Can someone explain internet speeds to me?

Karen1980

Hiya, Bt have upgraded to me 8mb wireless BB , but my pc isnt any faster? its going at 3.8 mbps ( what does that mean?)

Can someone explain thing s to me thanks:o

BillScarab

Also dependent on the website you are visiting. If you're connecting to a website that only has a 1mbps connection you're never going to see anything more than that.

Karen1980

Ok thanks,

Karen1980

Just done speed test
Last Result:
Download Speed: 2574 kbps (321.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 381 kbps (47.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

Is that good or bad?

albertross_2

It's ok, not brilliant, but still 46 times faster than dial-up.

Karen1980

albertross wrote: »

It's ok, not brilliant, but still 46 times faster than dial-up.

Really 46 times faster lol, OMG I want it faster though, am I greedy lol

superscaper

Also you shouldn't expect your pc to be any faster, only your internet connection, ie web pages loading faster, downloading files quicker etc.

Karen1980

superscaper wrote: »

Also you shouldn't expect your pc to be any faster, only your internet connection, ie web pages loading faster, downloading files quicker etc.

Yeah I know,. sometimes things go slow, but its my pc. I think I may have a virus!

BillScarab

Lots of things influence internet speeds. For instance I work for a US company and all of our internet traffic goes via the US. In the afternoon when the US staff start work our speed drops noticeably due to the heavy usage.

If you try and access a popular website when it is busy your speed will be slower.

If you want really fast Internet and you are in an area covered by cable, sign up with Virgin Media for their 10mbps service. They are going to be doubling it to 20mbps in the near future, would that be fast enough for you?

The_One_2

BillScarab wrote: »

Also dependent on the website you are visiting. If you're connecting to a website that only has a 1mbps connection you're never going to see anything more than that.

wow i never knew that, i thought that you could connect to a website at whatever speed broadband you have at your end rather than it being limited at the websites end

Karen1980

BillScarab wrote: »

Lots of things influence internet speeds. For instance I work for a US company and all of our internet traffic goes via the US. In the afternoon when the US staff start work our speed drops noticeably due to the heavy usage.

If you try and access a popular website when it is busy your speed will be slower.

If you want really fast Internet and you are in an area covered by cable, sign up with Virgin Media for their 10mbps service. They are going to be doubling it to 20mbps in the near future, would that be fast enough for you?

LOL as fast as possible, well I wont care when I get my new laptop, its just I have to do everything in double time as the kids are pulling at my arm to get in on the pc ... dam kids!