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Should it take this long???

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  • 04-05-2005 9:04pm
    #1
    maccydoodies
    Registered Users Posts: 368 ✭✭


    Should my pc take 12 minutes to download a 2 and a half minute video clip in real player. I have ntl broadband and i just think this is a bit long. Anybody any ideas as im a bit baffled and im not a pc boffin. Cheers


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    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 17,990 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    Well it'll depend on a number of other factors such as the site you're downloading from, whether you're downloading anything else at the same time, and the size of the clip. Having said that, it still sounds a little long...


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    To quote the old saying, "a network is only as fast as its slowest point".


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    #4
    maccydoodies
    Registered Users Posts: 368 ✭✭maccydoodies


    ixoy wrote:
    Well it'll depend on a number of other factors such as the site you're downloading from, whether you're downloading anything else at the same time, and the size of the clip. Having said that, it still sounds a little long...

    Well it was 6.1mb and i wouldnt say the site was busy as it was just and information clip about a product for bedwetting. Its for my son, not me! Could there be anything wrong with my pc??


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    Ciaran500
    Registered Users Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    www.irishisptest.com

    Run that test. It will give you your download speed.


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    maccydoodies
    Registered Users Posts: 368 ✭✭maccydoodies


    Cheers for that. It says my download speed is 719 kbps and upload is 124 kbps. Is that slow or what does it mean?







    Ciaran500 wrote:
    www.irishisptest.com

    Run that test. It will give you your download speed.


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    Goldstein
    Registered Users Posts: 1,551 ✭✭✭Goldstein


    That irishisptest was a good bit off when I tried it

    It told me my download speed was 1.73 Mbps
    Actual download speed is 1.1Mbps (plus or minus 0.1 Mbps)

    Told me my upload speed was 99.9 kbps
    Actual upload speed is 126 kbps (plus or minus 5 kbps)


    This one is the most accurate downstream bandwidth tester I've seen:

    http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/

    Select ADSL, then Other - UK

    (It lets you use it 3 times per IP address, just turn modem off & on if you want to do a few more)

    I'm on the standard Eircom Broadband connection, most likely the first test is overestimating your download speed by some margin so try the second one and see what it says, should be somewhere around the 1 Mbps mark for Eircom Broadband (although some people do better than 1 Mbps with the standard Eircom BB), 1 MB download time should be around 7-8 seconds.


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    Khannie
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 37,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    719kb download means that it should take a minimum (i.e. best case) of 68 seconds to download the entire 6.1MB video clip. That sounds very poor though. I thought NTL was 1.5Mb down. Am I wrong?


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    Goldstein
    Registered Users Posts: 1,551 ✭✭✭Goldstein


    Khannie wrote:
    719kb download means that it should take a minimum (i.e. best case) of 68 seconds to download the entire 6.1MB video clip. That sounds very poor though. I thought NTL was 1.5Mb down. Am I wrong?
    They say their "ntl broadband starter" package (€25 a month) is 1000 kbps and their "ntl Broadband" package (€35 a month) is 2000 kbps

    (Knit-picking, but I assume they mean 1024 and 2048 kbps)

    Source:
    http://www.ntl.com/locales/ie/en/athome/internet_cable.html

    I'm guessing they're getting in the region of 512 - 650 kpbs, which is disappointing regardless of which of the 2 packages they're on, agreed it seems a bit on the slow side alright.


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