speed test help!

brock-cruse

Hi all
Background is on option 3 with BT (live in samll village very close to exchange)

I have used Namesco and Plusnet to do speed tests and got the following results (all done within 5 mins)

Namesco gave me the following:

Download Speed: 1844 kbps (230.5 KB/sec ) Upload Speed: 224 kbps (28 KB/sec )

Download Speed: 636 kbps (79.5 KB/sec ) Upload Speed: 340 kbps (42.5 KB/sec )

Plusnet gave me the following:
577 kbps (72.1kB/s) 332 kbps (41.5kB/s)
1623 kbps (203kB/s) 373 kbps (46.6kB/s)

Confused as to the big differences of the results? What causes this?
How do I convert these results MB as supposed to be able to get 8MB ?
Sorry if I seem ignorant.
Any advice?
Thanks

Quentin

You have missed the vital bit in the small print.

You only get "up to" 8mb, and that is what you are getting, I'm afraid.

brock-cruse

BT speed test:
Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Your DSL connection rate: 8096 kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP profile for your line is - 7000 kbps
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 1056 kbps

Can someone explain what I am actually getting??? Which figure is the most important one to look at?

brock-cruse

Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 1056 kbps

Is this the important bit...is this about 1MB? Should I therefore be looking at a lower package of about 2mMB instead of 8MB?