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bt speeds or internet speeds
« on: November 05, 2012, 12:57:14 PM »
can someone tell me is 3.5 MB/s is 35 gig download speed?

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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2012, 01:00:08 PM »
3.5mbps sounds like a download speed (not a particularly fast one).  35gig is way too fast for a residential link so is more likely a quantity cap, IE you can't download more than 35gigabytes of data per month.

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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2012, 01:07:37 PM »
just downed a 1.3 gig file in 6 mins @ 3.5MB/s

its the infinity line, old line new box splitter with bt homehub 3 no filters needed, must be built in this thing?
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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2012, 01:24:30 PM »
Hi rm,
3.5 is not bad in Worcestershire unless you are lucky enough to be in one of the updated areas. Some areas locally struggle to get above 1!
We manage 6 on a good day but drop down to 2.5 or 3 when it is busy.
I am with talk talk not bt though.
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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2012, 01:26:20 PM »
Hi rm,
3.5 is not bad in Worcestershire unless you are lucky enough to be in one of the updated areas. Some areas locally struggle to get above 1!
We manage 6 on a good day but drop down to 2.5 or 3 when it is busy.
Dick

is that gig or MB?

i get 10 gigabytes / 1mbs at my home down speeds
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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2012, 01:28:20 PM »
Mega bits per second, just run a test and it is at a massive 1.25 ATM!
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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2012, 01:30:20 PM »
Mega bits per second, just run a test and it is at a massive 1.25 ATM!
Dick

ok so you can get 6 megabytes on a good day = 60 gigabytes

my house is 10 gig all the time or 1 mbs

rachaels house here now with infinity is 35 gigabytes or 3.5 mbs
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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2012, 01:31:56 PM »
you got infinity dick?

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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2012, 01:34:18 PM »
Best is 6 Mbps I don't know the relevance of the gigabytes the Mbps is the download speed the upload speed is usually low min about .3 Mbps.
What speed test prog are you using?
I am not with BT I use talk talk ATM but will probably change to bt when the contract ends.
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« Last Edit: November 05, 2012, 01:36:12 PM by Dickjotec »
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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2012, 01:35:53 PM »
Best is 6 Mbps I don't know the relevance of the gigabytes the the Mbps is the speed the upload speed is usually low.
What speed test prog are you using?
I am not with BT I use talk talk ATM but will probably change to bt when the contract ends.
Dick

you got infinity dick?

are you saying your speeds are pants?

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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2012, 01:36:59 PM »
use this one dick the bt guy just used it

http://www.speedtest.net/

tell me your scores

copy link to picture
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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2012, 01:39:24 PM »
heres rachaels one

and we got 3 computers running on wifi as this was done!


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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2012, 01:41:27 PM »
In a nut shell yes but the 6mbps is better than many on the bank are getting it runs reasonably ok on the I player on the tv but does stutter a bit. One day Ombersley will get fibre optic then I hope for 25mbps.
That is very good and what I would expect from fibre. I am now going to sulk in the corner :-\
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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2012, 01:44:33 PM »
In a nut shell yes but the 6mbps is better than many on the bank are getting it runs reasonably ok on the I player on the tv but does stutter a bit. One day Ombersley will get fibre optic then I hope for 25mbps.
That is very good and what I would expect from fibre. I am now going to sulk in the corner :-\

6 mbps is almost twice as fast as this line... ? should be like a rocket...

and this line is no buffering on iplayer bt man tried it, you can just go to any part of film and it plays...

on one laptop is playing iplayer well test was taking place rachaels daughter is watching it in her bedroom

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Re: bt speeds or internet speeds
« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2012, 01:49:25 PM »
oh to note dick, on normal braodband for rachael she could only get 1 gig donwload almosy dial up crap... wont go any faster this is why shes had the infinity box with same line now its like a rocket, if she could of got 8gig on normal BB she would have that but cant.