Saving files to the cloud - upload speeds

londonman81

I'm trying to save pictures and short video clips from my phone to the cloud (Google Drive). However, I'm finding that it's taking a very long time to upload from my machine.


There doesn't seem to be much attention given to upload speeds by the various internet providers and given that more and more of us either are or will soon be backing up files to the cloud, I'm quite surprised.

What is the recommended upload speed to move large batches of photos to the cloud? And is there any internet provider who is good for upload speeds?

And, in general, is there likely to be any improvement in the near future on upload speeds as it seems like it is starting to become a real obstacle to productivity.

Thanks!

worried_jim

I am uploading today @ -



Normally get about 12mbps.

kwikbreaks

ADSL based services don't offer high upload speeds because the technology doesn't support it. Some ISPs used to offer annex M https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITU_G.992.5_Annex_M but I'm not sure any do so these days.

SDSL gives same upstream as downstream speed (so lower downstream) but I think you'd need a specialist ISP to find it offered.

Cable from Virgin media offers around 10% of downstream I think but cable technologies are not big on upstream and you'd need to check carefully.

Absolute best of the widely available services is FTTC - BT sell this and Infinity and most ISPs just call it fibre but be sure to get the full fat 80/20 product as most of the 40Mbps cut down products only offer ~ 2Mbps upstream. My own FTTC from Plusnet gives ~ 17Mbps upstream.



As you say none make a big deal of upstream speeds and you may need to dig deep to be sure of exactly what is on offer.

John_Gray

On Virgin Media the ratio between upload and download can be even worse than 10%.
I get 73.45 Mbps down and 5.0 Mbps up on my plan..

esuhl

londonman81 wrote: »

What is the recommended upload speed to move large batches of photos to the cloud? And is there any internet provider who is good for upload speeds?

Refugees have walked at around 3mph hour through several countries. Concorde used to travel at 1500mph. But what speed would you recommend for moving large batches of people?

I hadn't heard of them, but this company offers 1Gb/s upload and download speeds:

https://hyperoptic.com/uks-fastest-broadband-bundle/

I_have_spoken

as it seems like it is starting to become a real obstacle to productivity.

The ISP will be happy to quote you for a business grade line with upload speed close to download speed.

AndyPix

As above , most consumer products focus mainly on download speeds .
The A in ADSL stands for asynchronous , which means obviously that download and upload speeds are not synchronous.


I agree that more and more consumers will be looking for better upload speeds as web services become more interactive, but at the moment you would need a dedicated (business) line for synchronour upload/download speeds.
These aren't cheap.


For example, this ..





20meg pipe at work costs us £349 per MONTH !!

techno12

Glad I got Plusnet Fibre+ a few years ago, as I'm so used to the 17Mbps or so real-world upload speed and couldn't go back to 2Mbps.

It's become more important recently for me, now that I'm working remotely from home and need to upload software builds/backups daily.

The focus from ISPs seems to be the headline download speed however, but as more of us are using the cloud to backup etc this might change.

Samsonite1

Broadband is so frustrating and it depends on your property more than anything. You generally do not know what speeds you will get until you get it installed. I was promised 79/19 from BT Infinity and got 35/6. Switched to Virgin and got 160/12 24/7 - but for other people it is the other way around. At least I was happy to have tried the two main technologies and ran both for while to fully compare them, but admit that some may not want to pay for that.

simsimbol

I have been They said that my broadband
upgrade would not be affected if I downgraded my TV package. They are now saying
because my TV package was downgraded, my broadband upgrade has been affected now can not free upgrade to 152Mbs Virgin Media are misleading your customers. Every time I call Virgin Media customer services, I
am being told different things by Virgin Media customer services.

Samsonite1

simsimbol wrote: »

I have been They said that my broadband
upgrade would not be affected if I downgraded my TV package. They are now saying
because my TV package was downgraded, my broadband upgrade has been affected now can not free upgrade to 152Mbs Virgin Media are misleading your customers. Every time I call Virgin Media customer services, I
am being told different things by Virgin Media customer services.

I would get onto the support forum - I have dealt with everything on there in the past and they have sent engineers out and arranged various other things. There are many cases these days were doing things over the phone is by far the worst option.