Broadband Help Please?

Lickul_miss

ive found a free broadband speed check site,
i play a lot of on-line poker & backgammon and i keep geting disconnected (costing me a fortune!)
i've ran the test but i'm clue-less as to what it means??? lol lol (i'm a thick-o when it comes to this)
i pay £20 per month for 2 meg that comes through a digital aerial
can any of you make any sense of whats below and tell me what my connection is like? :beer:

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/121590404784525029649.html

ryan92

according to that test, you are getting 0.5 meg, not the 2 meg.
What is your ISP?

Lickul_miss

it's a firm called Eastserve a government funded server (part of Tony Blair's get Britan on line plan) in East Manchester.

ryan92

ah right
basically, you a paying for up to 2meg I presume ( ie, connected to phone line ? )
yet, you are only receiving 0.5meg... so really, compared to what you COULD be getting, its not very good im afraid

Lickul_miss

thanks for your help, i have NO land line i get my connection through a digital aerial, do you know anything about these "3 pay-as-you-go dongle's"?
not sure if playing poker for about 4 hours a night would be classed as a download?????
sorry if i sound thick

Marty_J

Anytime data arrives onto your computer from the internet, it counts as a download.

ryan92

I don't know much about those tbh, but stay away from 3
not heard good things about them, there is a thread somewhere on here that reviews it!
EDIT : http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=739033 < the review

banger9365

do you pay £10 or £20 a month for the service (0.5mbs max speed for £10,£20 is for 1mbs max speed )and it's wifi http://www.eastserve.com/home/bulletin/board/186

(took a few google searches to find that,it was well hidden )

i would ring them or e-mail them to ask why it's disconnecting,and why your not getting near your speed (if i have got the right one)
0161 231 9580.............help@eastserve.com.........

Marty_J

OP says he pays £20 a month for 2 Meg connection in his first post.

You're right though, that he should contact his ISP.

banger9365

Marty_J wrote: »

OP says he pays £20 a month for 2 Meg connection in his first post.

You're right though, that he should contact his ISP.

i know put there is not 2mbs listed on the site for them and there is the usual cop out up to speed!!

esbo

I very much doubt that site is accurate, it only gave me about a third of the result I expected. The one below seems very good, you can pick a server near you and also pick one the other side of the world, pick somewhere remote and you usually see a speed drop, as you would expect.
I gave my speed spot on 1996 kbs downstream which is 2Meg and 191kbs upstream. I would not contact the ISP but the test site!!

http://www.speedtest.net/