Different Speeds

Ste-

Has been happening the last few days
using IOL Free to dial up.
When I do it says 46.6 but I done a speed test and it gives diffent speeds

Whats goin wrong ?

Heres an example

steve-hosting36

The difference between your connection speed and the actual conenction rate to specific remote servers will always be there.

Just some of the factors are contention (at both your ISP and the remote host) the distance to the remote server, the pipe the remote server is on, the quality of your phone line, and more.

Ste-

I realise that but 1 night the speed test said 9.xx kbps and yet I was connected at "46.6kbps" should it have gone that low ?

steve-hosting36

Yep, sometimes lower, you'll also -never- get 46kbps

Ste-

Damn it.
Thanx for the help

BRING ON IRISHBROADBAND!!!

steve-hosting36

YOu'll generally get a 'cleaner' signal from ISDN, you should actually get a 64k connection, etc. Otherwise, we'll hold our breaths until real broadband arrives

Frank Grimes

Originally posted by steve-hosting36
Yep, sometimes lower, you'll also -never- get 46kbps

What do you mean you'll never get that speed? I do all the time and the transfer rates are correct for those connection speeds.