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Midband speedtest Megaathread

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    #722
    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    -=al=- wrote: »
    just copy the forum code from speedtest.net and bobs your uncle

    Thanks - I know how to do that but this is a PDF attachment of a screenshot I'm trying to upload not a direct link from speedtest.net

    Think I've done it now - must have been a boards problem :P


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    #723
    baords dyslexic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 902 ✭✭✭baords dyslexic


    Almost - had to rename the php file that dowloaded to .pdf for it to open.

    But I see what you mean a backwards download which can't happen.


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    #724
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    bijou wrote: »
    Thanks - I know how to do that but this is a PDF attachment of a screenshot I'm trying to upload not a direct link from speedtest.net

    Think I've done it now - must have been a boards problem :P

    Well that's new :confused::confused::confused::confused:


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    #725
    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    baords dyslexic wrote: »
    But I see what you mean a backwards download which can't happen.

    Haha well as you can see that's the result I got - lmao backwards download says it all for BB here really doesn't it?? Well it happened - wonder how o2 would answer that test result :D


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    #726
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    off peak is nice - pity they cant stabilize it on peak. congestion is the bane of this technology :( ill take this tho :)

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    speedtest.magnet.ie:

    Last Result:
    Download Speed: 7076 kbps (884.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
    Upload Speed: 1948 kbps (243.5 KB/sec transfer rate)


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    #727
    baords dyslexic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 902 ✭✭✭baords dyslexic


    warlikedave wrote: »
    congestion is the bane of this technology

    That and sales hype :mad:


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    #728
    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    :mad::(:mad::(
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    Here we go again...!!


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    #729
    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    :mad::mad::mad:

    http://speedtest.net/result/1841596049.png

    Don't ya just wish ya could turn back time??????
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    :(:(:(


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    #730
    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    How can these speeds change so drastically????

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    And I've NEVER seen jitter THIS low :eek::eek::eek:

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    :confused::confused::confused:


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    #731
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    bijou wrote: »
    How can these speeds change so drastically????

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    And I've NEVER seen jitter THIS low :eek::eek::eek:

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    :confused::confused::confused:

    Contention mate....its unpredictable plus weather can effect it as well. Also if you are moving around the house - your specific location whether its 20 metres or 200 can effect performance.


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    #732
    Dean820
    Registered Users Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭Dean820


    warlikedave wrote: »
    off peak is nice - pity they cant stabilize it on peak. congestion is the bane of this technology :( ill take this tho :)

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    speedtest.magnet.ie:

    Last Result:
    Download Speed: 7076 kbps (884.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
    Upload Speed: 1948 kbps (243.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

    How are you managing these speeds? Have you a special modem? The max I reach with Three is about 3.5Mb/s if I'm lucky.


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    #733
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    Dean820 wrote: »
    How are you managing these speeds? Have you a special modem? The max I reach with Three is about 3.5Mb/s if I'm lucky.

    Off peak speeds using the e1820 modem and a zoom 4501 router :D

    Download Speed: 7173 kbps (896.6 KB/sec transfer rate Upload Speed: 2787 kbps (348.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

    My service is unreliable during peak hours though....so much so that i cant garentee any proper viewing of matches on sky go so ive had to restart my sky sub to garentee my footy and rugby...thus cancelling one of my broadband accounts with three....tis an more expensive solution but am sick of matches buffering

    Mobile broadband doesnt garentee any minimum quality in connection though


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    #734
    Dean820
    Registered Users Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭Dean820


    Does the zoom 4501 router help speed things up? Or do you just use it to transfer wirelessly around the house?

    I have the E5830, is E1820 faster or the same?

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    #735
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    Dean820 wrote: »
    Does the zoom 4501 router help speed things up? Or do you just use it to transfer wirelessly around the house?

    I have the E5830, is E1820 faster or the same?

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    im not sure about the e5830 honestly - i think it could be 21mbps HSPA+ capable but a good google search will help find that out if your dashboard doesnt show HSPA+

    The zoom 4501 is a wifi router with wireless N - so i plug in the modem into it in ther best possible signal area of the house and share that connection via wifi. Only really reach the 7mb plus speeds after 12am until bout 12-5pm...it varies depending on contention and signal stability

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    #736
    jay93
    Registered Users Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭jay93


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    Daytime speeds on HSPA+ modem is a Huawei E586 i noticed that HSPA+ brings pings down from around 70-90ms to 40ms-60ms which is great notice a huge improvement in pages loading on the internet


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    #737
    jay93
    Registered Users Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭jay93


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    Daytime speeds on HSPA+ modem is a Huawei E586 i noticed that HSPA+ brings pings down from around 70-90ms to 40ms-60ms which is great notice a huge improvement in pages loading on the internet.


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    #738
    GEasy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭GEasy


    jay93 wrote: »
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    Daytime speeds on HSPA+ modem is a Huawei E586 i noticed that HSPA+ brings pings down from around 70-90ms to 40ms-60ms which is great notice a huge improvement in pages loading on the internet.

    That's interesting because I would love to get those latencies. Play online all the time but the latency is near 100ms. Not sure what modem I have but will have to check.


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    #739
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


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    :D


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    yuloni
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    #741
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    Condi wrote: »
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    Very true - jitter is a massive issue when it comes to wireless 3g technology no matter how good a signal you have or how little contention you have per cell

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    #742
    Dean820
    Registered Users Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭Dean820


    I bought a new E586 modem yesterday, got my highest download ever with this speed test:

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    #743
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    Dean820 wrote: »
    I bought a new E586 modem yesterday, got my highest download ever with this speed test:

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    Nice Result :)

    Is it consistant? whats your signal like may i ask? are the pings stable?


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    #744
    Dean820
    Registered Users Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭Dean820


    warlikedave wrote: »
    Nice Result :)

    Is it consistant? whats your signal like may i ask? are the pings stable?

    The pings seem to vary a lot. I got a ping of 55ms earlier, another one now was 75ms. They never seem to be consistent.

    I've done plenty of speed tests and most are over at least 4Mb/s with this modem. I get the odd one which is maybe 1Mb/s. But I'm happy with it. I live in an area where this is my only option for these speeds.


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    yuloni
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    #746
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    Aye it is consistant with everyone else experience - low speed or high speed - the latency varies by a good bit. The more feedback we get from more people here will show us the general trends of the technology

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    Ping spikes are killing me though

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    #747
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    bit more stable using my old b260a router - still a couple of nasty ping spikes but no request timeouts or ping stalls....

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    #748
    DonJose
    Registered Users Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭DonJose


    Meteor in Mullingar, still going strong.

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    #749
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    DonJose wrote: »
    Meteor in Mullingar, still going strong.

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    Impressive speed - how stable is that and whats your lowest and highest speeds? Whats your latency like and how does it vary?

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    #750
    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    Don't get jealous now......... :rolleyes::rolleyes:

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    #751
    DonJose
    Registered Users Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭DonJose


    warlikedave wrote: »
    Impressive speed - how stable is that and whats your lowest and highest speeds? Whats your latency like and how does it vary?

    I've got a line of sight to the Meteor mast thats 650m from my home. Have the dongle upstairs connected to a wireless usb router. Speeds are usually high at 8mb-12mb and pings usually 75 and the connection is very stable.


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