Not getting broadband speed I should be

xbrenx

DCFC79 wrote: »

Ill try to keep this short, ive got virgin cable 10mb internet and the last few weeks ive noticed that im not getting the speed i used to get eg 8 or 9mb.

I keep reading this because the numbers are so high! lol
I just tested my speed with thinkbroadband and I got

speed down - 0.5Mbps
speed up - 0.6Mbps

woe is me.

Lokolo

xbrenx wrote: »

I keep reading this because the numbers are so high! lol
I just tested my speed with thinkbroadband and I got

speed down - 0.5Mbps
speed up - 0.6Mbps

woe is me.

I get 20mbit with Virgin which is usually around 18mbit.

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange_search

Try that, I suspect you are 3+miles from one? I think TB use BT lines.... most do.

Trinitrotoluene

What speed are you actually getting on the XP machine?

DCFC79

aerostar wrote: »

Run your speedtests in safemode with networking, (option after using the F8 key on starting), in this mode most of the other drivers/progs are not loaded, so will give you a truer picture of your speeds.

i have tried that but i can do it again