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Fast torrents & newsgroups, slow HTTP??
This is a discussion on Fast torrents & newsgroups, slow HTTP?? within the Speed tests and how to get better results forums, part of the Sky Broadband help and support category; I've been activated today on sky's mid LLU . Torrent speeds are great. Newsgroups are also fast But all speed ...
- 13-11-07, 01:19 PM #1
Fast torrents & newsgroups, slow HTTP??
I've been activated today on sky's mid LLU.
Torrent speeds are great.
Newsgroups are also fast
But all speed tests & http downloads are sub 2mb, is this normal with sky?
Namesco BroadbandMax Bandwidth speedtest | Test your ADSL connection speed
You are with Sky
Your IP address is: **********
Your download speed is 1608Kbps. That is 2955Kbps below the average for Sky
Your upload speed is 329Kbps. That is 116Kbps below the average for Sky
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Advertisement- 13-11-07, 02:05 PM #2
Re: Fast torrents & newsgroups, slow HTTP??
Namesco BroadbandMax Bandwidth speedtest | Test your ADSL connection speed
Date of Speed Test: 2007-11-13 13:58:08
Download Speed: 6094 kbps (761.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 354 kbps (44.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
I've just followed the tips in this post which fixed my HTTP issue, I'm not sure how but it worked
- 13-11-07, 02:06 PM #3
Re: Fast torrents & newsgroups, slow HTTP??
No, not at all. Was that the closest server to you when you were testing? have you tried the sky user speed test?
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I see you found the optimising link on the site - glad you are sorted!
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- 18-11-07, 02:32 PM #4
Re: Fast torrents & newsgroups, slow HTTP??
The speed I can get is only about 400kb/sec, in Manchester aswell.