Broadband Speed Test thread

game4it70

holy crap,why is it good one day and so bad the next

am in process of losing the plot with this

this is a 3 meg con sometimes

the1andonly1

Ye gotta love college!!

Tar.Aldarion

In work...

subway

6786 down
1067 up

i can actaully download at double that if using multiple connections
paused a 12.5mbps download to test....

magnet 8mb adsl2

suppafly

Eircom 2MB

mathias

In work !

mathias

at home !

WILKEL

on vodafone usb 3g modem
4 bars ( out of 5 coverage)
download : 1005kb/s
upload : 308 kb/s

ablelocks

I have the 3 usb modem on trial - highest download I've ever got is about 1600kbps and upload is 60.

Fantastico

Eircom 1mb

Is this bad? Downloading anything of decent size does seem to take ages, suppose I need to upgrade!

l33t-krew

Please help me

I brought BT broadband around 2 months ago and it has been ****!


http://www.speedtest.net/result/135436834.png


This is the highest speed I have ever got :eek:

but look at the latency.


I brought their most expensive option (3mb) and havent had a decent game since ive had it.


It sure makes a change from my old 16mb line I used to have in england when I was workign there.



Can anyone help me? Would be much appreciated

sdanseo

If you have a Sky+ Box connnecting to a phone line, make sure it's filtered like the phones. Ring BT and they'll probably send yo replacement filters to make sure they're all working properly.

If you're sure your equipment isn't the cause of the problem, then RING BT.

Under the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act, 1980, the Good or Service must be

-Of Merchantable Quality
-Fit for the purpose for which it was intended
-As described

You'll be entitled to a full refund, repair or replacement. Even if you move subscriber you'll be entitled to the 2 months back (possibly only as long as you can prove it's been that bad for the whole time) which you will do if and when they find a fault. Don't just change and let it go though, insist they fix the problem - most likely isn't only you that's affected.

If you're in Dublin Magnet seem to be the best around, up to 8Mb line pretty much all over at this stage, although that includes TV and Phone in the the packages.

l33t-krew

sdonn_1 wrote:

If you have a Sky+ Box connnecting to a phone line, make sure it's filtered like the phones. Ring BT and they'll probably send yo replacement filters to make sure they're all working properly.

If you're sure your equipment isn't the cause of the problem, then RING BT.

Under the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act, 1980, the Good or Service must be

-Of Merchantable Quality
-Fit for the purpose for which it was intended
-As described

You'll be entitled to a full refund, repair or replacement. Even if you move subscriber you'll be entitled to the 2 months back (possibly only as long as you can prove it's been that bad for the whole time) which you will do if and when they find a fault. Don't just change and let it go though, insist they fix the problem - most likely isn't only you that's affected.

If you're in Dublin Magnet seem to be the best around, up to 8Mb line pretty much all over at this stage, although that includes TV and Phone in the the packages.

I live in Kenmare Co Kerry

I dont have a skybox +



(apologies if you are not talking to me )


This is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO frustrating. I have not had a decent game in so long

event

inforfun wrote:

Yes.... but look at the latency and upload compared to the test i did around 5pm.
These pings in the evening and that upload makes online gaming impossible.
Play pes6 where you host 1 half and client the other and you ll learn lots of new insults from all over the world because you lag the **** out of people and just normal browsing feels like being on slow dial up.

A good connection is not only about download speed.

yeah, but AFAIK, no irish ISP will guarantee anything regarding ping times. They dont mention them in contacts, and people rarely ask about them when signing up.

Im sorry, but when they give what they advertise, the download speeds, thats them covered.

Its very harsh though

christophicus

No they have to provide the stated upload speed.

sdanseo

l33t-krew wrote:

I live in Kenmare Co Kerry

I dont have a skybox +



(apologies if you are not talking to me )


This is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO frustrating. I have not had a decent game in so long

Ring BT and complain. Don't be afraid to demand your rights.

event wrote:

yeah, but AFAIK, no irish ISP will guarantee anything regarding ping times. They dont mention them in contacts, and people rarely ask about them when signing up.

Im sorry, but when they give what they advertise, the download speeds, thats them covered.

Its very harsh though

As christophicus says, they must also provide the advertised upload speed...as I've already said.

Under the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act, 1980, the Good or Service must be

-Of Merchantable Quality
-Fit for the purpose for which it was intended
-As described

Read existing posts before making judgements

Edit: never bothered postign my own :rolleyes: - Eircom 2Mb.

Gonzo

Eircom 3mb

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kaimera

Gaelic Telecom [Imagine BB] 1/128 now with no cap

event

christophicus wrote:

No they have to provide the stated upload speed.

sdonn_1 wrote:

As christophicus says, they must also provide the advertised upload speed...as I've already said.

Read existing posts before making judgements

sorry excuse me, how could i be so wrong

though as far as i know, they do not guarantee those speeds at all times
and in the speed test i saw, he was getting 479kb/s out of 512kb/s

though is NTL contention free?

chopperbyrne

On 2Mb Clearwire.

Better than expected.

Doesn't perform as well or consistently though.

Raoul

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Eircom 2 mbps. Does anyone know any software that will increase your broadband speed or any tips? Im so sad that I have only the internet at home to use and dont have the college net anymore.

Offalycool

Only positive things are its cheep and almost always up, more than I can say for Ntl.

Waylander24

BT 3meg
download 2631
upload 324

Zseek

chopperbyrne wrote:

On 2Mb Clearwire.

Better than expected.

Doesn't perform as well or consistently though.

Clearwire 2mbit, 5 minutes ago.

Admittedly, this is a bit cheating, this is to the Frankfurt server. To explain why I did that, the server that I play World of Warcraft on is based there. Unsurprisingly, in anything bigger than a 5 man group (actually, most of the time in a 5 man group too) I get disconnected every 2 minutes. When I'm not disconnected, I have the pleasure of watching at a ping between 300 and 2000.

Your 50 pop a month at work guys!

So glad I finally got my phoneline installed, time to get a proper ISP.

ps: this is to Dublin.

Saruman

1mb Perlico broadband
Pretty crap, i was on 3mb BT but switched over because they are idiots

kaimera

Digiweb 3Meg Metro in LIM

davehey79

done on the laptop in the back garden a fair distance from the wireless router
crossan cable longford

Tazzer

http://www.speedtest.net/result/136908865.png


ntl- 6mg

on wireless laptop upstairs.

what does latency mean? mine seems very high compared to everyone elses.

mollser

NTL 2mg, seems quite fine - funny, i'm not having the problems with them anymore, torrents are flying now as well. May be just me, in Leopardstown

Yv

IBB 2mb Breeze, in Moycullen, Galway



Got it set up yesterday morning. We only ordered it on Sunday, excluding the bank holiday that's 3 working days from ordering to having it installed - v impressed

Only complaint so far is the latency...