Which is much better, and a lot more like what I was getting after the upgrade.
Showing posts with label Broadband Speed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Broadband Speed. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Up To
There's a lot of controversy about those two little words at the moment. When you sign up for 'up to 8Mb', or upgrade as I have done to 'up to 20Mb' you expect a service that's close to the stated number. I know that if you are a long way from the exchange that the speed drops off.
For the first few days immediately after the upgrade I checked the speed of the link and was receiving 13Mb. Wonderful! Recently I noticed that videos were stuttering and sites taking a long time to load. I checked the speed again. Less than 4Mb on that day.
Today's speed is:
For the first few days immediately after the upgrade I checked the speed of the link and was receiving 13Mb. Wonderful! Recently I noticed that videos were stuttering and sites taking a long time to load. I checked the speed again. Less than 4Mb on that day.
Today's speed is:
Friday, June 13, 2008
Broadband Speed
My ISP(Plusnet) speed test says:

On the BBC web site its: 5.5-5.8 Mbps
We are close to the exchange, so we should get a good speed. As this test was completed before 8am, I can be certain that my PC is the only one connected to my router.
I am planning to move my Broadband connection to my normal home line, and will be interested to repeat the test there.
On the BBC web site its: 5.5-5.8 Mbps
We are close to the exchange, so we should get a good speed. As this test was completed before 8am, I can be certain that my PC is the only one connected to my router.
I am planning to move my Broadband connection to my normal home line, and will be interested to repeat the test there.
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