Up-to 8meg available, test shows 216kbps

Gary_J90 · 04-12-2007, 04:52 PM

Im located in the UK (east anglia) and ran a test on http://www.speedtest.net/.
I have a BT-HomeHub (DSL)
The test shows my D/L to be 216kbps and my U/L to be 82kbps
The Distance i am from where i tested (london) is 50miles
Latency is 37ms(although i have no clue what that is)

I tested this on my laptop connected wirelessly to the Hub.
I only have 2 PC's connected to it, the other being a desktop connected with wires.
I have WEP security.

I hope all this can help you help me :)

geek73 · 04-12-2007, 05:02 PM

Howdy Gary...

I have a 6meg download speed and 1 meg upload speed. But with DSL you will hardly get that speed.
I usually test around 300 to 400kbps.. I would try a couple more test sites.. Before I become worried.

Gary_J90 · 04-12-2007, 05:07 PM

Hi!
Thanks for the quick reply, appreciated.

I will try a few more sites out but if the outcome is more or less the same should i be dong anything?

Or is around 220kbps what i should be getting for DSL

geek73 · 04-12-2007, 05:10 PM

That all depend how far you are away from the closest ceenter.. (I forget the word used) I am pretty far away that is why I get so low of speeds.

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 04-12-2007, 05:19 PM

that is what i get to around 212 with dsl....

geek73 · 04-12-2007, 05:21 PM

Ya the thing about DSL is you need to be near there towers to get the max speed. Granted I pay for Business class DSL I had to so I can get the speeds I have now..

Gary_J90 · 04-13-2007, 05:48 AM

Hi

I tried a few more tests just now on speedtest and on both my laptop and desktop im getting around 3,100kbps.

Don't quite understand the BIG difference from last night to now

04-12-2007, 04:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gary_J90 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 42 OS: Vista Premium	Up-to 8meg available, test shows 216kbps Im located in the UK (east anglia) and ran a test on http://www.speedtest.net/. I have a BT-HomeHub (DSL) The test shows my D/L to be 216kbps and my U/L to be 82kbps The Distance i am from where i tested (london) is 50miles Latency is 37ms(although i have no clue what that is) I tested this on my laptop connected wirelessly to the Hub. I only have 2 PC's connected to it, the other being a desktop connected with wires. I have WEP security. I hope all this can help you help me :)

04-12-2007, 05:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
geek73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 694 OS: SuSe Linux My System	Re: Up-to 8meg available, test shows 216kbps Howdy Gary... I have a 6meg download speed and 1 meg upload speed. But with DSL you will hardly get that speed. I usually test around 300 to 400kbps.. I would try a couple more test sites.. Before I become worried. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

04-12-2007, 05:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gary_J90 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 42 OS: Vista Premium	Re: Up-to 8meg available, test shows 216kbps Hi! Thanks for the quick reply, appreciated. I will try a few more sites out but if the outcome is more or less the same should i be dong anything? Or is around 220kbps what i should be getting for DSL

04-12-2007, 05:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
geek73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 694 OS: SuSe Linux My System	Re: Up-to 8meg available, test shows 216kbps That all depend how far you are away from the closest ceenter.. (I forget the word used) I am pretty far away that is why I get so low of speeds. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

04-12-2007, 05:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Up-to 8meg available, test shows 216kbps that is what i get to around 212 with dsl.... __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

04-12-2007, 05:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
geek73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 694 OS: SuSe Linux My System	Re: Up-to 8meg available, test shows 216kbps Ya the thing about DSL is you need to be near there towers to get the max speed. Granted I pay for Business class DSL I had to so I can get the speeds I have now.. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

04-13-2007, 05:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
Gary_J90 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 42 OS: Vista Premium	Re: Up-to 8meg available, test shows 216kbps Hi I tried a few more tests just now on speedtest and on both my laptop and desktop im getting around 3,100kbps. Don't quite understand the BIG difference from last night to now