Virgin 4mb to 10mb update

[Frisky]

Okay so i got the update on the 31st (I assume)
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/existingcustomers/faster/schedule.html

before i reboot my wireless + V plus box my download speed was around 3k (according to speedtest.net)

but now it's around 4-5k.

Is that roughly.. right? Or am I being mugged off :)?

[You]

They say up to 10MB, not a guaranteed 10MB, so unless you're getting anything less than the package below yours, you can't really complain to them lol

[Frisky]

Fair enough :)

I thought maybe it would be lower due me having wireless. But then again, we do have like 3 people using it within my household every so often.

[Callum.]

don't mean to steal your thread, but is this slow?

http://www.speedtest.net/result/303652890.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

have about 3 / 4 computers / laptops running wireless at same time pretty much all day.

[You]

The speed varies anyway, sometimes i'll get 9 or 10 MB speeds or sometimes it goes down to 2MB on me. Depends on how many people are on it in your house and if its peak time, that might affect it.

Cal - That's just over 9MB i think, so pretty good if you're supposed to be getting up to 10MB

[Callum.]

ah okay, the upload number looked small so i wasn't sure if it was bad.

and yeah, think we're on the up to 10 mb thing.

[Kevin]

Im with a cheap irish company on 10MB broadband, and here are my speeds:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/303659773.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Leetzgirl]

Upload speed will always be small.

[Frisky]

So 1000kb/s = roughly 1mb?

and Callum don't worry, i'm learning from what everyone writes :).

ALSO....... how come mine isn't as high as 9k then?! I am the only one currently using it and i'm like upstairs 2 rooms away from the wireless and i have excellent connection..?

okay forget all that and icbf to delete it so LOL at what i just got:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/303689109.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[You]

So 1000kb/s = roughly 1mb?

and Callum don't worry, i'm learning from what everyone writes :).

ALSO....... how come mine isn't as high as 9k then?! I am the only one currently using it and i'm like upstairs 2 rooms away from the wireless and i have excellent connection..?

okay forget all that and icbf to delete it so LOL at what i just got:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/303689109.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
Yeah
1k = 1mb
2k = 2mb
etc

[Recursion]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/303710318.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Pretty good for someone using their BT line for broadband out in the countryside.

[Frisky]

Lol, that is pretty good ^^^ dayum..

[Nemo]

Croydon areaCroydon, Mortlake, New Malden,Twickenham TBC
Asswipes

[Wizzard]

I'm from Derby, my internet has been going really weird today, speed varying, has the update happened to me today anyone know?

[newWORLDorder]

Im with VM and the least I have got since we updated is 8.5mb. Max is just over 10..

[Frisky]

Mine (Brighton) said TBC untill yesterday, then it just said completed. So you never know ^^^

[Calon]

Yeah
1k = 1mb
2k = 2mb
etc
False.

1024k/b = 1 megabyte.
2048k/b = 2 megabytes.

[Wizzard]

It says i've been updated, seems like ive been down graded! Only getting 1900!!!!!!!

[Frisky]

I'm from Derby, my internet has been going really weird today, speed varying, has the update happened to me today anyone know?

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/existingcustomers/faster/schedule.html

click there. :) Updates every 3 days-ish.


False.

1024k/b = 1 megabyte.
2048k/b = 2 megabytes.

Okay but roughly it is.

[You]

False.

1024k/b = 1 megabyte.
2048k/b = 2 megabytes.
Close enough :D

[Wizzard]

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/existingcustomers/faster/schedule.html

click there. :) Updates every 3 days-ish.



Okay but roughly it is.

Like I said, it says "Complete" but i havnt :(

[Agnostic Bear]

This is why Virgin Media are great and if you live in a cable area you should go with them:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/304037358.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[CrazyColaist]

im only getting 1mb and i should be getting 10.

[Jahova]

Yeah, your speed is fine. It's up to 10, so yeah, it's all good.

[Recursion]

I see all your "great" Virgin Media speeds, which could be lieing if VM have direct cable links to the datacenters in the UK, yet your pings are CRAP, how can you game on them? :|

[NN-Dom]

im on up to 20mb, but speeds not as good as i'd of liked :(

London:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/304611723.png

Though, my closest server in maidenhead is total ****e.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/304612083.png
Damn bluesquare

[Calon]

Cable is much faster than other method's of serving internet.

I agree about the ping thing, mines like 52 and I have 6.9mbps.

[Jaybo]

I'm on 10 meg, pretty happy now!
http://www.speedtest.net/result/304643507.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[TomTomDjin]

don't mean to steal your thread, but is this slow?

http://www.speedtest.net/result/303652890.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

have about 3 / 4 computers / laptops running wireless at same time pretty much all day.
good net speed lol

[Monkwrestler]

You have rubbish ping dudes but I have rubbish download rates lol
http://www.speedtest.net/result/305879518.png

[Rix]

False.

1024k/b = 1 megabyte.
2048k/b = 2 megabytes.

Actually your false aswell

1024k/b= 1 Megabit
2048k/b = 2 Megabits

When your talking internet connections


also i think you guys should stop whinging about your net speeds

heres mine

http://www.speedtest.net/result/305918837.png

thats on a lucky day

most of the time i sit on around 7kbps

[Nemo]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/306035747.png
dont know what im on

[Agnostic Bear]

I see all your "great" Virgin Media speeds, which could be lieing if VM have direct cable links to the datacenters in the UK, yet your pings are CRAP, how can you game on them? :|

You're aware ping varies from server to server yes? I like gaming with 5ms ping ;)

[Stephen!]

Why does every thread like this turn into a "Post your internet speed" thread? Seriously.

[Jme]

I got the update sometime at the end of june and it's been amazing ever since, I normally get 800 - 900 kb/s downloading from rapidshare.

my fastest result has been:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/290259984.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Recursion]

Sheeesh, see, perfect example of why faster broadband isn't necessarily better :) Im on 8mb broadband down BT's line from Eclipse and I always get 900kbp/s on rapidshare.

[xxMATTGxx]

Sheeesh, see, perfect example of why faster broadband isn't necessarily better :) Im on 8mb broadband down BT's line from Eclipse and I always get 900kbp/s on rapidshare.

Thats alright but I don't have a BIT line due to a tree knocking it down. If we wanted one it would charge us, so stuff that. Virgin all the way. :)

[Frisky]

My internet is fine for games etc.

I have only problem where mine seems to cut off every so often if im over-using it loads (msn cam, habbo, youtube).
i dont know why it does it though :)

[Agnostic Bear]

Sheeesh, see, perfect example of why faster broadband isn't necessarily better :) Im on 8mb broadband down BT's line from Eclipse and I always get 900kbp/s on rapidshare.

Faster broadband is always better.

Always. No exceptions.