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Why so slow screen shot added

Hertslad
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Registered: ‎17-12-2011

Why so slow screen shot added


why is my broadband so slow for
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Pettitto
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Re: Why so slow screen shot added

Hi Hertslad,
Are you using any extension cables in your house? Are you plugged into the Master Socket?
Oldjim
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Re: Why so slow screen shot added

Please provide the information requested http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,96155.0.html and is that wired or wireless
Hertslad
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Re: Why so slow screen shot added

i am wireless my girlfriends pc is wired and yes i am in the master socket and to make it clear i have USED THE TEST SOCKET and changed the micro filter we both get the same speed this is realy doing my head in as it is the weekend and i like to play online games mainly RIFT ONLINE and with that speed i cant do nothing i realy feel like am paying my bill for a poor service hope this can be sorted befor christmas as i will be web caming my family and a speed like that i will be lucky to ever get a connection to see them christmas day
pierre_pierre
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Re: Why so slow screen shot added

any chance of a few results other than the speed test so that people on here can help you
Hertslad
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Re: Why so slow screen shot added

just doing that now i just ran teh BT test
dick:quote
Hertslad
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Re: Why so slow screen shot added


this is the BT test hope this gives more info and i have the Plus net Thomson router if ya need anymore info such as screen shots of router settings just ask but i think this BT Test says it all wha you need
Oldjim
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Re: Why so slow screen shot added

No it doesn't
We need the Current Line Speed from https://portal.plus.net/my.html?action=data_transfer_speed ; and was the first test wired or wireless
Hertslad
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Re: Why so slow screen shot added

Phone exchange:
   HATFIELD
Estimated line speed:
   2.0Mb (Accurate to within +/- 1Mbit) - Checked on 2011-10-24 16:44:20
Current line speed:
   21 Mb
and for the 2ND Q it was a wireless test
dick:quote
Hertslad
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Re: Why so slow screen shot added

i dont know what you did but this is much better thank you

pierre_pierre
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Re: Why so slow screen shot added

something weird
can you give your router stats  http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/frogstats.php ; will show you how
Hertslad
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Re: Why so slow screen shot added


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