Hardware & Technical Your internet connection
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If some of you guys think your Internet feels worse than what your speedtest suggests, there was an interesting conspirational theory some days ago in a german Blog (Fefe, also some people on golem.de and heise.de hinted it might be true) :
Basically, lots of Sites which do speedtests are thought to use a special key number, translating to "speed test" in the query, or sometimes even as plain text. Some Providers were suspected to automatically scan for these and give them a priority channel, so they get good results. Evil.
Not sure if there is something to it, but it wouldn't baffle me if it were true...
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Basically, lots of Sites which do speedtests are thought to use a special key number, translating to "speed test" in the query, or sometimes even as plain text. Some Providers were suspected to automatically scan for these and give them a priority channel, so they get good results. Evil.
Not sure if there is something to it, but it wouldn't baffle me if it were true...
Back on topic :
How someone as loud as you, may have such a low connection ?
And I thought mine was bad! Looking at the rest of you gives me some reason for cheer
We are always the poor or the rich from someone.
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Yes, apologies for gloating. It was not warranted as my connection is not that good - look at Mobius!
Now that is fast!
Mobius? Where? I have not seen him pass !
Fibre is being rolled out to 90% of Cambridgeshire by 2015. The sooner they do my house, the better.
Mobius? Where? I have not seen him pass !
LOL. Good one!
Was going to change to Virgin but the wife said she would miss her programmes that are only shown on Sky Atlantic.
Because of this we still remain on copper. :S
What an odd test. I'm not sure I'm reading it right. All I know is that when I download something I regularly get 3 Mb/s.Which I don't think that little picture is showing accurately? Its pretty awesome to download stuff that fast. Fiber Optic FOR LIFE <3
The ping result here is unusual....it's usually 25-35ms
WoW most of you have a great to Fantastic connection's at best I get about 2.5mb/s on very rare times
some times the speed is so slow I cant even play MMO's or my ISP keep switching it off for updates
i'm on TalkTalk
http://speedtest.net/result/2650508689.png
some times the speed is so slow I cant even play MMO's
or my ISP keep switching it off for updates i'm on TalkTalk
http://speedtest.net/result/2650508689.png
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phew... ok talk talk is definately the lowest lol, I FEEL for you..
If you can at all change to ANY of the other free ones... DO.. Sky is a lot better than Talk Talk who are by far the worst offenders for hidden fees and penalties.
I am on BE=There soon to be SKY.... in the market for a new isp. its meant to be 8mb d 1mb up, but i get 14mb down 1mb but with the speed test I get 6mb down 600k up..
So STUFF this game!!
If you can at all change to ANY of the other free ones... DO.. Sky is a lot better than Talk Talk who are by far the worst offenders for hidden fees and penalties.
I am on BE=There soon to be SKY
.... in the market for a new isp. its meant to be 8mb d 1mb up, but i get 14mb down 1mb but with the speed test I get 6mb down 600k up..So STUFF this game!!
I know TalkTalk are inexpensive, but I'd consider switching.
i should be getting 8 mb/s and 1mb/s i live about 5 miles out of the city close to me not to sure what isp's would be better tbo
i use to be with a company called headweb but they were extremely expensive but good
i use to be with a company called headweb but they were extremely expensive but good
There are far too many Norfolkians around here! I think we should go and invade Scotchland
Fairly pleased with my results...
Just shy of the maximum speeds.
Just shy of the maximum speeds.