Insane NTL speeds

JPA

I came home from college today I noticed today and noticed my downloads were going quite fast so I ran a spped test. These are the speeds I have been getting for the last half hour or so.

This is for real. I tested it again by downloading a large file from unreal.ie and I am getting speeds of over 1100 kb/s!! :eek:

Is this some kind of glitch or what? I'm in Waterford by the way.
If you have any other tests I can run let me know and I'll see what results I get.

By the way, it won't let me upload pics to demonstrate to boards.ie at the mo. What hosting site should I use?

Drapper

JPA wrote:

I came home from college today I noticed today and noticed my downloads were going quite fast so I ran a spped test. These are the speeds I have been getting for the last half hour or so.

This is for real. I tested it again by downloading a large file from unreal.ie and I am getting speeds of over 1100 kb/s!! :eek:

Is this some kind of glitch or what? I'm in Waterford by the way.
If you have any other tests I can run let me know and I'll see what results I get.

By the way, it won't let me upload pics to demonstrate to boards.ie at the mo. What hosting site should I use?

me too D15 !! wtf !!

qz

http://www.imageshack.us

Cabaal

Download a Linux iso from ftp.heanet.ie and let us know what speed your getting
screenshot also

paulm17781

Testing for upgrades???

JPA

could you give me a direct link to a linux iso. I don't know where to find them

JPA

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/1807/speedtest5ex.jpg

Download from unreal.ie:

This is a screenshot from within opera's download manager.
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/8209/downloadspeed2em.gif

garlad

What NTL package you on?

JPA

On 3 meg. Free 3 months finished yesterday. Was about to ring up and downgrade to the 2 meg package.

Drapper

Get about 6 meg down 600 up !!

I'm on 3meg too !!

but I got a download running at the same time !!

http://img219.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled0uk.gif

garlad

Will test when I get home.
In Cabinteely on the 1 Meg Package

Drapper

garlad wrote:

Will test when I get home.
In Cabinteely on the 1 Meg Package

well if its true the BB battle is truely on !!! :D:D:D

DingDong

My 3meg is normal at the moment

Drapper

DingDong wrote:

My 3meg is normal at the moment

power cycle your modem !

Tusky

whats a good website foe testing my connection ? Im on ESAT 2mb. D15.

Drapper

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedtest.asp

Tusky

** An error has occurred while testing **
Speed test server is busy, or test limit reached.
Please try again later.
Speed test stopped.

DingDong

Tusky wrote:

whats a good website foe testing my connection ? Im on ESAT 2mb. D15.

check here: http://www.irishisptest.com/myspeed/

7.35Mbps down 500 up cheers Drapper

Mutant_Fruit

the best possible test is to get a (large) file off Heanet and leave it download for about 2-3 mins and see what speed it settles at.

Such as this 600meg image for FreeBSD.... http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/4.10/4.10-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso. Give that download a shot and see what speed it settles on.

Drapper

now 8 meg 500 up !!



getting a stiffy !!!

RangeR

www.irishisptest.com

Tusky

well my 2mb connection is certainly not shattering any records. Makes me want to switch to different isp.



True Speed (estimated)
Downstream 666 Kbps (83.3 KB/sec) 719 Kbps (inc. overheads)
Upstream 108 Kbps (13.5 KB/sec) 116 Kbps (inc. overheads)

s_gr

Just checked my 3meg connection.....still the same D9

spooky donkey

Bugger this will kill IBB if word gets out they will think they have to follow suit and connections will go to hell again. Not BB speeds improving in ireland again this is all in need. Give me a 512 that works.

Steffano2002

To all you ntl BB subscribers:

I HATE YOU!

Signed: an IBB subscriber

Steffano2002

spooky donkey wrote:

Give me a 512 that works.

I guess I agree with you because I'm also with IBB...

tigerbalm

My Cable Modem Config Page is showing the following info after I rebooted.

Can anybody decipher this at let me know that it means in kbps ?

Cable Modem Operation Configuration
Network Access : Allowed
Maximum Downstream Data Rate : 10240000
Maximum Upstream Data Rate : 512000
Maximum Upstream Channel Burst : 1600
Maximum Number of CPEs : 1

JPA

This is the speed I'm getting downloading that iso from Heanet.


http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6417/downloadspeed7fu.jpg


Yowzer!!

Steffano2002

Meanwhile, on Steffano's 3MB IBB connection costing him €84 EUR a month:



Anybody got vaseline?

DonkeyStyle \o/

Tusky wrote:

well my 2mb connection is certainly not shattering any records. Makes me want to switch to different isp.

Me too, I wanna get NTL
What annoys me is that I've got worse upload on my 2MB adsl (esatBT) than I had with my ISDN (both lines active)... about 2 or 3 KB/sec slower.
I'm shopping around for a decent upload speed tbh.

Vadrefjorde

WOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO:D

There is a GOD

Drapper

s_gr wrote:

Just checked my 3meg connection.....still the same D9

power cycle your modem m8

steph !! lol !!

RE*AC*TOR

i'm on the 1mb package dublin 15 - no change.

Drapper

what the fook 10mb !!! this is better than I thought !!

CrimE

Hate you all!!

Gonzo

its sickening, even after we get a lil upgrade on eircom/utv/esat/netsource etc in January it will still be a quarter of NTL will have.

Steffano2002

CrimE wrote:

Hate you all!!

ME TOO! AND ESPECIALLY DRAPPER WHO IS ANNOYING ME ON MSN ABOUT IT TOO! lol

Drapper

Steffano2002 wrote:

ME TOO! AND ESPECIALLY DRAPPER WHO IS ANNOYING ME ON MSN ABOUT IT TOO! lol

Steph you know you love me baby ! stop telling everyone !

Silverfish

NTL 3mb line:

Download Speed: 8.96mbps
Upload Speed : 489kbps.


I feel the love, NTL, I feel the love :v:

Vadrefjorde

I no longer want to move to Dungarvan

And i'd like to thank GOD for stopping me from signing up with IBB 6 months ago and for also making me switch from IOL:D

Drapper

Vadrefjorde wrote:

I no longer want to move to Dungarvan

And i'd like to thank GOD for stopping me from signing up with IBB 6 months ago and for also making me switch from IOL:D

Amen

JPA

Now what to do with it??

Suggestions?

Mossy Monk

so the guy who said the speed upgrade was happening was telling the truth

sadly i am stuck on DSL

Drapper

JPA wrote:

Now what to do with it??

Suggestions?

its funny you mention it was just thinking the same! most site have sppeds limited to 2meg ect downloading Bf2 SF now and 2 meg is the dl speed as EA has capped it! so torrent and p2p will be the best test !


btw pings are same ! no differnece..........

JPA

Anyone ring NTL or are you to afraid to tell them?

Drapper

JPA wrote:

Anyone ring NTL or are you to afraid to tell them?

wonder what the cap will be !! ?? 100 gb a month sounds good to me !

JPA

Do you think if this stays and goes nationwide everybodys speed will be trebled? 3 meg for €25? They'd clean up.

spanner_head

no upgrade in talla-fornia.
I'm on the 2meg package.

Surely, they should upgrade the 2meg aswell as the 3meg.

Drapper

JPA wrote:

Do you think if this stays and goes nationwide everybodys speed will be trebled? 3 meg for €25? They'd clean up.

well most report on profits in the last trading statement said Broadband was where they where making the most profit............. so they are on the road to domination !

paulm17781

I'm on the 3 meg package, from irishisp test I get 4.26mb down 444kb up.

Going to power cycle, will let you know if it improves.

mollser

no change in leopardstown, power cycled and rebooted computer, 1 meg line. Still 1 meg. Whaaah.:(