hi all. i have just upgraded my broadband to a 10meg connection thru ntl. just wondering if i can get a faster upload speed than 60kb/s. i have my bit torrent client set on unlimited when i upload. any answers or help will be greatly appreciated. thanks . all the best
Download and Upload speeds are totally separated by your ISP - Ask your ISP what cap they have on your Upload speed at the price you are paying ; if you want to find out yourself -- just go to this link and select the closest to your location :- http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
Hi there. In the UK with 1MB broadband, but download speeds seem slow even for normal software downloads at 50-60kb/s. Could this have something to do with ports or firewalls etc? Thanks.
Check your own speeds here in the UK :- http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedtest.asp If the figures do not match what you are paying for - you should be within 85% or better of what you were told you would be getting - by all means nudge your ISP to make the necessary corrections.
The CNet Test is highly unreliable -- it all depends on your location and the ONE and ONLY server from the servers they have for testing ! ""When you click Go, a file is downloaded from our servers that will calculate your bandwidth speed from the CNET Internet Services site. Your bandwidth speed may be affected by the following factors: being located outside of the United States, performing other downloads and this test simultaneously, or executing programs that use your bandwidth to monitor other resources. The CNET Bandwidth Meter speed test does not currently list Internet access services outside of the United States. Therefore, area codes are optional for international users."" Try this link here and locate a TEST Center closest to you :- http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?more=1 Give preferences to addresses that have ""up/down java"" -- those are the most accurate !
Thanks Jeanc1. I did run the test, looks only about 50%. I wonder if doing it while browsing significantly affects the test? Direction Downstream 3482 Kbps (435.3 KB/sec) Upstream 494 Kbps (61.8 KB/sec) Btw how does 3482 Kbps translate to 435.3 KB/sec? Thanks again.
It's a matter of bits vs bytes ! Explanation is here for you to digest <<smiles>> ! http://web.njit.edu/~walsh/powers/bits.vs.bytes.html so ONE byte is roughly 8 bits ! bits are represented by a small b -- Bytes are the capital B YES -- browsing -while test is going on .. noise on the link you have to the ISP -- traffic on the web while you testing ... are all cause for a lower readings !! but. but . but you should be within 85% of what was sold to you by that ISP. Most ISP have their own test center located at their premises ; they will ask you to test there but those speakeasy test are much better cause they give you a more realistic test thru a section of the web.
Ahhh, it makes sense now. I guess I always just assumed the 'b/B' was the same for both. Ignorance is not always bliss. Thanks
