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Slow Broadband speed
« on: 12 October 2011, 23:14:00 »
Anybody got a link to a decent internet speed checker. :y

Virgin Broadband service I normally have of 20meg seems to be on a go slow for the last few days and emails take ages to download.Have done all the normal stuff..rebooted modem etc but want to double check speed before I do battle with Virgin Media. ;D
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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #1 on: 12 October 2011, 23:19:33 »
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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #2 on: 12 October 2011, 23:20:21 »
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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #3 on: 12 October 2011, 23:26:19 »
Thanks alot :y

Things so slow tonight can,t even run the test  :'(
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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #4 on: 12 October 2011, 23:31:47 »
blimey things must be bad for the first one not to run   have you re booted the modem  i was forever having to unplug mine when i was with virgin   had to unplug it for a minimum of 2 minutes
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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #5 on: 12 October 2011, 23:36:29 »
I'm glad it's not just me.. my Virgin connection used to be a nice steady 50Mbps, these days it'll drop down to <1Mbps in the evenings.. which is taking the pee a tad considering the price.

Shame their support system is about as useful as a one legged man at an arse-kicking contest.
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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #6 on: 12 October 2011, 23:43:04 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 12 October 2011, 23:36:29
I'm glad it's not just me.. my Virgin connection used to be a nice steady 50Mbps, these days it'll drop down to <1Mbps in the evenings.. which is taking the pee a tad considering the price.

Shame their support system is about as useful as a one legged man at an arse-kicking contest.

exactly the reason i left virgin and went to plusnet  not had any problems since and their customer service is excellent :y
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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #7 on: 12 October 2011, 23:45:17 »
If I was going back to ADSL it'd be with Zen - it'd cost me a fortune for the service I'd want, but, they have support second to none IMHO (I was with them for years previously).

But around here ADSL offers pitiful speeds all the time, rather than pitiful speeds at peak hours from Virgin.. ;D
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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #8 on: 13 October 2011, 11:58:45 »
Mine runs happily in mid 30s then suddenly drops to under 3 >:( >:(
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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #9 on: 13 October 2011, 18:31:32 »
Well spoke to Virgin Media this morning >:(

They said there were no faults registered in my area so would send a test down the line :o :o :o to see what was happeneing.Young guy said there appeared to be a fault as it was slow...which is what I told them in the first place ;D ;D ;D..anyway the best they can offer is a visit from an engineer next Tuesday some time between 8.00 and 12.00 so they will be getting a claim for a wasted morning now.

It is so slow I can,t even download the 2 sites given by Milwall to check out the speed....we pay for 20 and recon at the moment we are slower than the old dial up system. :-[
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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #10 on: 13 October 2011, 20:05:39 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 12 October 2011, 23:45:17
If I was going back to ADSL it'd be with Zen - it'd cost me a fortune for the service I'd want, but, they have support second to none IMHO (I was with them for years previously).

But around here ADSL offers pitiful speeds all the time, rather than pitiful speeds at peak hours from Virgin.. ;D
Agree, Zen are the best provider out there. Probably the most expensive as well ;D

OOF runs from a Zen ADSL circuit ::)
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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #11 on: 13 October 2011, 20:12:01 »
cheers for link millwall..... these are my results. are they good or bad?  :-\

Date                      Download Speed                   Upload Speed 
Today 20:10           7334 kbps (917kB/s)             983 kbps (123kB/s)
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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #12 on: 13 October 2011, 20:14:31 »
Quote from: Webby the Bear on 13 October 2011, 20:12:01
cheers for link millwall..... these are my results. are they good or bad?  :-\

Date                      Download Speed                   Upload Speed 
Today 20:10           7334 kbps (917kB/s)             983 kbps (123kB/s)
Depends what you think you are getting.

Clearly you are on a ADSL2 service, so not brilliant, but it is peak time, if you have a crappy ISP
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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #13 on: 13 October 2011, 20:34:01 »
Well I have just managed to get the test link to work so here is the results :-X.....but haven,t a clue what it all means :D :D :D

All I know is it is rather slow even compared to normal and we pay for a 20 meg service.

Date             time              Download Speed              Upload Speed

13/10/2011    20.18           192Kbps (24KB/s )           1173Kbps (147 KB/s)

Is that as bad as it seems ? 




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Re: Slow Broadband speed
« Reply #14 on: 13 October 2011, 20:36:42 »
Quote from: amba on 13 October 2011, 20:34:01
Well I have just managed to get the test link to work so here is the results :-X.....but haven,t a clue what it all means :D :D :D

All I know is it is rather slow even compared to normal and we pay for a 20 meg service.

Date             time              Download Speed              Upload Speed

13/10/2011    20.18           192Kbps (24KB/s )           1173Kbps (147 KB/s)

Is that as bad as it seems ?
Yeah, thats shite. Still 4 times faster than dial up modems though ;D
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