My Sky BB speed

macman

As above, you'll need to upgrade anyway to get enough data allowance to use the service.
No reason to think that your linespeed won't then improve to the maximum your line can support, but if you post your router stats then all will be revealed.

penrhyn

lindabea wrote: »

Thank you guys for all your replies. As you suspected, I'm on the 2 GB limit and my line speed is1.77Mbps. Is this a reasonable speed for downloading films from Lovefilm or on demand from sky? I know I may need to upgrade to the BB unlimited, but I don't want to do that if I'm than limited to a slow speed.

On demand from Sky is not dependent on the speed of you internet cannection as programmes are download, might take a little longer.
Your 2Gb limit represents downloading 1 or two films only.
PS POST YOU ROUTER LINE STATS.

lindabea

penrhyn wrote: »

On demand from Sky is not dependent on the speed of you internet cannection as programmes are download, might take a little longer.
Your 2Gb limit represents downloading 1 or two films only.
PS POST YOU ROUTER LINE STATS.

I would if someone can explain how to display the stats. I entered 192.168.0.1 on the web address but I don't know want stats you require.

debitcardmayhem

lindabea wrote: »

I would if someone can explain how to display the stats. I entered 192.168.0.1 on the web address but I don't know want stats you require.

Look Here http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/frogstats.php#38

stef73

After you enter 192.168.0.1 you click on maintenance tab this bring up the router status its these stats if it asks for password and login its either sky then admin or admin then sky cant remember which way round.

lindabea

I got the following details
Router Statistics

System Up Time: 2:36:06
Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time WAN MER 29440 34513 0 454 513 2:35:18 LAN 15 0 0 0 0 2:36:06 WLAN 40399 34912 0 645 420 2:35:41 ADSL Link Downstream Upstream Connection Speed 2048 kbps 412 kbps Line Attenuation 30.0 db 15.7 db Noise Margin 13.3 db 21.3 db
What does it mean

lindabea

Sorry guys - I lost all the tabs from the above post when I posted the reply. It was all nicely laid out when I pasted it. Hope you can still read it.

debitcardmayhem

OK based on your downstream 30db you should be able to get 7194 kbps on ADSL2 and 15264kbps on ADSL2+ (LLU) this link will allow you to check it http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/max_speed_calc.php (ie put 30 in )
I would presume that you are on Sky's free BB hence only up to 2048kbps (2Mb)

debitcardmayhem

Having looked again at your stats your noise margin is 13.3db ideally it should be 6db (mine is 8.6 and I get 15500kb )

macman

So a switch to Sky's proper uncapped service will give you more than enough speed for streaming.
The 2GB service is purely a bait and switch tactic, it's totally inadequate for the vast majority of users.