ADSL Speed Test...

I have done my speed test using
http://www.dslzoneuk.net/speedtest.php

Im suposed to be on the Bulldog 8Meg service and this is what I got
1.53 Mbps Your connection is performing very poorly (19% efficiency) for a 8
Mbps service

nemesis wrote:
> I have done my speed test using
> http://www.dslzoneuk.net/speedtest.php
>
> Im suposed to be on the Bulldog 8Meg service and this is what I got
> 1.53 Mbps Your connection is performing very poorly (19% efficiency) for a 8
> Mbps service

I get this with AAISP:-

"Your connection is performing way above normal (199% efficiency) for a
2 Mbps service.
Did you choose the correct speed?"

Well I was only limited to selecting 2Mbps on the website - rather than
the 8Mbps I now have with them.

"Colin Forrester" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> nemesis wrote:
>> I have done my speed test using
>> http://www.dslzoneuk.net/speedtest.php
>>
>> Im suposed to be on the Bulldog 8Meg service and this is what I got
>> 1.53 Mbps Your connection is performing very poorly (19% efficiency) for
>> a 8 Mbps service
>
> I get this with AAISP:-
>
> "Your connection is performing way above normal (199% efficiency) for a 2
> Mbps service.
> Did you choose the correct speed?"
>
> Well I was only limited to selecting 2Mbps on the website - rather than
> the 8Mbps I now have with them.

Same here with AAISP as well.

On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 11:18:41 +0100, nemesis wrote:

> I have done my speed test using
> http://www.dslzoneuk.net/speedtest.php
>
> Im suposed to be on the Bulldog 8Meg service and this is what I got
> 1.53 Mbps Your connection is performing very poorly (19% efficiency) for a 8
> Mbps service

Try downloading a very large file via ftp from a local (to you) mirror of
tucows, you'll get a better indication of your download speed. Speedtest
sites are notoriously unreliable.

Regards

Bill

"nemesis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have done my speed test using
> http://www.dslzoneuk.net/speedtest.php
>
> Im suposed to be on the Bulldog 8Meg service and this is what I got
> 1.53 Mbps Your connection is performing very poorly (19% efficiency) for a
> 8 Mbps service
>

Have a look at this article "BT caps 8Mb ADSL at 2Mb"

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30755