time. Be surprised if anyone had gussed it though.
Also I've not seen anything else to make me suspicious. So far today the only tests showing on the speed tester have been mine.
Will keep a close eye on it and repost if anything else odd happens.
Re: Broadband Speed Tester
28-01-2011 11:04 PM
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I can't think of anything else really, and the slow speed on those tests made me think of someone with a weak wifi signal.
Jojo
Re: Broadband Speed Tester
29-01-2011 9:12 AM
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Put it down to the gremlins, it's not affecting me and everything else is functioning just as it should be.
Have just chcked my Usage on my Plusnet account and there is nothing unusual at all on there.
Re: Broadband Speed Tester
29-01-2011 9:22 AM
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Me I am on at all times of the day so It would inconvenience me, but its worth a try
Re: Broadband Speed Tester
29-01-2011 9:32 AM
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Re: Broadband Speed Tester
29-01-2011 11:05 AM
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itsme - I think the speed tester has changed in some way recently. Until a few weeks ago if I ran the test on my wife's laptop, albeit through the same router, results from my desktop didn't show, and vice versa. However, I've noticed that now if I run a test on either laptop or desktop, the results show up on both computers. As I said, I'm not particulalrly worried by this, there is no evidence of anyone piggybacking my internet connection, and no unusual usage. It just intrigues me as to why I'm getting these odd results.
The only change I made just before the false test results started to appear was that I udpated the router software (it's a Billion 7800N) but I would think it highly unlikely that was the cause. I've carried out routine updates before and never had any problems.
Thanks for the feedback; as always it's worth putting things on the forum!
Re: Broadband Speed Tester
29-01-2011 11:25 AM
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29-01-2011 12:45 PM
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Re: Broadband Speed Tester
29-01-2011 1:45 PM
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Quote
Date Download Speed Upload Speed
Today 13:44 2764 kbps (346kB/s) 368 kbps (46kB/s) Share
Today 09:18 2755 kbps (344kB/s) 317 kbps (39.6kB/s) Share
Re: Broadband Speed Tester
31-01-2011 10:35 AM
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It is a strange one. I've tried it myself and haven't noticed any results I haven't conducted. Anyone who's reading this may like to see if they've had any results to tests they haven't run.
Jojo
Re: Broadband Speed Tester
31-01-2011 8:45 PM
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06-02-2011 9:44 AM
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Re: Broadband Speed Tester
07-02-2011 12:05 PM
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very strange in the first place! Bloomin' gremlins!
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