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How fast is this please..

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I am on AOL Broadband Gold at 24.99 month having upgraded a few months ago, but it doesn't seem that much faster. When i hover the mouse over the little green arrows in the bottom right corner of the screen it says
Tx 288 kbps
Rx 2272 kbps
what does this tell me ?.

i did read another thread about checking your speed, and i followed a link to another web-site and it ran a test but i have no idea if it was good or bad ?

How do i know if my broadband is running as fast as it should please..
Not ashamed to say ABBA are Great :j

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  • impy78
    impy78 Posts: 3,157 Forumite
    Its download speed is 2.2mb per second, and its upload speed is 2kb per second.
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  • yes i got a netgear, but i gave up on it.
    Not ashamed to say ABBA are Great :j
  • bat999
    bat999 Posts: 1,946 Forumite
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    Typo impy, upload speed is probably supposed to be 256 Kilo bits per second

    Dunkyboy's speeds look ok
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  • It's worth the effort.. a router gives added protection. Personally I wouldn't use a modem on broadband.

    (if it's wireless, encrypt it, or turn the wireless off if you don't need it)

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=2471408&postcount=37

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=2471410&postcount=38
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • thanks for that.

    my pc is giving me grief at the moment..
    Not ashamed to say ABBA are Great :j
  • thomas01155
    thomas01155 Posts: 2,382 Forumite
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    AOL are the best people to go with
  • you are on 2mb and might be stuck on a 2mb BRAS profile.

    Might be an idea phoning AOL and/or bt to see if your BRAS profile is set to 2 MB.

    IF you can't get any fast than 2mb you migtht want to move to a cheaper package.
  • Astaroth
    Astaroth Posts: 5,444 Forumite
    AOL are the best people to go with

    You are joking arent you?

    The only people who I would recommend use AOL are those that are total newbies. Anyone who is even slightly more comfortable can get much better deals and service with other ISPs
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  • biged670
    biged670 Posts: 408 Forumite
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    Astaroth wrote:
    You are joking arent you?

    The only people who I would recommend use AOL are those that are total newbies. Anyone who is even slightly more comfortable can get much better deals and service with other ISPs


    I agree. I went with AOL because I didn't really no much about other ISP's and as soon as my contract expires I will be going elsewhere! AOL are useless
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