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Speedtest

ankspon
ankspon Posts: 2,371 Forumite
edited 21 March 2014 at 12:56PM in Techie Stuff
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How poor is this?
download speed 2.24 mbps
upload speed 0.58 mbps
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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Depends what the service is for 1MB its excellent .
    For 8MB it may be ok depends upon other factors .


    But you dont say what you are measuring mobile phone laptop over wifi router cable connection .
    Missing is up to that is an 8MB service is UP TO 8MB speed dependant upon two main factors length of line and quality from exchange and internal wiring in the place of use .

    jje
  • Kalahary
    Kalahary Posts: 43 Forumite
    Depends entirely on what you intend to use it for.
  • ankspon
    ankspon Posts: 2,371 Forumite
    It is a laptop using TalkTalk wireless router,there is an exchange about 5 mins away
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    To give any sensible answer on whether this is good bad or indifferent you need to post up your router stats

    http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/frogstats.php
  • ankspon
    ankspon Posts: 2,371 Forumite
    My router does not show on the list,it is HUAWEI ECHO LIFE HG520 B
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    IP Address:- 192.168.1.1

    Default Username:- admin

    Default password:-
    admin

    Hunt around and you should find line statistics.
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • sb2_2
    sb2_2 Posts: 111 Forumite
    The thing to remember with speed tests, make sure you are not using the internet apart from the test itself (youtube, xbox etc) as the results will be alot lower than the actual speed received.

    What speed do you pay for?
  • Yolina
    Yolina Posts: 2,262 Forumite
    Well count yourself lucky - up to less than 2 weeks ago I would have killed for that kind of speed... I'm quite far from the (congested ) local exchange which means that the best my line was able to support was 500Kbps download, but I now have Infinity :D ok so I'm a bit far from the shiny new cabinet to get the full speed, but I'm perfectly happy with my 25Mbps :p

    Try to do the speed test using the ethernet cable instead of wireless to rule out any loss of wi-fi signal or problems with your wireless card.
    Now free from the incompetence of vodafail
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,913 Forumite
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    penrhyn wrote: »
    IP Address:- 192.168.1.1

    Default Username:- admin

    Default password:-
    admin

    Hunt around and you should find line statistics.

    unfortunately, the mother-in-law has one of these, the line stats are on the first page when you log in.

    OP, you need to give us the downstream sync speed and attenuation in dB, and the same for the upstream, then we can advise where you are with your download speed :)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • santer_2
    santer_2 Posts: 4,406 Forumite
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    Mine is 192.168.0.1 and the default password was password, which is worth changing
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