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Technical News & Discussion => IDNet Help => Topic started by: equk on Sep 07, 2006, 21:19:17

Title: slow download - low throughput? 800k on 2mb conn??
Post by: equk on Sep 07, 2006, 21:19:17
The pings seem a lot better but the througput is a bit low to say the least.

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1157659919&v=408976

Date of Speed Test:     2006-09-07 21:11:59
Download Speed:    799 kbps (99.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed:    229 kbps (28.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

second one just to make sure:

Date of Speed Test:     2006-09-07 21:15:26
Download Speed:    1028 kbps (128.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed:    195 kbps (24.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

BTSPEEDTEST (on idnet conn):
1363 kilo bits per second (Kbps)

just when I thought most of the problems were getting sorted
::) :-[
Title: Re: slow download - low throughput? 800k on 2mb conn??
Post by: equk on Sep 07, 2006, 21:21:26
router sync:
Data Rate 2272 288 kbps
Latency FAST FAST
Title: Re: slow download - low throughput? 800k on 2mb conn??
Post by: Gilba on Sep 07, 2006, 21:27:05
Seems fine to me on my 1Mb line.

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1157660633&v=409027 (http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1157660633&v=409027)

Have you tired a real time download instead.

Here is a link to the Zen servers which are pretty good.

http://fuller.zen.co.uk/test/ (http://fuller.zen.co.uk/test/)

Edit: Hmm not getting good speed from Zen but other places I am.
Title: Re: slow download - low throughput? 800k on 2mb conn??
Post by: equk on Sep 07, 2006, 23:04:17
hmm back up again now

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1157666584&v=409493

Date of Speed Test:     2006-09-07 23:03:05
Download Speed:    1823 kbps (227.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed:    234 kbps (29.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Title: Re: slow download - low throughput? 800k on 2mb conn??
Post by: AvengerUK on Sep 08, 2006, 22:10:52
My download speed is Currently about 400kb/s - from a usual 15xxkb/s ... wuhoo
Title: Re: slow download - low throughput? 800k on 2mb conn??
Post by: AvengerUK on Sep 09, 2006, 13:25:50
Speed today: 500kb/s .....
Title: Re: slow download - low throughput? 800k on 2mb conn??
Post by: Jeff on Sep 11, 2006, 22:25:39
 When you are connected via a contended exchange, speedtest variances are quite evident, even if you perform the tests in quick succession. I`ve suffered terrible exchange contention in the past but glad to say that apparently all seems well ... I feel your pain but unfortunately, yer just gonna have to grin and bear it :\
Title: Re: slow download - low throughput? 800k on 2mb conn??
Post by: equk on Sep 11, 2006, 22:30:04
Quote from: Jeff on Sep 11, 2006, 22:25:39
When you are connected via a contended exchange, speedtest variances are quite evident, even if you perform the tests in quick succession. I`ve suffered terrible exchange contention in the past but glad to say that apparently all seems well ... I feel your pain but unfortunately, yer just gonna have to grin and bear it :\
should be ok on 50:1 contention tho surely? :( never had problems before but then I have moved house (same exchange tho).

damn those people who leech bandwidth :( if only they would go out and buy dvd's like the rest of us :) cheepskates
Title: Re: slow download - low throughput? 800k on 2mb conn??
Post by: Jeff on Sep 11, 2006, 22:52:44
You may not have had problems before, but things change ... any new houses being built around your way? Recent new ADSL signups, kids off school, all contributing factors of contention :\

Whilst suffering mega throughput issues, my ISP at the time performed a lift and shift which improved my throughput no end, same exchange, same ISP, different linecard s`all. These days though, it is nigh on impossible to get the same unless your throughput is consistantly 30% below MSR (known as FTR). Even then, it is up to BTw what they do and they won`t even divulge the ISP.
Title: Re: slow download - low throughput? 800k on 2mb conn??
Post by: equk on Sep 12, 2006, 20:43:41
arg nooooooooooooo!! :(

Date of Speed Test:     2006-09-12 20:41:47
Download Speed:    530 kbps (66.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed:    236 kbps (29.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1158090107&v=426098

That's bad :( was browsing the apple site, thinking it was slow. No wonder  >:(  :'(