Router stats v web-bases speed tests

Which figures are more reliable: the down speed shown in the router's
(Vigor 2600+) online status or test results from either?:

http://www.giganews.com/test_connect.html

or

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/

When the router is indicating1696000, the two tests are returning
0.7Mb/s.
--
Peter Langley

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Which figures are more reliable: the down speed shown in the router's
> (Vigor 2600+) online status or test results from either?:
>
> http://www.giganews.com/test_connect.html
>
> or
>
> http://www.thinkbroadband.com/
>
> When the router is indicating1696000, the two tests are returning
> 0.7Mb/s.
> --
> Peter Langley

1696000 what? As in what unit? Assuming it's bytes then that probably
means that your router is /synchronising/ with the exchange at 1696kbps.

The other two tests are returning 700kbps (just under half what your
router says).

Do you know if you're connection is based on IPStream or LLU?

What happens if you run a speedtest from here?
http://speedtester.bt.com

Rgds,

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|Bob Pullen Broadband Solutions for
|Support Home & Business @
|PlusNet plc. www.plus.net
+------ PlusNet - The smarter way to Internet! -----

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>
at 12:43:50 on Wed, 15 Aug 2007, PlusNet Support Team <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote
>Do you know if you're connection is based on IPStream or LLU?
>
>What happens if you run a speedtest from here?
>http://speedtester.bt.com
>
Not much if you're on LLU!
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Mike News

On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:43:50 +0100, PlusNet Support Team
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> Which figures are more reliable: the down speed shown in the router's
>> (Vigor 2600+) online status or test results from either?:
>>
>> http://www.giganews.com/test_connect.html
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://www.thinkbroadband.com/
>>
>> When the router is indicating1696000, the two tests are returning
>> 0.7Mb/s.
>> --
>> Peter Langley
>
>1696000 what? As in what unit? Assuming it's bytes then that probably
>means that your router is /synchronising/ with the exchange at 1696kbps.
>
>The other two tests are returning 700kbps (just under half what your
>router says).
>
>Do you know if you're connection is based on IPStream or LLU?
>
>What happens if you run a speedtest from here?
>http://speedtester.bt.com
>
>Rgds,

The results are:

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
information.
IP profile for your line is - 250 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 384 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 224 kbps

My router (Vigor 2600+) is reporting 384000 down speed..
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Peter Langley

On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:43:50 +0100, PlusNet Support Team
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> Which figures are more reliable: the down speed shown in the router's
>> (Vigor 2600+) online status or test results from either?:
>>
>> http://www.giganews.com/test_connect.html
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://www.thinkbroadband.com/
>>
>> When the router is indicating1696000, the two tests are returning
>> 0.7Mb/s.
>> --
>> Peter Langley
>
>1696000 what? As in what unit? Assuming it's bytes then that probably
>means that your router is /synchronising/ with the exchange at 1696kbps.
>
>The other two tests are returning 700kbps (just under half what your
>router says).
>
>Do you know if you're connection is based on IPStream or LLU?
>
>What happens if you run a speedtest from here?
>http://speedtester.bt.com
>
>Rgds,

The results are:

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
information.
IP profile for your line is - 250 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 384 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 224 kbps

My router (Vigor 2600+) is reporting 384000 down speed..
--
Peter Langley

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:43:50 +0100, PlusNet Support Team
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>> Which figures are more reliable: the down speed shown in the router's
>>> (Vigor 2600+) online status or test results from either?:
>>>
>>> http://www.giganews.com/test_connect.html
>>>
>>> or
>>>
>>> http://www.thinkbroadband.com/
>>>
>>> When the router is indicating1696000, the two tests are returning
>>> 0.7Mb/s.
>>> --
>>> Peter Langley
>> 1696000 what? As in what unit? Assuming it's bytes then that probably
>> means that your router is /synchronising/ with the exchange at 1696kbps.
>>
>> The other two tests are returning 700kbps (just under half what your
>> router says).
>>
>> Do you know if you're connection is based on IPStream or LLU?
>>
>> What happens if you run a speedtest from here?
>> http://speedtester.bt.com
>>
>> Rgds,
>
> The results are:
>
> Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
> information.
> IP profile for your line is - 250 kbps

There's your problem. You'll not get much faster than 200kbps no matter
how fast your router/modem is connected at the moment. BT have reduced
the throughout of your line.

If your router remains connected at the higher speed then your download
speed should increase again within a day or two.

Kind Rgds,

--
|Bob Pullen Broadband Solutions for
|Support Home & Business @
|PlusNet plc. www.plus.net
+------ PlusNet - The smarter way to Internet! -----

On Thursday 16 August 2007 9:48 am, in MID
<(E-Mail Removed)>, PlusNet Support Team
((E-Mail Removed)) wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>> The results are:
>>
>> Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
>> information.
>> IP profile for your line is - 250 kbps
>> DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) *384 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
>
> There's your problem. You'll not get much faster than 200kbps no matter
> how fast your router/modem is connected at the moment. BT have reduced
> the throughout of your line.

Note that BT have reduced the throughput, because of the sync speed.


--
Ian...

ian wrote:
> On Thursday 16 August 2007 9:48 am, in MID
> <(E-Mail Removed)>, PlusNet Support Team
> ((E-Mail Removed)) wrote:
>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
>>> The results are:
>>>
>>> Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
>>> information.
>>> IP profile for your line is - 250 kbps
>>> DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 384 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
>> There's your problem. You'll not get much faster than 200kbps no matter
>> how fast your router/modem is connected at the moment. BT have reduced
>> the throughout of your line.
>
> Note that BT have reduced the throughput, because of the sync speed.

Indeed. The ISP (Zen?) should be able to tell you when this happened as
the sync rate at the time of a bRAS event occurring is contained in the
reporting they should have access to.

Kind Rgds,

--
|Bob Pullen Broadband Solutions for
|Support Home & Business @
|PlusNet plc. www.plus.net
+------ PlusNet - The smarter way to Internet! -----

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:48:50 +0100, PlusNet Support Team
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:43:50 +0100, PlusNet Support Team
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>>> Which figures are more reliable: the down speed shown in the router's
>>>> (Vigor 2600+) online status or test results from either?:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.giganews.com/test_connect.html
>>>>
>>>> or
>>>>
>>>> http://www.thinkbroadband.com/
>>>>
>>>> When the router is indicating1696000, the two tests are returning
>>>> 0.7Mb/s.
>>>> --
>>>> Peter Langley
>>> 1696000 what? As in what unit? Assuming it's bytes then that probably
>>> means that your router is /synchronising/ with the exchange at 1696kbps.
>>>
>>> The other two tests are returning 700kbps (just under half what your
>>> router says).
>>>
>>> Do you know if you're connection is based on IPStream or LLU?
>>>
>>> What happens if you run a speedtest from here?
>>> http://speedtester.bt.com
>>>
>>> Rgds,
>>
>> The results are:
>>
>> Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
>> information.
>> IP profile for your line is - 250 kbps
>
>There's your problem. You'll not get much faster than 200kbps no matter
>how fast your router/modem is connected at the moment. BT have reduced
>the throughout of your line.
>
>If your router remains connected at the higher speed then your download
>speed should increase again within a day or two.
>
>Kind Rgds,

What could cause this? You say that "BT have reduced..." is this an
automatic effect due to line quality?

I'm 3.6km from the exchange (as the crow flies). The router is
plugged into a BT-installed extension (4 weeks ago at cost of £166).

You say "no matter how fast your router .....". Is the down speed
reported by the router different to the 200kbps you quote?

The fastest router speed I've seen over the last four weeks is
2048kbps. This is the router plugged into the main BT socket (not the
extension) with no phones connected. Got 1984kbps plugged into the
test socket. Yet the two test sites I referenced in my original post
were indicating a speed of ~0.3 to 0.5Mbps.
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Peter Langley

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> What could cause this? You say that "BT have reduced..." is this an
> automatic effect due to line quality?

Any Max connection will dynamically adjust to line conditions.

Graham