My COPPER Broadband went Fibre for a short period !!!

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My COPPER Broadband went Fibre for a short period !!!



WOW !!

This is after a mega download of 6GB this morning, I have noticed before after a large download my speed shoots up for a period, for some reason

[#2]

just means you have a dodgy speed test.

[#3]

Bubble burst !!  
Can't complain about the 19+mb/s I've had for quite a while now...

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Quote from: PlusComUK

I have noticed before after a large download my speed shoots up for a period, for some reason

How does it know you're going to do a large download? 

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Quote from: PlusComUK

I have noticed before after a large download my speed shoots up for a period, for some reason

I had to read that twice but if you substitute "previously that" for "before" it reads a little better whilst conveying the meaning that I'm sure PlusComUK intended

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Ah yes, just read it again (twice).  Doh! 

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Try installing an old copy of Kaspersky Internet Security and run the test.
I used to be in that situation and had crazy results.
Happily the latest version doesn't exhibit the problem...for me anyway.

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Thanks for the suggestion, but it was a known (to me) occasional glitch.
The thread was a bit t.i.c. TBH  

Quote from: PlusComUK

This is after a mega download of 6GB this morning, I have noticed previously after a large download my speed shoots up for a period, for some reason

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There was nothing wrong with your previous wording, just me imagining and 'and' between 'before' and 'after' (very slight dyslexia?, tiredness?, lazyness? - who knows) but the revised wording is clearer - thanks.
I'm sure there'd be some technical way of creating a large receive buffer connected to your router to receive an entire download then pass it to your computer on completion which might fool some speed tests into seeing phenomenal speeds.
I remember various 'internet boost' programs being sold back in dial-up days promising to double your download speed - no idea how these ever worked.

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Quote from: w23

I remember various 'internet boost' programs being sold back in dial-up days promising to double your download speed - no idea how these ever worked.

All they basically did was compress the images more before sending it down the line. The same thing happens with the Opera Mini web browser today.

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When I had Orange Mobile Broadband, I could choose the image compression on websites to download, presumably for speed and lower usage.