dibbleyuk Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Just got 20mb Virgin Media BB at home, Done a speed test at http://www.speedtest.net I dont know alot about all this but DAM! its fast. What do the experts think is that about right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 lol thats showing you have 3.5mb connection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkTheBoy Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 lol thats showing you have 3.5mb connection Still three and a half times faster than mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibbleyuk Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 leave it to the experts they will explain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 dont have a clue what it means tho,can someone explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I don't think the speed test site can cope with the load right now, I'm getting 1mb/s downloads elsewhere but its only showing 150kb/s from the speed test site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 dont have a clue what it means tho,can someone explain? The figure on the left is the download rate in kbit/s, the one on the right is the upload. A very rough way to convert this to MB (Megabit, not megabyte ) is to move the decimal place 3 to the left. e.g. 3682kb/s = 3.6MB connection So, MrDibbly should be seeing 20,000kb/s on his 20MB connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I agree, I'm running about 2.5mb, and it's saying I'm on a 300k connection... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Just checked my cable modem and I'm still on 10mb NTL, and I was also getting crappy 3.5mb from that speedtest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 The figure on the left is the download rate in kbit/s, the one on the right is the upload. A very rough way to convert this to MB (Megabit, not megabyte ) is to move the decimal place 3 to the left. e.g. 3682kb/s = 3.6MB connection So, MrDibbly should be seeing 20,000kb/s on his 20MB connection. cheers homer,so is that good or bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASHTHEBISHOP Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 20mb broadband does not mean you will get 20mb download. Your 3.5mb download speed is v.good. I have a 6mb connection & get 600-700kbps download speed average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 20mb broadband does not mean you will get 20mb download. Your 3.5mb download speed is v.good. I have a 6mb connection & get 600-700kbps download speed average. That site lists kbits per second, not kb. he's getting 350kb/s download, not 3.5mb/s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 cheers homer,so is that good or bad? It's okay, buit no where near what your line should be capable of. It doesn't look like the site can keep up with the demand so the results are lower than your actual line speed. There 3 of us on this thread that got the same results from our NTl connections. A faster site is http://www.winamp.com/player/free.php Try downloading the bundle file there and let us know the speed. Mine was just showing 1mb/s (10,000 kbps), which is the maximum speed on my 10MB NTL line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Your uplaod speed is right for the 20 mb service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bobbeh Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 That sites never given me an accurate speed rate. If you are truely 20mbits you should be downloading around 1.9-2 megabytes a second.. as I get 950k on 10 meg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 That sites never given me an accurate speed rate. If you are truely 20mbits you should be downloading around 1.8 megabytes a second.. as I get 950k on 10 meg. Its under a high load, try again a a less busy time. It seems that the south is getting the upgrade first with no timeframe for the midlands and northerners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I'm with NTL/Virgin, I didnt even know about a 20 mbit upgrade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I'm with NTL/Virgin, I didnt even know about a 20 mbit upgrade! They didn't send you a letter ? well the jist of the letter is the price will go up to £37 but the speed will be "up to 20 mbps with a 768 kbps upload speed." I can't finmd the link to the upgrade location / time scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 They didn't send you a letter ? well the jist of the letter is the price will go up to £37 but the speed will be "up to 20 mbps with a 768 kbps upload speed." I can't finmd the link to the upgrade location / time scale Here you go mate: http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/existingcustomers/faster/schedule.html Unfortunately it only states "Completed" or "TBC" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 S'ok Col, I hit the website and its all on there They usually spam all the email addresses with updates. I dont think my area (exchange) will be done for a while as its down as not confirmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibbleyuk Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 I knew the guys who knew more about would explain. Basically i think an easy way to put it is, 10mb - should see about 900kbs-1000kbs So (1mb Sec) 20mb - should see about 1800kbs - 2000kbs (2mb Sec) Think thats how it works roughly am i right guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibbleyuk Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 BLOODY HELL just ran it again! Guessing the sites not so busy now. Thats some serious speed how can it fluxuate so much!? The upload is still the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 BLOODY HELL just ran it again! Guessing the sites not so busy now. Thats some serious speed how can it fluxuate so much!? The upload is still the same. Thats more like it, that's the same as a 10mb connection, so it's still only showing half the speed you *could* have. The important thing is your latency is VERY low. Just retried mine and I'm getting the same download, lower upload and more latency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Simply, whatever your service provider says you have, divide it by 10, and that's the amount of KB you'll download a second (Approx), 1 Mb = 100 kb/s, 10mb = 1mb/s, 56kb/s = 5.6k/ps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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