Am I getting 20MB? (Sky)

[J0SH]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/512271862.png

Bare in mind I'm torrenting though, some times when I click status on the connection it says 41.0 mbps, does that mean I would be getting 20 or more? I just don't wanna be ripped off like BT done, they always say you get 8mb when you don't :P

We're with Sky's 20mb package so I'm just wondering. I'll pause the downloads for a sec to see if download changes from 12.04mb/s and if the upload changes from
0.49mb/s.

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2558/240mbs.png

[Stephen!]

Your getting 12MB.

that 41Mbps is your wireless connection's internal speed, not internet speed.

[J0SH]

Your getting 12MB.

that 41Mbps is your wireless connection's internal speed, not internet speed.

It was 17 at one point, does it change constantly? Such as if I download, I presume if I leaved the connection to cool for a while it'd restore to the proper speed test results?

It's pissing me off, constantly changing.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/512284014.png

[jam666]

you should consider yourself lucky, im on sky 20mb and live less than 1 mile from the exhange and i get 3.2mb p/s

[J0SH]

I shouldn't consider myself lucky, I'm gonna ring Sky and get it sorted, if I pay for 20mb I want 20 not 12 :P

You should ring them and get them to sort it.

[LOLROB]

you should consider yourself lucky, im on sky 20mb and live less than 1 mile from the exhange and i get 3.2mb p/s

I get 750kbps

:) I can live with it

I am with AOL and should get 8mb :P
But its all according where you live etc

[J0SH]

I can't I upload YouTube videos and torrent quiet a bit, so I want it as fast as it can go.

[Flisker]

I can't I upload YouTube videos and torrent quiet a bit, so I want it as fast as it can go.
If you looks on the website it says "up to 20MB" not "You will get 20MB" If you live very near the exchange and there is nobody else on it you may get 20MB.

[J0SH]

That's misleading then, you buy a package for 20mbs, not incase you may get 20mbs, we wanted the 16 which is the broadband max, they then said we can get 20, but I'm not.

[Recursion]

Sucks don't it? Go moan at OFCOM's stupid regulations.

[jam666]

Bring on the end of the 12 month contract as ill go back to virgin as they are the only company who give you the speeds advertised. For example, i was on the 10mb before and i got 9.83mbps download...

[Niall!]

Bring on the end of the 12 month contract as ill go back to virgin as they are the only company who give you the speeds advertised. For example, i was on the 10mb before and i got 9.83mbps download...

All fair and well, but what's the point of having those speeds if Virgin do alot of searching for illegal downloading? They're one of the worst companies for it.

[Frank459]

Im on a virgin 20mb package. Fresh test with nothing else running I get.. :

http://www.speedtest.net/result/512695394.png

[scott]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/512697396.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

We've just tested your line and can confirm your line supports the UK's most complete broadband package, BT Total Broadband. We estimate your maximum connection speed to be up to 6.0 Mbps (Megabits per second).

althought it does get really low sometimes, when we got it they done a test on the line they said we could get 8 seems to say 6 now. Ring sky get them to test your line?

[Agnostic Bear]

That's misleading then, you buy a package for 20mbs, not incase you may get 20mbs, we wanted the 16 which is the broadband max, they then said we can get 20, but I'm not.


No, it clearly states on Sky.com you can get up to (up to being the key words) 20mb. Your service is fine and is just a limitation of slow asdl.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/512715507.png
I pay for up to 50mbps, I get 50mbps, one of the glories of being on FTTC.

[Niall!]

I wondered how long it was until Jewishbear came and showed off about his 50 mb connection.

[The Professor]

That's misleading then, you buy a package for 20mbs, not incase you may get 20mbs, we wanted the 16 which is the broadband max, they then said we can get 20, but I'm not.

Welcome to the real world, the hatstand is to your left :)

[Fehm]

All fair and well, but what's the point of having those speeds if Virgin do alot of searching for illegal downloading? They're one of the worst companies for it.


Must partially be the reason for faster internet?

[jam666]

The point of having virgin is for fast internet thats reliable and you actually get the speeds it says.

Unlike some people i dont usually download illegal files so its not a problem for me.

[J0SH]

Shame I can't get Virgin in East London :P

Lol, it's constantly changing and really pissing me off.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/512946355.png

[The Professor]

It changes all the time anyway depending on other people using it etc. Measuring it at half 4 when everyones getting home from school might not be the best benchmark.

[Yonder]

Isnt it true that companies also cap your d/l and/or u/l if you are downloading a lot that particular month because they presume your downloading illegally though they cannot prove it so they just cap you. They did that to me this month i think lol. Im on 8mb.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/512969395.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

U/L is poop.

I used to have virgin but moved it was always really bad the connection, im now with sky never had a problem untill recently at 10:30pm on the dot the connection goes for exactly 5 minutes and i have to restart my router.

[underscore]

They can do, but as I'm on Sky Max they don't have a fair use policy so that would never happen to me which is a good thing.

[Recursion]

They can do, but as I'm on Sky Max they don't have a fair use policy so that would never happen to me which is a good thing.

They do have some kind of fair usage policy im afraid, every ISP does.

[N!ck]

They do have some kind of fair usage policy im afraid, every ISP does.

SKY's top package has no FUP as far as monthly bandwidth is concerned.

[Recursion]

Well as far as monthly bandwidth is concerned neither does BT Option 3 but they still cap you at something like 80GB.

[N!ck]

Well as far as monthly bandwidth is concerned neither does BT Option 3 but they still cap you at something like 80GB.

SKY's max package definitely don't :). Be*/o2, SKY's Max and VM's 50Mbps are (as far as I know) the only ones in the UK that have no monthly limit cap at all on their unlimited plans.

[underscore]

SKY's max package definitely don't :). Be*/o2, SKY's Max and VM's 50Mbps are (as far as I know) the only ones in the UK that have no monthly limit cap at all on their unlimited plans.

He's right ;)

I guess I can live with this speed, uploads aren't bad and I've torrented about 30 GB of files in two days so that's all files priorities downloading within a day or two which is good.