deviloxo Posted July 25, 2009 CID Share Posted July 25, 2009 I do not have the foggiest about internet connection, just that I know my pc is way too slow. So would appreciate it if anyone could shed any light on what my speed should be. I subscribe to Virgin Media on the XL (20mb). I ran a speed test and these were my results :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 915 Kbps about 0.9 Mbps (tested with 1024 kB) Download Speed is:: 112 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2009/07/24 - 6:29pm Bottom Line:: 16X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 9.14 sec Tested from a 1024 kB file and took 9.172 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 31.65 % of your hosts average (co.uk) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-O3RULH2FY User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; GTB5; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) [!] Is this roughly right. Any help greatly appreciated. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted July 25, 2009 CID Share Posted July 25, 2009 deviloxo You have a 20mb connection and thats all you get? have you cleaned your internet files, cookies? have you updated your network drives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deviloxo Posted July 25, 2009 Author CID Share Posted July 25, 2009 I generally run cc Cleaner once a week and clear all my cookies etc. Not sure if it makes a difference that I am wireless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted July 25, 2009 CID Share Posted July 25, 2009 what about your network drive? your computer might also be infected. have you scanned your computer for virus infections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deviloxo Posted July 25, 2009 Author CID Share Posted July 25, 2009 I may seem like a complete spoon, but not too sure how to update the network drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted July 25, 2009 CID Share Posted July 25, 2009 What OS are you running? XP VISTA or a MAC Computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deviloxo Posted July 25, 2009 Author CID Share Posted July 25, 2009 I am running Windows XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted July 25, 2009 CID Share Posted July 25, 2009 Go to START / CONTROL PANEL / ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS / COMPUTER MANAGEMENT / DEVICE MANAGER / NETWORK ADAPTERS. Right click on drive and select UPDATE DRIVER SOFTWARE If I'm wrong can someone please correct me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zalternate Posted July 25, 2009 CID Share Posted July 25, 2009 There was a post on here the other week about wiggling(re-aiming) your wireless antenna and getting better speed. And that helped the poster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deviloxo Posted July 25, 2009 Author CID Share Posted July 25, 2009 Thanks monsnet2k8. Updated Network Drives and done a full scan. Having to reboot now to check out difference. Thanks for the time. Will also give the moving of the aerial a go to. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted July 26, 2009 CID Share Posted July 26, 2009 Thanks monsnet2k8. Updated Network Drives and done a full scan. Having to reboot now to check out difference. Thanks for the time. Will also give the moving of the aerial a go to. Cheers From what I see here , if you had there 20MB connection, you would not have an arial, you would be on there fiber optics network. My guess is that you have a 2MB connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 26, 2009 CID Share Posted July 26, 2009 From what I see they do not have a 2MB, but they do have the 20MB. Explore the Virgin Media Shop Broadband Up to 10Mb Broadband (Size L) Up to 20Mb Broadband (Size XL) Up to 50Mb Broadband (Size XXL) http://allyours.virginmedia.com/websales/service.do?id=2 Have you tried this? http://www.testmy.net/t-4257 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zalternate Posted July 26, 2009 CID Share Posted July 26, 2009 He is connecting wireless to his modem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diehard Posted July 27, 2009 CID Share Posted July 27, 2009 I'm on virgin cable and had a similar problem it turned out to be the moden (the silver one) if you have this modem then contact virgin and tell them you have a speed issue and that you have rebuilt your OS and that it is up to date with all drivers and AV / firewall software they will try this , that , and the other but persist and they will send a new modem (the silver one does not seem compatible with there new system updates) they have upgraded the 2Mb and 4Mb lines they use to have to a 10Mb when you get the new one you need to Phone again and give them the MAC address (on the bottom of modem) then you will be able to surf again when done and back online come here and test speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted July 27, 2009 CID Share Posted July 27, 2009 Hold on guys I think Virgin media is a UK ISP only ?, if so sure you can get Virgin M. by either ADSL down the phone line ,or by Fibre optic cable , cable is much faster "normaly " , ADSL is affected by so many factors , line lengh, line quality. noise on the line (srn), deviloxo the 20 Mb looks like cable , and yes you are running very slow , but it might be your wireless set up , can you try and connect directly to the modem /router ? just to clear up that point ,and if so test again , BTW, my daughter is on Virgin Media , fibre optic cable . for the phone , TV ,and broad band , although her Broadband is limited to 2Mb , ( price ) she hits the 2Mb with no prob , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 27, 2009 CID Share Posted July 27, 2009 Might also try the TCP Optimizer to boost the speed a bit. You can find it in this section. http://www.testmy.net/t-1013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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