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Technical News & Discussion => IDNet Help => Topic started by: Bill on Sep 29, 2010, 10:12:56

Title: Speed and routing
Post by: Bill on Sep 29, 2010, 10:12:56
I've mentioned a few times about getting poor results from the tbb speedtester compared to others, a typical test would give something like:

(http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/button/128462347631873513275.png) (http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/128462347631873513275.html)

However, it has given good results when IDNet have been messing about with their routing. This morning there's a thread raising issues about routing to WoW, and a speed test gives:

(http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/button/128575061059149314107.png) (http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/128575061059149314107.html)

I don't believe in coincidence when it happens that often, but why on earth should routing to WoW affect tbb speedtests? :dunno:

Anyone got any ideas?
Title: Re: Speed and routing
Post by: Steve on Sep 29, 2010, 12:15:41
Maybe coincidence or the routing to TBB has changed or is less congested.  :dunno:
Title: Re: Speed and routing
Post by: .Griff. on Sep 29, 2010, 15:10:45
Still useless for me -

(http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/button/128576934166406517900.png) (http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/128576934166406517900.html)
Title: Re: Speed and routing
Post by: zappaDPJ on Sep 29, 2010, 16:56:20
It's certainly not giving anywhere near the correct results for me.

(http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/button/128577551880427119478.png) (http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/128577551880427119478.html)
Title: Re: Speed and routing
Post by: esh on Sep 29, 2010, 17:07:57
TBB is a few Mbit off for me and I'm on ADSL1!
Title: Re: Speed and routing
Post by: Bill on Sep 29, 2010, 18:47:25
Exchange is too busy at the moment to see what it's doing now, though it looks like it might still be OK.

Couldn't try earlier, too busy trying to give the kiss of life to the iMac, unsuccessfully. I'm on the MacBook now until the new one arrives.
Title: Re: Speed and routing
Post by: Holodene on Sep 30, 2010, 21:03:25
Well seeded Ubuntu torrent will max it, right? :)