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Broadband Speed & Ping Test Megathread

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    #1952
    Ageyev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,216 ✭✭✭Ageyev


    UPC
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    I don't know if the PS3's test is of any use but it said my Download speed is 8.4mbps and the Upload is 1.7mbps.


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    #1953
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,729 ✭✭✭degsie


    That's terrible for UPC. What package are you on?


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    #1954
    hallo dare
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭hallo dare


    Ageyev wrote: »
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    I don't know if the PS3's test is of any use but it said my Download speed is 8.4mbps and the Upload is 1.7mbps.

    I'd never go with a PS3/Ps4 speedtest mate. It even says it on the console itself when you're doing the test that the results are only estimated.


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    #1955
    hallo dare
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭hallo dare


    degsie wrote: »
    That's terrible for UPC. What package are you on?

    It's terrible for sure, but he also seems to have torrents and stuff running when doing the test. You can see Utorrent and Ttorrent in the status bar, so that has to be killing things.


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    #1956
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,164 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    hallo dare wrote: »
    It's terrible for sure, but he also seems to have torrents and stuff running when doing the test. You can see Utorrent and Ttorrent in the status bar, so that has to be killing things.

    +1, an overlaoded phone is no way to test it.


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    #1957
    Ageyev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,216 ✭✭✭Ageyev


    hallo dare wrote: »
    It's terrible for sure, but he also seems to have torrents and stuff running when doing the test. You can see Utorrent and Ttorrent in the status bar, so that has to be killing things.

    The torrents weren't active when I did the Speedtest.

    It's not as slow now as it was but still pretty crap. I killed all apps and got this:

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    I'm on whatever the standard UPC broadband is. South Dublin.


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    #1958
    red_bairn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭red_bairn


    ED E wrote:
    +1, an overlaoded phone is no way to test it.


    A phone is no way to test it ;)


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    #1959
    Its Only Ray Parlour
    Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭Its Only Ray Parlour


    Setting up my iPhone I brought recently and every time I run a speedtest from it, it resets my router. Anyone else get this issue with the Vodafone Fibre router?


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    #1960
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,698 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    red_bairn wrote: »
    A phone is no way to test it ;)

    supposed to be getting 120 but I'm only getting this :mad:
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    24.83 / 10.17 on the phone. Both using WiFi ;)


    You can't test broadband speed unless your WiFi connection is faster.


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    #1961
    kleefarr
    Registered Users Posts: 5,743 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    Dimebag16 wrote: »
    I can't post images but these are my speedtest results:

    Ping: 8ms
    Download Speed: 61.92Mbps
    Upload Speed: 15.93

    For some reason tough when I try to watch streams off Twitch and websites like that, I have to watch on low quality because it won't load or it keeps freezing at any higher quality. Anyone have any idea what the problem is?

    That'll probably be low SNR down.

    6dB or below is bad and will experience no synch or intermittent synch problems
    7dB-10dB is fair but does not leave much room for variances in conditions
    11dB-20dB is good with little or no synch problems* (but see note below)
    20dB-28dB is excellent
    29dB or above is outstanding

    http://www.naschenweng.info/2008/10/16/adsl-significance-of-snr-and-attenuation/


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    #1962
    moonboy52
    Registered Users Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭moonboy52


    Dimebag16 wrote: »
    I can't post images but these are my speedtest results:

    Ping: 8ms
    Download Speed: 61.92Mbps
    Upload Speed: 15.93

    For some reason tough when I try to watch streams off Twitch and websites like that, I have to watch on low quality because it won't load or it keeps freezing at any higher quality. Anyone have any idea what the problem is?

    What spec machine are you watching Twitch on Dimebag?

    Flash is very CPU intensive.

    You could try livestreamer if that is the issue (apologies if this is not the issue)

    Watch this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzyY3DBMHQw


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    #1963
    Its Only Ray Parlour
    Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭Its Only Ray Parlour


    kleefarr wrote: »
    That'll probably be low SNR down.

    6dB or below is bad and will experience no synch or intermittent synch problems
    7dB-10dB is fair but does not leave much room for variances in conditions
    11dB-20dB is good with little or no synch problems* (but see note below)
    20dB-28dB is excellent
    29dB or above is outstanding

    http://www.naschenweng.info/2008/10/16/adsl-significance-of-snr-and-attenuation/

    That only applies for xDSL. He's on cable broadband.


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    #1964
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,729 ✭✭✭degsie


    Its Only Ray Parlour wrote: »
    That only applies for xDSL. He's on cable broadband.

    The poster indicated earlier he/she has e-fibre.


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    #1965
    Its Only Ray Parlour
    Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭Its Only Ray Parlour


    degsie wrote: »
    The poster indicated earlier he/she has e-fibre.

    Shít. I thought they quoted Capt'n Midnight. Silly me.


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    #1966
    efb
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    Damn that 9% :P


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    #1967
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,164 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    UPC. We are the 9%!


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    #1968
    jamo2oo9
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭jamo2oo9


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    What does it mean when it can't test packet loss?


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    #1969
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,729 ✭✭✭degsie


    jamo2oo9 wrote: »

    What does it mean when it can't test packet loss?

    From speedtest.net faq
    The packet loss test requires that a Java Runtime Environment be installed on your computer. Also your firewall must allow the test to communicate to the Pingtest.net servers (specifically outbound port 5060 for both TCP and UDP though that is being changed to 8080 before the end of the beta - some servers have been changed already). If our test is unable to communicate with Java or the packets are getting blocked by a firewall then the packet loss test will be skipped.


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    #1970
    red_bairn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭red_bairn


    jamo2oo9 wrote:
    What does it mean when it can't test packet loss?


    It looks like it got blocked by the firewall at your institution.


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    #1971
    jamo2oo9
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭jamo2oo9


    Well I don't have a firewall anyway as I've turned those off. Don't have any anti-virus programs like McAfee or Norton installed. I'll install Java Runtime Environment and see if that does the job


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    #1972
    dublinercheese
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭dublinercheese


    Can't post images inline because I'm a new user.

    Speedtest.net:

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    198.21 Mb/s down
    19.73 Mb/s up
    8s Ping
    Grade: A+

    Pingtest.net:

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    Line Quality: A (MOS 4.38)
    34ms Ping
    4ms Jitter
    0% Packet Loss

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    UPC Fibre Power 200MB
    Ranelagh Village Dublin 6
    Directly plugged into Technicolor TC2700.U Router


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    #1973
    flexcon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,618 ✭✭✭flexcon


    Moved to a new Apartment in Cork where it is not serviced by and Broadband except eFibre.

    Eircom came and could only get 1mb!

    So along comes DigiWeb Metro, and alongside my reservations going wireless, I am more than impressed!

    On the 30MB package 1mb upload. 100GB per month allowance.

    In the past three days my results are steady and constant

    speedtest.net/
    28.44 Mb/s down
    0.97 Mb/s up
    16ms Ping
    Grade: A+


    Look at that low ping time!!!!!!


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    #1974
    RED L4 0TH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 655 ✭✭✭RED L4 0TH


    Some oddly varying results. On Eircom's efibre. PC has wired connection to modem

    First is from the local server in Dundalk. Next is UPC Ireland, then Digiweb in Dublin and finally Vodafone UK in London. Puzzled by the first two, especially the UPC one, which I did a number of tests on. Wonder why its so low on the download speed?

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    #1975
    dalta5billion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭dalta5billion


    RED L4 0TH wrote: »
    Some oddly varying results. On Eircom's efibre. PC has wired connection to modem

    First is from the local server in Dundalk. Next is UPC Ireland, then Digiweb in Dublin and finally Vodafone UK in London. Puzzled by the first two, especially the UPC one, which I did a number of tests on. Wonder why its so low on the download speed?

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    Same. Eircom's been having problems with international capacity of late, now it appears to be affecting anything through INEX as well.

    Join us in kicking up as much stink as possible over here


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    #1976
    RED L4 0TH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 655 ✭✭✭RED L4 0TH


    dalta5billion wrote: »
    Same. Eircom's been having problems with international capacity of late, now it appears to be affecting anything through INEX as well.

    Join us in kicking up as much stink as possible over here

    Thanks for the heads up. Was going to post last last night. The London server I used dropped to about 20-25 Mb/s download speed yesterday evening around 10. However everything was back to normal by around 1am. (around 77 download speed off all servers used.).


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    #1977
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,729 ✭✭✭degsie


    Interesting stats from speedtest.net data:

    http://www.netindex.com/download/2,49/Ireland/


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    #1978
    Ren2k7
    Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭Ren2k7


    Finally fibred. Shove your Midband Three.

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    :)


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    #1979
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    Ren2k7 wrote: »
    Finally fibred. Shove your Midband Three.

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    :)

    It's some transformation isn't it?


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    #1980
    Sam Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    Just connected my PC via Ethernet to my UPC router for the first time.

    what do people think of my results?

    http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3941823850


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    #1981
    frozenfrozen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,878 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


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    Downstream Upstream
    SNR Margin (dB): 6.5 22.9
    Attenuation (dB): 33.0 15.2
    Power (dBm): 18.5 12.4
    Attainable Rate (Kbps): 17996 1208
    Rate (Kbps): 12283 670

    I'd love some fibre :{


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