Internet speeds - Page 9

CliffyG · 11-06-2007, 10:09

I was playing CS last night and got pings as low as 8 on the server i was playing gungame on

, averaged out at around 11. Well chuffed with that.

Del Lardo · 12-06-2007, 01:16

Pretty happy with the results from a 10meg NTL link.

Jhadur · 28-06-2007, 19:56

A quick question for you web guru peeps

Been having slow surfing the past couple of days and really terrible pings whilst playing Guild Wars so thought I'd do a quick speed test.

Speedtest.net gave me a down speed of about 800kb/s not good for a 4mb line.

ADSLguide.org gave approx the same reading.

Upload speed is fine at 380kb/s.

I tested again this morning before work and got full speed, about 4000kb/s
Tested when I got in from work about 4.30 back down to 800kb/s and pings on GW are over 1000ms

Tested at the download bit that Robert posted earlier (http://gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk) and get full speed of 480kb/s

Tried Garps speedtest that was linked earlier that gave me a bandwidth of 380kb/s

Does anyone have any ideas why all speed tests, surfing and gaming pings are so bad but I can download from some servers at full speed?

Hope all that make sense and thanks in advance for advise.

Oh and I have rebooted the modem and tried it straight to my PC without the router in the way

Feek · 28-06-2007, 20:13

Bandwidth throttling by your ISP at peak times?

Jhadur · 28-06-2007, 20:29

According to their site they only throttle if you've downloaded more than 750mb between 4pm and midnight and Ive made certain that I havent done that for ages.
Also I thought that would have throttled the download speed I get from servers as well as ping/surfing speeds?

I'll try the speedtests again just before and just after midnight.

If they go from slow to fast then I'll be on the phone to them when I get up tomorrow.

Dymetrie · 28-06-2007, 20:38

Simple answer is that NTL suck

More complicated answer is that anyone not on XL Broadband with Virgin on an NTL connection is suffering at the moment. The infrastructure has not been properly upgraded yet and so to ensure that all XL customers are receiving their upgraded speed everyone else is suffering. Telewest areas aren't too bad but are still getting drops.

The biggest problem is that even if you do ring up and complain then you'll not get anywhere due to some fantastic wording in the contract (which I'm yet to sign as I never received it) which states "speeds up to XXmb/s".

One day things will be better, I suspect we'll be too old to care by then though :/

Robert · 28-06-2007, 20:45

*Thanks God for being on TW*

Seriously though - they are putting some serious effort into upgrading their infrastructure. They are doing some serious work in pompey - as the network was dodgey as they bought it from Eurobell in the 80s I think. They are currently making MAJOR changes to fix certain aspects of the network and to upgrade it to 20mb.

Haly · 28-06-2007, 20:59

I haven't noticed any problems yet

I know I'm the boring one that rarely has any problems with NTL but so far I seem to be doing fine with my download speeds.

NokkonWud · 29-06-2007, 03:34

... Read my blog...

Jhadur · 16-07-2007, 18:51

And a new all time low from virgin 4mb line

Think they need to get the hamsters peddling faster.

11-06-2007, 10:09	#81
CliffyG Vodka Martini Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lower Cambourne Posts: 576	I was playing CS last night and got pings as low as 8 on the server i was playing gungame on , averaged out at around 11. Well chuffed with that. __________________

28-06-2007, 19:56	#83
Jhadur Peter Pan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lost Inside My Head Posts: 1,068	A quick question for you web guru peeps Been having slow surfing the past couple of days and really terrible pings whilst playing Guild Wars so thought I'd do a quick speed test. Speedtest.net gave me a down speed of about 800kb/s not good for a 4mb line. ADSLguide.org gave approx the same reading. Upload speed is fine at 380kb/s. I tested again this morning before work and got full speed, about 4000kb/s Tested when I got in from work about 4.30 back down to 800kb/s and pings on GW are over 1000ms Tested at the download bit that Robert posted earlier (http://gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk) and get full speed of 480kb/s Tried Garps speedtest that was linked earlier that gave me a bandwidth of 380kb/s Does anyone have any ideas why all speed tests, surfing and gaming pings are so bad but I can download from some servers at full speed? Hope all that make sense and thanks in advance for advise. Oh and I have rebooted the modem and tried it straight to my PC without the router in the way __________________ "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."

28-06-2007, 20:13	#84
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Bandwidth throttling by your ISP at peak times? __________________

28-06-2007, 20:29	#85
Jhadur Peter Pan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lost Inside My Head Posts: 1,068	According to their site they only throttle if you've downloaded more than 750mb between 4pm and midnight and Ive made certain that I havent done that for ages. Also I thought that would have throttled the download speed I get from servers as well as ping/surfing speeds? I'll try the speedtests again just before and just after midnight. If they go from slow to fast then I'll be on the phone to them when I get up tomorrow. __________________ "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."

28-06-2007, 20:38	#86
Dymetrie A large glass of Merlot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Letchworth with a Lightsaber Posts: 5,819	Simple answer is that NTL suck More complicated answer is that anyone not on XL Broadband with Virgin on an NTL connection is suffering at the moment. The infrastructure has not been properly upgraded yet and so to ensure that all XL customers are receiving their upgraded speed everyone else is suffering. Telewest areas aren't too bad but are still getting drops. The biggest problem is that even if you do ring up and complain then you'll not get anywhere due to some fantastic wording in the contract (which I'm yet to sign as I never received it) which states "speeds up to XXmb/s". One day things will be better, I suspect we'll be too old to care by then though :/ __________________ Khef, Ka and Ka-Tet....

12-06-2007, 01:16	#82
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Pretty happy with the results from a 10meg NTL link.

28-06-2007, 20:45	#87
Robert Chump!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North West Posts: 993	Thanks God for being on TW Seriously though - they are putting some serious effort into upgrading their infrastructure. They are doing some serious work in pompey - as the network was dodgey as they bought it from Eurobell in the 80s I think. They are currently making MAJOR changes to fix certain aspects of the network and to upgrade it to 20mb.

28-06-2007, 20:59	#88
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	I haven't noticed any problems yet I know I'm the boring one that rarely has any problems with NTL but so far I seem to be doing fine with my download speeds. __________________ Halycopter

29-06-2007, 03:34	#89
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	... Read my blog... __________________

16-07-2007, 18:51	#90
Jhadur Peter Pan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lost Inside My Head Posts: 1,068	And a new all time low from virgin 4mb line Think they need to get the hamsters peddling faster. __________________ "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."