Speed...

Post by **Claw** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:23 pm

What transfer speeds are you getting from this link please?

I'm getting dial-up speeds at the mo... Virgin Media are sending out an engineer ASAP... Thursday...

Anyway... <a href="http://tinyurl.com/t7d" target="_blank">what do you get...</a>

Post by **Nellyboy** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:24 pm

NOT FOUND

Post by **Claw** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:37 pm

You sure Nelly?

Post by **Jase** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:45 pm

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:45:25 GMT
1st 128K took 266 ms = 492752 Bytes/sec = approx 4100 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 265 ms = 494611 Bytes/sec = approx 4115 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 281 ms = 466448 Bytes/sec = approx 3881 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 250 ms = 524288 Bytes/sec = approx 4362 kbits/sec

These results appear to be rather fast: maybe this page was in the browser cache.

Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:04 pm

While playing a game:

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:04:23 GMT
1st 128K took 234 ms = 560137 Bytes/sec = approx 4660 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 250 ms = 524288 Bytes/sec = approx 4362 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 2906 ms = 45104 Bytes/sec = approx 375 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 266 ms = 492752 Bytes/sec = approx 4100 kbits/sec

These results appear to be rather fast: maybe this page was in the browser cache.

Post by **Claw** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:08 pm

Looking at your results you both have 4Mbps connections, is that right? I'm just trying to gauge whether this link is accurate.

If you try it more than once you need to clear your browser cache... but you prolly know that already.

Post by **madman045** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:31 pm

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:29:58 UTC
1st 128K took 813 ms = 161220 Bytes/sec = approx 1341 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 171 ms = 766503 Bytes/sec = approx 6377 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 719 ms = 182298 Bytes/sec = approx 1517 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 188 ms = 697191 Bytes/sec = approx 5801 kbits/sec

Post by **Legthigh** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:07 pm

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:07:07 GMT
1st 128K took 157 ms = 834854 Bytes/sec = approx 6946 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 171 ms = 766503 Bytes/sec = approx 6377 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 157 ms = 834854 Bytes/sec = approx 6946 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 156 ms = 840205 Bytes/sec = approx 6991 kbits/sec

These results appear to be rather fast: maybe this page was in the browser cache.

Post by **Dangerous Bob** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:46 pm

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:45:55 GMT
1st 128K took 78 ms = 1680410 Bytes/sec = approx 13981 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 94 ms = 1394383 Bytes/sec = approx 11601 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 235 ms = 557753 Bytes/sec = approx 4641 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 218 ms = 601248 Bytes/sec = approx 5002 kbits/sec

These results appear to be rather fast: maybe this page was in the browser cache.

Post by **Human-Shield** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:14 pm

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:13:02 UTC
1st 128K took 999 ms = 131203 Bytes/sec = approx 1092 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1078 ms = 121588 Bytes/sec = approx 1012 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1031 ms = 127131 Bytes/sec = approx 1058 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1078 ms = 121588 Bytes/sec = approx 1012 kbits/sec

on AOhelL and 1 meg

Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:04 pm

I'm on an 8meg, but normally only get speeds of 6 or 7

Post by **Claw** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:03 am

Myocardial Infarction wrote: I'm on an 8meg, but normally only get speeds of 6 or 7

Ah, I see where I went wrong in what I said... what is recorded here are download speeds... overall bandwidth is calculated by adding both your upload and download speeds together.

Sadly, mine is skipping between a dial-up connection and occasionally 1Mbps.

Ah well, I only need wait until Thursday...

Post by **Dangerous Bob** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:40 pm

I get 5.5-6 out of my 8Mb conn, but theres something weird in my results going on.

Thats not a 13Mb speed for the first 128Kb is it?

Post by **Claw** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:08 pm

If you get that every time after clearing your browser cache then it could be due to where you are and bandwidth contention ratios, etc.

To be honest, I don't actually know how reliable this method is, it's just something VM suggested and I wanted to find out if others agreed with the results they got from it.

Post by **mcmav** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:24 am

<a href="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.marsd ... 7403008322" target="_blank">http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.marsd ... 3008322</a>

Latest incarnation of that speed test breaks it down to average Mbit aswell.