How can I check my broadband speed?

Mr_Skint_2

Ive just got off the phone with Telewest and all upgrades are 100% free
no hidden charges, no download capping and will be carried out between
now and December 2005

delluver

Mr_Skint wrote:

Ive just got off the phone with Telewest and all upgrades are 100% free
no hidden charges, no download capping and will be carried out between
now and December 2005

Nice one, no good if you have a BT line though.

Malestrom

Rex_Mundi wrote:

That zdnet test is pants. I've just tried it, and it tells me my connection is 3709.1 Kbps. Now if I was on 4Mb broadband. That would be OK. Seeing as I only have a 2Mb connection (and this is the maximum for my line), this is impossible.

Have to agree that the ZDnet test is a bit rubbish, ZDnet test gave results of 1309Kbps and ADSLguide gave 1950Kbps which is correct for 2Mb cable. The Zdnet test seems to be less in-depth with only a 500kb download to base the results on which is why its so quick. I ran both tests several times, ADSLguide was always within a few 'k' whereas Zdnet was hundreds different each time.

Sofa_Sogood

Mr_Skint wrote:

Could you please stop using the interweb as you are causing
brownout (we live on a farm) and I cant boil the kettle. :rotfl:

Is it ok, and on-topic, to ask what brownout is?

Sofa_Sogood

T4i wrote:

I'd recommend two cups and a long cross-atlantic piece of string. Or put your hand in your pocket and get BB, if you cant get it due to location........i think the word is TOUGH!

It's not the cost that was worrying me T4i as I'm paying for two ISP's at the moment. I was just reading and wondering which was the best.

Now I'll go back and read the posts again.

Btw, BB's just become available so no need for the cups and string. :rolleyes:

Thanks for taking the time to reply though.

Mr_Skint_2

Sofa_Sogood wrote:

Is it ok, and on-topic, to ask what brownout is?

Condition where the received power is lower than normal values. This occurrence can cause damage to the computer or cause components not to work or function properly.

Is that alright :j

Sofa_Sogood

Mr_Skint wrote:

Condition where the received power is lower than normal values. This occurrence can cause damage to the computer or cause components not to work or function properly.

Is that alright :j

Great thanks , especially as we're prone to a lot of power cuts

Memo to myself: Switch the pc off when there's thunder and lightning

Ta Mr Skint

Rex_Mundi

In plain english. A blackout is total power loss. A brownout is where the power drops (i.e. if your electricity dropped from 240 volts to 100 volts)

Mr_Skint_2

Rex_Mundi wrote:

In plain english. A blackout is total power loss. A brownout is where the power drops (i.e. if your electricity dropped from 240 volts to 100 volts)

Yeah what he said

I'll get me coat. :rolleyes:

Rex_Mundi

Memo to myself: Switch the pc off when there's thunder and lightning

I've only just managed to get the boy to understand how important it is to unplug the broadband when there's a storm in the area. So much better than risking the network and all the computers.