Internet is SO SLOW for 10mb

Craig-BanksCraig-Banks Hove
edited July 2009 in Science & Tech
Hi,
I'm having troubles with my internet, i have a 10 mb internet with virgin but it does not feel as quick as it should.
I used speedtest (http://www.speedtest.net/) and tested it with the London server.

I got:
download - 1.28mb/s
upload - 0.05mb/s
ping - 41ms

can anyone explain why its so slow? :confused:

thanks in advance

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    Can you post a picture of your speedtest results? I want to verify something.
  • Craig-BanksCraig-Banks Hove
    edited July 2009
    thanks for replying,

    there it is,

    i know i have to have exceptions on peak time,
    so i was told by virgin
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    Virgin Media does have one of the most strict bandwidth throttling policies in the UK. We wrote about it in February.

    Do you think this may be what's happening?
  • Craig-BanksCraig-Banks Hove
    edited July 2009
    sorry but i don't really understand what that means, Throttling?
    does this mean i get my 10mb during the day then at night it goes down to 2.5mb
  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    Yes, it means they'll limit your speed so you don't get the full advertised amount.
  • Craig-BanksCraig-Banks Hove
    edited July 2009
    ahh,
    thanks for explaining it and helping,
    i guess ill have to put up with it.

    thanks
  • revorocksrevorocks England, East Sussex, Hove Member
    edited July 2009
    hmm strange, I am on the same ISP as you yet my speed is not compromised at night...
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    You may not have gone over your bandwidth caps.
  • Craig-BanksCraig-Banks Hove
    edited July 2009
    so if i play say an hour of cod 5,
    does this then mean its gone up from 0 to a certain amount?
    then say i use the internet it will go up again until i stop,
    but if i go over 10mb it goes down to 2.5mb if that,
    but if i dont go over 10mb the i get to keep the 10mb? or does it just go down but not as much?
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