Homer Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Better tell virgin that then. As far as i know we are all being upgraded to 50mb in the summer. Scott =op Ignorance is bliss, at least for the ISP's Latency, contention ratio's, concurent connections, port throttleing all play a factor. We might get high burst rates until they start all the throttling, ip blocks, packet filering, etc. For example, can you display a shot of speedtest results to show you have a true 20mb connection? Right now I bet you cannot get anywhere near your connection from a single site - even one with the capability to deliver it. Newsgroups are the only "sure" place to get high download speeds in the near future but I doubt it'll be long before attempts to throttle those begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Ignorance is bliss, at least for the ISP's Latency, contention ratio's, concurent connections, port throttleing all play a factor. We might get high burst rates until they start all the throttling, ip blocks, packet filering, etc. For example, can you display a shot of speedtest results to show you have a true 20mb connection? Right now I bet you cannot get anywhere near your connection from a single site - even one with the capability to deliver it. Newsgroups are the only "sure" place to get high download speeds in the near future but I doubt it'll be long before attempts to throttle those begin. Oh i completely agree, what i don't agree with is that distance is a factor Throttling is a PITA, especially for me as i download a fair bit monthly so i'm on a constant "throttle" lol. Scott =op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I've recently upgraded from 4meg to 20meg and it's brilliant. I can download a 4.7gig dvd in about 40mins. And they're upgrading me to 50meg in June for no extra cost! Crikey that's fast. Is that cable? They haven't cabled our area, and last I looked the upstream speed was pitiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 Oh well! I'm pleased with my pathetic 4meg, you IT snobs just carry on:rolleyes::p:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5823/catinternetql2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Virgin Media have recently announce they're planning to upgrade existing customers to 10mb Wicked. Think they've rolled it out in a few areas already but not sure when W.Mids upgrade is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 There's a schedule here Greg. I think they're aiming to have everyone upgraded by the Summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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