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Technical News & Discussion => IDNet Help => Topic started by: macman on Sep 09, 2011, 19:39:17

Title: USA Fibre Connections
Post by: macman on Sep 09, 2011, 19:39:17
Hi all, new member here....

Is it just me or is anyone else experiencing very very slow connections to US sites compared to UK when using the new fibre service?

UK:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1474712814.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

USA EAST COAST:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1474715782.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

USA WEST COAST (Most Popular Location for USA Servers):
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1474718032.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

(by the way the security on this board to post is seriously high lol!!)
Title: Re: USA Fibre Connections
Post by: Simon on Sep 09, 2011, 19:40:23
It won't be once you've made a couple of posts.  :)

:welc: :karma:
Title: Re: USA Fibre Connections
Post by: Steve on Sep 09, 2011, 19:45:36
 :welc: :karma:

Hopefully you get some feedback from other fibre users
Title: Re: USA Fibre Connections
Post by: .Griff. on Sep 09, 2011, 20:05:37
Same servers in the same order as you posted -

UK Coventry

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1474763113.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

USA East Coast

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1474767708.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

USA West Coast

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1474761640.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Title: Re: USA Fibre Connections
Post by: Steve on Sep 09, 2011, 20:12:21
Fibre doesn't seem to offer much performance boost across the pond, I'm on adslmax



(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1474767054.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)


(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1474769725.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)



If you ignore the upstream :blush:
Title: Re: USA Fibre Connections
Post by: .Griff. on Sep 09, 2011, 20:14:22
Quote from: Steve on Sep 09, 2011, 20:12:21
Fibre doesn't seem to offer much performance boost across the pond, I'm on adslmax



(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1474767054.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)


(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1474769725.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)


It does for east coast servers. It's just west coast servers that seems to be that little bit too far to see any advantage.
Title: Re: USA Fibre Connections
Post by: Steve on Sep 09, 2011, 20:16:40
Sorry Griff Your result was  twice as fast as the OP  :blush:
Title: Re: USA Fibre Connections
Post by: .Griff. on Sep 09, 2011, 20:19:00
Quote from: Steve on Sep 09, 2011, 20:16:40
Sorry Griff Your result was  twice as fast as the OP  :blush:

lol No problem Steve.

I did notice that the US servers, maybe due to the distance, seem a bit temperamental and can give very different results from one test to the next.

It may be an idea for macman to try the same servers again and see if the results are any different.
Title: Re: USA Fibre Connections
Post by: jezuk1 on Sep 09, 2011, 21:01:06
Last time I did a test to New York (few weeks ago) it gave the same results as the server in London. Did a quick test this evening and here's the result:

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1474842892.png)

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1474840601.png)

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/1474844548.png)

(I'm on regular ADSL2+)