slow downloads

ankspon

It just took me 9 minutes to download 16mb,how can i improve this,at the moment i'm only getting 0.5 speeds

googler

Talk to your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

How does this figure compare with their advertised speed(s) for the package you bought?

McKneff

It took me 4.5 hours to download a half hour programme not long ago, we area good way from the exchange, that's what I was told the problem was.

I dont bother now.

santer_2

You could ask your ISP which speed test results they prefer, then take the tests every four hours or so for a few days.

Some sites are very slow to download anything from

http://speedtester.bt.com/

http://www.speedtest.net/

http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/

Mr_Toad

Don't forget that it's the school summer holidays and they'll be playing on-line games, watching YouTube, online TV, downloading music and other stuff for the next 6 weeks or so.

Dave_C_2

ankspon wrote: »

It just took me 9 minutes to download 16mb,how can i improve this,at the moment i'm only getting 0.5 speeds

As usual, not enough information.
Please answer the following and we may be able to help more

• PC Operating system.?
• Wireless or hard wired?
• Router type (if known)?
• Is your broadband fibre optic or ADSL?
  Virgin Media and BT infinity are fibre optic, the rest are usually ADSL
• Who is your ISP (broadband provider)
• Go here and enter your postcode and hit search
  On the search results screen go down the options listed under Summary. Particularly Cable or BT ADSL and you should get an estimate of what speed you should get.
  Please post the answers (mine are shown below)

Dave


Copy of My samknows BT ADSL stats:

BT ADSL broadband availability You are connected to the xxxxxx telephone exchange.

• ADSL is available in your area
• Your exchange is also enabled for ADSL Max services
• Your exchange is also enabled for ADSL2+ services

According to BT Wholesale, your phone line should be able to support
up to 0.5Mbps via ADSL
1.5Mbps or greater ADSL connection via ADSL Max
2Mbps or greater via ADSL2+
Standard ADSL RAG results

• You cannot receive 2Mbps ADSL
• You cannot receive 1Mbps ADSL
• You can receive 512kbps ADSL
• You can receive 256kbps ADSL

However, there is another service on your phone line (e.g. ADSL, LLU, DACS, etc) that would prevent you from ordering a new ADSL connection.

ankspon

BT ADSL broadband availability
You are connected to the xxxxx telephone exchange.

ADSL is available in your area
Your exchange is also enabled for ADSL Max services
Your exchange is also enabled for ADSL2+ services
According to BT Wholesale, houses at your postcode should be able to support

up to 0.5Mbps via ADSL
1.5Mbps or greater ADSL connection via ADSL Max
2Mbps or greater via ADSL2+

Standard ADSL RAG results
You cannot receive 2Mbps ADSL
You cannot receive 1Mbps ADSL
You can receive 512kbps ADSL
You can receive 256kbps ADSL
You are approximately 0 metres from the exchange. Note that this is the straight line distance - the actual cable length will be longer!

GunJack

now, to be properly accurate, you need to log in to your router and post your line stats, i.e. attenuation up/down (in dB) and snrm (in dB) and use the downstream dB figure in here:-

http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/max_speed_calc.php

which is the most accurate max speed calc out there

GunJack

oh, and the current sync speed up/down

Dave_C_2

OP, You missed out the following:

• PC Operating system.?
• Wireless or hard wired?
• Router type (if known)?
• Is your broadband fibre optic or ADSL?
  Virgin Media and BT infinity are fibre optic, the rest are usually ADSL
• Who is your ISP (broadband provider)

Knowing this will help. From the figures it looks like ADSL, not fibre.


And the stuff Gunjack asked for please ...

Dave

dogmaryxx

How about 1,000Mb per second

Google's Fiber in Kansas City



http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/google-fiber-googles-broadband-tv-service-unveiled-kansas/story?id=16863153#.UBT4GmGe7ZI