how do you find out how fast you download speed is???

NIKMAISON

Im looking at changing my int provider currently with virgin unlimited with phone free eve & wkend calls and free tv ( basicly digibox) i am paying £45+.i need to see what download speed i can get and match that with a price i think thats rite isnt it so i was told anyway . I want int unlimited and phone . I was looking at o2 dongle and o2 home broadband not sure if you need bt landline and if so do you have to pay for using it? ( how much) im stuck there are so many deals but no 1 tells u everything theres always some hidden charge please help .:mad:

thomas01155

Have a look here http://www.speedtest.net/ its not entirely accurate its better to look on your router if you have one.

daveberry

I would personally suggest http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html. They seem to be very accurate and i find with the other one www.speedtest.net that the amount of flash on the page can make your computer respond slower, causing the test not to be very accurate!

Just make sure you dont use your ISP's speed test! I used BT's and apparently im getting 7mbps connection! Yeah Right! More like 2mbps..

ManAtHome

And run the test on a wired PC - wireless can slow it down quite a bit.

O2 dongle (mobile broadband) doesn't need a BT line, but O2 Home does. My O2 mobile is around 1mbs, O2 home 6mbs on wired PC, 2-4mbs on WiFi (can vary depending how far you are from your local exchange).

Mobile is a bit under £15 a month for ups to 3GB with O2 home thrown in for just under a fiver (think this has just a 'fair useage' limit, but I only use a couple of gig).

libra10

I would definitely recommend O2. Have just done a speedtest on the thinkbroadband link (above), using wireless laptop - receiving speeds of 11.2 mb.

We only use O2 for broadband and as we top up O2 PAYG mobile at least every 3 months, monthly cost is just under £10, unlimited downloads.

Good luck