devon.birder
Well-known member
A couple of months ago I changed from NTL ADSL to Virgin Wireless Broadband. The advertised speed was 8000kbps although of course most people seem only to be able to get around 2000kbps.
Following a series of tests using Dan Elwell's Broadband Test and Beltronica Speedometer I found that my download speeds varied from 250kbps to 1800kbps. On some tests my ping times were seriously poor and on occasions my packet loss was also seriously poor.
As some tests also showed acceptable ping times, no packet loss and download speeds of 1800kpbs I contacted Virgin Media who wanted me to ring their Technical Support line at £1 per minute or some other outrageous amount. I am in no doubt that this would be a complete waste of time and money.
I know that the Internet varies due to the time of day etc but I cannot accept that the difference in speeds I am getting is down to that. I was wondering whether anybody else also experiences such variance in their download speeds. Roger
Following a series of tests using Dan Elwell's Broadband Test and Beltronica Speedometer I found that my download speeds varied from 250kbps to 1800kbps. On some tests my ping times were seriously poor and on occasions my packet loss was also seriously poor.
As some tests also showed acceptable ping times, no packet loss and download speeds of 1800kpbs I contacted Virgin Media who wanted me to ring their Technical Support line at £1 per minute or some other outrageous amount. I am in no doubt that this would be a complete waste of time and money.
I know that the Internet varies due to the time of day etc but I cannot accept that the difference in speeds I am getting is down to that. I was wondering whether anybody else also experiences such variance in their download speeds. Roger