how can i tell what my broadband speed is??

key215

hello all, just subscribed to virginmedia 8mg bb package, very excited about coming out of the dark ages and leaving tesco dial up behind....but i was wondering how will i know the actual speed of my bb....i am quoted at being able to get 5.5mg in my area. how will i know if am reaching these speeds etc
many thanks in advance

feda16

the web site https://www.adslguide.org will allow you to run speed checks on yur line, hope this helps!

penrhyn

This one works well: http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/

peter999

penrhyn wrote:

This one works well: http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/

Another one to add to list.

Speed Test links:
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html
http://speedcheck.ispconnect.co.uk/
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.walker/speedtest.html -use "click here" link on page.
http://www.speedtest.net/
http://www.giganews.com/test_connect.html
http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/speedtest/
http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/

Best to compare a few different speed sites as they can vary quite a lot.

peter999

key215

thanking u all

JoKay_2

Was just about the post the same question when I saw this one!!

Anyone know why my pc has slowed down - I'm sure I used to download pages quicker than this....

I've defragged, error checked, ccleanered it, spybotted it, adawared it.... any other ideas??

TIA!

frogbottler

JoKay wrote:

Was just about the post the same question when I saw this one!!

Anyone know why my pc has slowed down - I'm sure I used to download pages quicker than this....

I've defragged, error checked, ccleanered it, spybotted it, adawared it.... any other ideas??

TIA!

Which ISP are you with? Are they throttling/over subscribed? Have a look at comments for your ISP on the forums at http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/threads.php?Cat=

Virgin (non-cable) has, in some parts of the country, been very slow for the las few weeks - 34kbps for me ie Virgin on the ridiculous. Worst affected are those customers on a supposedly high speed ie over 2Mbps connection. Virgin has finally begun to acknowledge, albeit semi-officially, that there is a problem with non cable ADSL but they are continuing to advertise for new subscribers.

FWIW I, and others, have noticed an improvement during the last week or so (149kbps as I type) and Virgin reckon that new pipes should be in place by mid March and more are due in April. It remains to be seen whether the new circuits will be overwhelmed by the influx of new customers so lured by Virgin's "we have no download limits" that they fail to notice the small print: "fair usage applies" :eek:

peter999

I'm on NTL/Virgin cable broadband.

I was on 4Mb/ service & in evenings I was getting 300-600Kb/s.
It was slow & intermittent.

I had 4 engineer visits & they said they couldn't do anything as there was Congestion in my area. There are too many people using broadband at peak times.

There are a lot of students in my area & they hammer the network so it grinds to a halt in evenings.

These companies have taken on too many customers & cannot maintain good service.

My broadband was more reliable few years ago.

peter999

wearside_2

I am on SKY Max and my speed is 6Mb a lot slower than they advertise. My connection is poor and keeps stopping and the only way to clear it is by using the reset button on the Sky Box. The engineer came to connect it but left when he couldn't and I was told I had to do it myself. I am not at all impressed with Sky!

penrhyn

Hi Wearside, in fairness to Sky all services state 'Up to a given speed' as this is dependent on conditions outside therir control, line attenuation, noise, internal wiring etc.
If you have a look at the link below you may be able to improve things yourself.
http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/speed-tests-how-get-better-results/5969-sky-router-stats-speed-noise-attenuation-explained.html