Show off your internet speed!

CountMike · 01 Aug 2018

essenbe said:

@CountMike started it. I didn't know either.

Don't blame me, Sqrly started it, I just tried it. Anyway, that's not true internet speed (to ISP) but only to Netflix server(s).

elbmek · 09 Aug 2018

did a test last night 396.26 download 21.55 upload. I am paying for 300mps. Virgin Media, never lets me down

Joan Archer · 10 Aug 2018

That's the only problem around here, no way will we get Virgin and their great speeds. At best I will get just over 60Mbps down and 18/19Mbps upload.

To get those Virgin speeds needs actual fibre broadband to the house not as it is at present with fibre just from the exchange to the street cabinet then continues over the original wires to the house. But which would you rather have good internet speed or living in a rural coastal village.

gbu · 10 Aug 2018

Community Fibre is pretty damn good round here i must say!

badrobot · 11 Aug 2018

Joan Archer said:

That's the only problem around here, no way will we get Virgin and their great speeds. At best I will get just over 60Mbps down and 18/19Mbps upload.

To get those Virgin speeds needs actual fibre broadband to the house not as it is at present with fibre just from the exchange to the street cabinet then continues over the original wires to the house. But which would you rather have good internet speed or living in a rural coastal village.

You got it right. Fiber to node (FTN) will get up to 100Mbps only. Fiber to home (FTH) will give you gigabit speed. I am on FTH ATM.

alkaufmann · 02 Sep 2018

gbu said:

Community Fibre is pretty damn good round here i must say!

With speeds like that do they give you unlimited data? My ISP gave me a free upgrade to what they call Internet 300 but they cut my maximum monthly data limit.

gbu · 02 Sep 2018

alkaufmann said:

With speeds like that do they give you unlimited data? My ISP gave me a free upgrade to what they call Internet 300 but they cut my maximum monthly data limit.

Yup fully unlimited no cap at all.

badrobot · 02 Sep 2018

alkaufmann said:

With speeds like that do they give you unlimited data? My ISP gave me a free upgrade to what they call Internet 300 but they cut my maximum monthly data limit.

It doesn't make sense if one has a gigabit speed with limited monthly usage.

Good thing in our area, it's unlimited (Bell Canada).

jimbo45 · 02 Sep 2018

Hi folks

I'm 100 metres away from router and 50 metres away from Wifi extender

So on Wifi I think this is pretty good

We have totally unlimited -- what's the point of > 1 Gb/s with a cap !!!!!! you'll use it all up in about 5 mins flat !!!

(On Lan I get over 5Gb/s -- however since I'm often sent to "The doghouse" (my shed) by "she who must be obeyed" !!! to work I have to use the wifi and I have a largish garden so 100 metres long way from router. !!)

No problem with Internet at this speed over wifi and through a wifi extender as well -- not downloading 97 movies in ultra ultra super 8K UHD !!!

@CountMike

No problem either with accessing Netflix servers / SKY sports / Other streaming services at 1080p -- at 4K UHD with 2 or 3 users in the shed over wifi could be a problem but if we're watching U.K Premier league Football (with proper round ball !!) and drinking beers the 4K UHD service works just fine - even through a VPN ( have to go via Irish republic to get Sky sports in Iceland) Anyway she often come in at half time with "refreshments" - I think she's a bit jealous of "The Man Den".

Cheers
jimbo

Solidjeuh · 02 Sep 2018