I am paying for ADSL Max (upto 8mb) and my line syncs around 3872 kbps all
the time. Problem is the download speed is 1957 kbps on speed tests and
never goes above 2mb ever. What speed should I be expecting at this sync
and why is the average download speed so low? The line is with BT, the
broadband is with Virgin.

Herb wrote:

Run a BT speed test, and see what it thinks your IP profile is.

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On 29 Aug, 18:03, alexd <troffa...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Try getting up early in the morning and doing a speed test

...then try doing another one say around 7pm in the evening..

...then wonder why there is a huge difference..

Jim.

<jdr.smith@virgin.net> wrote in message
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There isn't a difference its around 2mbit all the time...... But the line
syncs higher.

"alexd" <troffasky@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Where would I do that?
Thanks
Herb

"Herb" <86573457767@000.00> wrote in message
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http://speedtester.bt.com/

Gio

jdr.smith@virgin.net wrote:

The IP profile will not vary with time of day.

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"alexd" <troffasky@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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The speed test has completed on test server test.speedtester.bt.com for user
01xxxxxxxxx and you have downloaded a 1.7Mb file at a speed of

1785 kilo bits per second (Kbps), your service bandwidth will have been
quoted to you in kilo bits per second.

Your IP address is xx.xx.xx.xx, your browser is reported as being Microsoft
Internet Explorer 6.0 and is running on Windows XP.

BT would regard the speed ranges shown below as normal service:

For 250kbps End Users speeds between 50 - 250kbps.
For 500kbps End Users speeds between 100 - 500kbps.
For 1000kbps End Users speeds between 200 - 1000kbps.
For 2000kbps End Users speeds between 400 - 2000kbps.


You may now disconnect from the speed test account (click 'disconnect' in
your internet connection window) and if you wish to regain normal access to
the internet please re-connect to your ISP using your usual username and
password.

Please note that test results may vary according to varying traffic in the
network. If you continue to experience slower throughput when logged in to
your ISP, this may be due to a slow internet site or high traffic levels
beyond the BT Wholesale Network. Please report this situation to your ISP's
helpdesk.

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What do you make of that alexd?

Herb

Herb wrote:

<snip>

Interesting. When I run a BT speed test here, it says "The IP profile for
your line is - 7150kbps". This is on a Max Premium line. Perhaps the output
of the test varies depending on what type of circuit you have?

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"alexd" <troffasky@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I do not think he is running the correct speed test because the report is
along the lines of as below and the download file size is not stated:-

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
IP profile for your line is - 7150 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 4542 kbps

Gio

Gio wrote:

On the contrary, I think he is running the right line test, because I've
seen the results he described in screenshots people have sent me.

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"alexd" <troffasky@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Do you have the url ?

Herb wrote:

About 3500 kbps should be possible.


Virgin have probably 'capped' the download speed.

Graham

Herb wrote:

You missed the bit where it gave you your PROFILE ! That's the important bit.

It'll say something like this ...... (from a test result I had)

"Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
IP profile for your line is - 6500 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 7616 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 5513 kbps "

That's the important bit.

Graham

Herb wrote:

Go here and see the result.
http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/

It's pretty reliable at reporting close to your real maximum speed in my
experience. Although ...... with Virgin ?

Graham

Herb wrote:

But only by whatever method you're measuring it which you haven't stated. Speed
tests are not all created equal and some are downright misleading.

Graham

Gio wrote:

For what?

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"alexd" <troffasky@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Sorry I should have said, the different BT speed test site.

Gio wrote:

As far as I know, there's only one. What I was alluding to in
<1500087.TOGcqui8N2@ale.cx> was that perhaps the format of the speed test
results page varies depending on whether or not you have a rate-adaptive
[aka Max] or a fixed-rate line. The test I ran on a Max Premium line gave
me an IP profile. A customer whom I support sent me a screenshot of a speed
test result ran from his 2M line, and it was formatted in the same way
yours was, giving fault rates for 0.5M, 1M and 2M. Alas, I don't have
access to a fixed-rate line I can run a BT speed test on to test this
hypothesis myself. The other possibility is that the BT speed test is
actually hosted at the exchange one is connected to, and the output depends
on what firmware is installed at the exchange. This seems unlikely,
however.

The implication of what I said above is that your line is 2M fixed rate and
not Max.

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alexd wrote:
It does. Non-Max lines do not have IP Profiles in the same way as Max,
so all you get is a download speed test (throughput) and a note with the
lower/upper bounds for normal service depending on what speed service
you are buying.