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Top 10 Broadband...
20-10-2009 6:15 PM
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Hmm, I think its a bit wobbly as it says my upload is 0,4Mb and my download speed is .....
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7.5Mb
Which on my line is just NOT possible 😉
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20-10-2009 6:17 PM
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They had to take it down yesterday because of 'load issues'.
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20-10-2009 6:19 PM
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Note the PlusNet speed!!!
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20-10-2009 6:33 PM
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problems
1 they dont ask if your on a fixed 2mb line ect ( example i see a plusnet customer next to my exchange at a speed of 1.9mb and me miles away at 2.6mb which my brain says there on a fixed 2mb line or have serious line fault)
2 they should enable the results to show 2 tests of a line if they have bein done showing the time of day for each ( that would enable me to look at these punks on sky in the next street getin twice my speed to see how lucky they are at peak times or if it was just top 10 broadbands servers throwing a wobble and mis reporting hence the need for more than just the fastest speed result on a line to be shown)
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21-10-2009 8:27 AM
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21-10-2009 8:39 AM
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mybroadbandspeed gives 6.5 Mb/s which I find more realistic!
Local speeds
21-10-2009 11:15 AM
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Went to Top 10 Broadband today - did a speed test and got a 5.4 mb download speed. Compare that to, thru plus net, "My Broadband Speed" which gives a download of 6.2 Mb and has done so consistently over the past month. Over at BT the download speed for my line is 5.6 mb. I wonder who might be correct?
More interestingly "My Broadband Speed" suggests that Plus Net is not giving a very good speed for my postcode - although the sample size appears to be smaller than the number of providers listed. All very strange.
Why do the different speed tests give such different results, (all carried out within minutes of each other)? and
Why would different ISPs have very different local speeds? Do they not all use the same exchanges and equipment?
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21-10-2009 11:19 AM
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merged 2 topics together
If it helped click the thumb
If it fixed it click 'This fixed my problem'
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21-10-2009 1:23 PM
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21-10-2009 3:26 PM
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i did at least 3 speed tests last night and its still not showing on the street map
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21-10-2009 3:43 PM
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I'm on PAYG with Max Premium (so I have high priority from both Plusnet and BT), I have a solid 8128 sync (7150 IP Profile) and interleaving is off.
This is a far more realistic result
Apparently the average speed for Virgin in my area is 8.5Mb and O2 is 6.9Mb - not sure how that can be if you check out the cable and LLU availability on my exchange! http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/SDHRSTP
Edit: It gets better! Apparently a nearby BT user is getting a speed of 9.2Mb - pretty clever if you look at the 21CN status of the exchange.
jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
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21-10-2009 3:59 PM
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which side of the map do you think the exchange is located, left or right?
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21-10-2009 4:05 PM
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So I've just rung Eclipse sales - no prizes for guessing what they said. I suggested to the very nice lady I spoke to that perhaps she should flag up to her supervisor that Top10broadband is giving out duff info!
jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
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21-10-2009 10:15 PM
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Quote from: ASBO @griff. are you saying your old street wasnt a cable area? if so most likely user error inputing the post code for the test and tainting the results me thinks
i did at least 3 speed tests last night and its still not showing on the street map
My old street does have cable, although seeing as I can't get cable here i've not been kept upto speed with it. I just assumed even cable wasn't up to that sort of speed yet.
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