BB even slower in the evenings

doodah · 13 Oct 2009 at 19:25

I can appreciate the internet can be slower in th evenings. However, currently my one download is zooming along at a whopping 3k/sec - on my 8mb connection. I had faster downloads on my old 56k connection. Do other companies go this slow in the evenings? It was never this bad before.

Using Virgin 8mb ADSL, wireless connection to my PC (54mbps & very good signal) and I am only a few hundred meters from my exchange.

tolien · 13 Oct 2009 at 20:16

Rather than the headline speed, what does your modem say it's connected at?
Generally speaking you'll see some slowdown at peak times, but that much is a sign of significant overloading (and that's hardly unknown for Virgin Media, especially their ADSL).

dbmzk1 · 13 Oct 2009 at 21:35

There is a different between "some slowdown" because of "significant overloading" and 3k/sec! There is something seriously wrong there!

tolien · 13 Oct 2009 at 22:09

I didn't say "some slowdown" meant 3kB/s. "Significant overloading" probably does though given how tightly packed Virgin ADSL is...

While we're at it, try with a cable, and post the ADSL stats the router should give.

doodah · 14 Oct 2009 at 00:04

Modem
ADSL Firmware Version A2pB023b.d20e
Modem Status Connected
DownStream Connection Speed 8128 kbps
UpStream Connection Speed 448 kbps
VPI 0
VCI 38

Just downloading now; started off between 100-450k/sec and seems to be settling around 100k/sec. Usually bang on midnight, full speeds resumes (800k/sec)

doodah · 17 Oct 2009 at 18:22

Doing it again - 5.5k/sec

Virgin must have just got worse, as the times I would expect it to do 800k/sec have changed.

Shakeel · 18 Oct 2009 at 01:44

bt is not even that bad