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Speed Testing Can't Be Right.
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Speed Testing Can't Be Right.
ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 15219 kbps 766 kbps
Line Attenuation 28.0 db 15.5 db
Noise Margin 6.8 db 12.0 db
I get Stats above which I think are good but when I do a speed teat it's between 3 meg - 4 meg when asking Sky they said the speed test sites get so many people using them that they are not accurate which I cannot believe, any of you think it's twaddle as well ?
PS Tried the one on this site.
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Most are not much good, I tend to use this one http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/
I find it a lot more accurate when I need a rough idea how the connection is doing but a good ftp site is the best indicator for a more accurate speed test try this one
ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/edunfs/mirror...4-bootonly.iso
25MB file
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- 12-12-06, 06:50 PM #3
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I moved it once myself then you move it.
PS BB Max gives me this result:
Download Speed: 4535 kbps (566.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 637 kbps (79.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
That file 433kbpsLast edited by Hornet; 12-12-06 at 06:53 PM.
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Speed tests are never accurate nod@Wheelie!
- 12-12-06, 07:08 PM #5
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Also have a read of; http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=5094
If you want to tweak your computer a little bit more!
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apparently you should check yr speed with these tests in the middle of the night , on a weekday (3am). cos of internet traffic during peak times will not allow a good reading of your speed.
this is what zdnet had on their speed test page.
Try downloading something from rapidshare or microsoft. see what speeds you get.
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so thats much better.
