Broadband speed.

[RGDave]

My internet has been dodgy. Yesterday it was running at 5% of the maximum available....so I phoned and asked them to look into it.
(Part of the reason I've not yet done a post about the GM day at the Belfry).

Anyway, today....it's up a 7 MB.....that's quite a bit faster than it used to be (5.5-ish)....

Anyone know the current averages?

Anyone using super-fast....is it good?

7 seems pretty zippy for youtube and stuff......do we need 20? (I'm not a gamer or online film watcher or anything)...but I do like the iplayer.

 

[bobmac]

I tested mine yesterday....... 1.3-1.5

 

[viscount17]

Just did mine using Speedtest.net (I'm on Virgin)

Download 9.44 Mb
Upload 0.49 Mb

I know the download is pretty decent, not sure about Upload.

 

[madandra]

I am getting 1.6 for downloads and 0.36 for uploading.

 

[surefire]

Virgin Media here also.

13.66 Mb download
0.76 Mb upload

 

[bobmac]

Just did mine using Speedtest.net (I'm on Virgin)

Download 9.44 Mb
Upload 0.49 Mb

I know the download is pretty decent, not sure about Upload.

You're lucky
Download 1.21
Upload 0.36

 

[Iaing]

2.8 download and 0.37 upload.

But it varies a lot !!

 

[Imurg]

Just did mine using Speedtest.net (I'm on Virgin)

Download 9.44 Mb
Upload 0.49 Mb

I know the download is pretty decent, not sure about Upload.

9.78 and 0.97 for me - also on Virgin

 

[GB72]

Loving being in a town with decent speeds

Download speed 19.6

Upload .69

 

[big_russ]

Virgin Media here and getting 18.18 download and 0.72 upload.

 

[Region3]

12.92

0.74

 

[RGDave]

Download speed 19.6

Upload .69

19.6 That's impressive.

I'm guessing you can watch HD live streaming then.

 

[GB72]

Download speed 19.6

Upload .69

19.6 That's impressive.

I'm guessing you can watch HD live streaming then.

Oh Yes

 

[Smiffy]

Wallop!!







Not bad for an 8mb service from Plusnet

 

[clubchamp07]

it says my speed is 9.45, is that good?

 

[Smiffy]

it says my speed is 9.45, is that good?

Yep

 

[Aztecs27]

Tested mine last week, it's around 10mb, which is perfectly fine for what I need.

 

[surefire]

Wallop!!







Not bad for an 8mb service from Plusnet

I don't want to get all geeky on you, but are you sure you don't mean 8MB, which would be 64Mb?

 

[surefire]

Just to add for the non computer geeks.

1 Megabyte (MB) = 8 Megabits (Mb)

I know some non computer people used to (and still do) confuse these two numbers.

 

[surefire]

Also it does depend on time of test, 5am will likely be a lot faster than 9pm, because lots of people, are in bed!

As we're going for silly speeds, check out my upload!

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