[jhb] Re: Go slow
- From: "Frank Fisher" <ffisher991@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:24:53 -0000
MessageNot a lot of difference between the testers then.
FrankF
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Brook
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 3:12 PM
Subject: [jhb] Re: Go slow
I told you that FrankF had a better connection than even mine! This is mine
using the same tester:
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3118358176
Using the uswitch link I get:
MikeB
From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Frank Fisher
Sent: 22 November 2013 14:24
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] Re: Go slow
www.speedtest.net
gives me (at this time) 66.85/18.74 (standing test at router 100/40)
Your link Paul froze my machine
Frank F
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 1:06 AM
Subject: [jhb] Re: Go slow
Speeds are always quoted in Megabits per second, it's a bigger number and
therfore seems more impressive to a niaive Joe public.I've just run a speed
test using the U Switch site:-
http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/speedtest
and got a download speed of 6.5 Mbps and upload at 0.7 Mbps
This compares with my ISP's published figures which say I should get
between 5.0 and 8.0 Mbps for my postcode. Despite being probably the most
optimal city in the country in which to install a fibre optic network, we're
not likely to see it any time soon. KC are concentrating on connecting up the
areas on the margins of it's network (where they are in competition with BT)
rather than servicing it's core customers - those like myself within the city
of Hull who have no choice but use KC or a line-of-sight microdish service
connected to a central fibre optic server.
I will say one thing about Kingston Communications though, they are
certainly not cheap but they are very stable. Very rarely do we get outages on
any of their servers and when we do they are excellent at keeping us informed
of what's going on, either through their site or via mesages on a dedicated
service hotline. Not only that but the helplines are all local people, not in
India or wherever!
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Peter Dodds
Sent: 21 November 2013 23:46
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] Re: Go slow
John - what tool do you use to get your connection speed? I just grabbed
the first one shown on the web and it gives me answers 2.70Mb/se download and
0.78Mb/s upload. Is that MegaBYTES or MegaBITS? Very different number to your
250, which has me wondering.
Peter
Frank Fisher
21 November 2013 21:50
My problem a year ago, was a cracked underground cable(30years old).
A trench from my house to the nearest inspection hole, plastic piping
and a new cable.
That did the trick, and no cost, thanks BT.
Frank
John Woodside
20 November 2013 19:44
A couple of days ago my connection speed plunged. It's hovering down at
the 250kbps mark and sometimes goes off altogether. I had an email waiting for
me with a small 1Mb picture in it and I couldn't get it - the download flagged
up as 18 minutes to grab and the program timed out well before that. It's
really, really annoying..
My ISP suggested I try unplugging all phones from all sockets as a
first step - they confirm the noise level on the line is terrible. I did that
and it made no difference. I tried a router reboot, still no luck. A speed test
showed the data rate was fluctuating madly, sometimes zero then jumping up to
1.5mbps..
With no obvious house issue I called Telecom who did a line test and
said they could see no fault with it. They also asked me to unplug everything
(including the router) but saw no difference in level. They asked if I wanted
to flag a line fault report but went on to say that if the engineer checks it
I'll be lumped with a call out charge of £115.. Thank you Telecom.
So I am stuck with a lousy connection for the moment. I will replace
the router as a first step as that is now getting on in years. If that sees no
difference then I will have to get Telecom out and bite the bullet..
I apologise that my online activity will be hampered until this is
solved...
John Woodside
bones@xxxxxxx
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