Internet connection

[paulb]

thats nice george here is ours  1.08 Mb

Download speed

0.31Mb upload 
90 ms ping time

1.08Mb7.5MbYour Tested Speed1.08Mb

westerskeld has some very old wire

[Ghostrider]

5.06Mb

 

0.93Mb

 

80 ping

 

Bog basic, 4 miles from exchange, I guess it'll do for the money.

[Suffererof1crankymofo]

7.52 Mb

Download speed

0.63Mb upload 
83 ms ping time

 

Sitting next to Ghostie but on costa arm and a leg connection.

[Nigel Bridgman-Elliot]

Which says:

Download speed 5.8Mb
0.3Mb upload
34 ms ping time

Broadband uk says:

Download speed 6.87Mb
0.28Mb upload
72 ms ping time

http://www.speedtest.btwholesale.com
speedtest BT says:

Download speed 7.04Mb
0.07Mb upload
140,11 ms ping time !!!

What are they doing, measuring it from Mars..

Rerunning test..

Download speed 6.96Mb
0.07Mb upload
164,75 ms ping time..

Doing more advanced test:

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1. Downstream Test:

Download Speed : 0 Mbps

Your speed test has completed and the results are shown above, however during the test an error occurred while trying to retrieve additional details regarding your service. As a result we are unable to determine if the speed you received during the test is acceptable for your service. Please re-run the test if you require this additional information.
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Redoing test..

Download speed 6.80Mb
0.08Mb upload
10,997 ms ping time, best so far via BT !

Advanced one..

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 Download speedachieved during the test was - 0 Mbps
 For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 0.6 Mbps-7.15 Mbps.
 Additional Information:
 Your DSL Connection Rate :8.13 Mbps(DOWN-STREAM), 0.45 Mbps(UP-STREAM)
 IP Profile for your line is - 7.15 Mbps
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I test by downloading several things and seeing what my connection maxes out at, which is 7.2Mb down.

Not yet tested upload speeds..

Less than a mile from the exchange for me.

Interesting information about IP Profile there being set lower !