modfather Posted October 3, 2006 CID Share Posted October 3, 2006 Hi guys, i'm new to this site, and must i'm very impressed by the way it is conducted. anyway, on to my problem. i recently changed isp to sky broadband, and wish i hadn't bothered.i bought the sky broadband connect, which offers 8mb. but needless to say i get nothing near that. i will post my stats which i got from the test. i have run this test morning, noon and night times, and it never really changes. here's my stats. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 396 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Download Speed is:: 48 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2006/10/03 - 8:50am Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 21.33 sec Tested from a 1013 kB file and took 20.953 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 15.96 % of your hosts average (sky.com) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-XW2ECVR8U User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060909 Firefox/1.5.0.7 [!] if anyone has anything that could help. i would appreciate it very much.i run on windows xp home. and an amd athlon xp 2200+ .. now i'm no fool, i know i'm not gonna get anywhere near the 8mb..but surely i should be getting more than this. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
iced98lx Posted October 29, 2006 CID Share Posted October 29, 2006 Well, you should typically get somewhere near your advertised speed, (I'd take between 6-8 if I were you) but that is downright bad... I would suggest posting in "Make it faster" you probably wont' (and haven't) gotten any posts on this section of the board... if you want to tell me more about your ISP and equipment I can try to give you a hand... What type of ISP is it? (WiFi, DSL, etc) and what equipment do you use? A router? etc... Chris Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-180987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted October 29, 2006 CID Share Posted October 29, 2006 Welcome to the forum Have you read: Achieve the Best Performance Out of Your Computer http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-4257 Also have you tweaked your connection with a Optimizer etc... Assuming it is like Dway: Have you restarted your modem lately? Have you made sure your system is properly grounded? What is your signal strength? (probably won't matter) Are there any trees that could possibly be blocking the signal? Have you checked with your ISP to make sure it is properly configured in your internet options? Last question, did you really say "8mb" On satelite? Like Christopher said, test at a different time of day. Very early or late. Not during congestion. Also do not test with the smart test, test with the 2992 file test, it should give you much more accurate results. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted October 29, 2006 CID Share Posted October 29, 2006 welcome to the forum modfather. what is your advertised speed? Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fikester Posted October 29, 2006 CID Share Posted October 29, 2006 I see Sky Broadband 2Mb connection is free? Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modfather Posted October 29, 2006 Author CID Share Posted October 29, 2006 okay..i did a few tweaks here and there( don't ask me to remember them, lol ). and i got back these results. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 4856 Kbps about 4.9 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB) Download Speed is:: 593 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2006/10/29 - 10:23am Bottom Line:: 85X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1.73 sec Tested from a 5983 kB file and took 10.094 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 72.2 % faster than the average for host (sky.com) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-7C2LYDZPV User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060909 Firefox/1.5.0.7 [!] Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modfather Posted October 29, 2006 Author CID Share Posted October 29, 2006 welcome to the forum modfather. what is your advertised speed? my advertised speed is 8mb . Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted October 29, 2006 CID Share Posted October 29, 2006 Dang, I wonder if I can get skyband. That would almost make satelite worth it. How much do you pay?? Is there any fap How is the Up load If this is not an advertisement, it should be. I so want to check it out. :shocked: My dway contract is up in Dec. for sure. I would almost be willing if it was not to expensive. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiberOptic Posted October 29, 2006 CID Share Posted October 29, 2006 ModFather, Welcome to the forums, Also im with Sky Broadband and im on MAX! the UPTO16mb! I assume your on Connect because Sky havent unbundled your exchange! Also Sky Broadband Connect is ADSL, Not satelite! Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiberOptic Posted October 29, 2006 CID Share Posted October 29, 2006 The packages are as follows? http://www.skyuser.co.uk/images/packagedetails2.gif These are the stats on my 16Mb connection? ADSL Link Downstream Upstream Connection Speed 15451 kbps 766 kbps Line Attenuation 35.5 db 19.7 db Noise Margin 7.1 db 12.0 db @ Post Author post your router stats? Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted October 30, 2006 CID Share Posted October 30, 2006 Also Sky Broadband Connect is ADSL, Not satelite! Thanks FiberOptic, that saved me some looking and research. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPawlak Posted October 30, 2006 CID Share Posted October 30, 2006 Thanks FiberOptic, that saved me some looking and research. haha tommie... you would have target practice on your current satallite and get sky broadband... lol "if it was satallite" Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted October 30, 2006 CID Share Posted October 30, 2006 haha tommie... you would have target practice on your current satallite and get sky broadband... lol "if it was satallite" I have got a shotgun I have not fired in a few years. It needs a workout. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPawlak Posted October 30, 2006 CID Share Posted October 30, 2006 haha, that would be hilarious... when and if you get cable/dsl, you should record something like that and send it to d-way Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted October 30, 2006 CID Share Posted October 30, 2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4PSx70rpsY :grin: Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted October 30, 2006 CID Share Posted October 30, 2006 Heck if there is a way to put it on here, I probably will. I mean what is a dish worth alive anyway. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15764-sky-broadband/#findComment-181307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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