Bizarre Speedtest result

[toontoon]

I know they are notoriously inaccurate but can anyone explain this?

My router stats are as follows

ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 7614 kbps 1321 kbps
Line Attenuation 40.0 db 21.2 db
Noise Margin 6.8 db 6.8 db

 

[pennywise]

Speedtest.net is erratic at the best of times. Try the BT one, or the thinkbroadband one instead and see what you get.

 

[toontoon]

Speedtest.net is erratic at the best of times. Try the BT one, or the thinkbroadband one instead and see what you get.

The BT one never works for me, it's always busy

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/122718378355993612008.html

There's the other one

 

[spookywillow]

use this one, http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/

 

[toontoon]

use this one, http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/

http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/results.php?t=1227187030&v=5588317

Upload is exactly what I actually get, download is about 2500kbps lower than actual

 

[RSR]

Using the above i get.

Download Speed: 20122 kbps (2515.3 KB/sec ) Upload Speed: 10468 kbps (1308.5 KB/sec )

It should be a 30Mb leased line LOL

Andy

 

[Skidilliplop]

You will find that traffic has an impact. I've tested our 1MB leased lines and they only come out at 750k at the best of times due to other traffic that the router brands as higher priority than the speed test.

 

[Gavin]

i find no speed tests are any good for me the only method that does work is using newsgroups, in which i max my line out.

 

[xb8browney]

i find no speed tests are any good for me the only method that does work is using newsgroups, in which i max my line out.

Same problem here. a lot of people using speed test I only get 5Mb but with usenet/rapidshare I get 20Mb

 

[Skeeter]

I remember Speedtest.net giving me download speeds of 25000kbs on a 512kbs line! lol.

 

[RSR]

I remember Speedtest.net giving me download speeds of 25000kbs on a 512kbs line! lol.

LOL

 

[Bradley8988]

http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/ is what AOL recommend to check with.

 

[xb8browney]

I recommend starting 2 of the Zen Internet - Test Files

Here

 

[bledd]

nice

 

[MrMoonX]

hate my speeds lucky to get 2mb cos im miles from the exchange, roll on fibre, can get virgin but had it for a while and they were expensive and retarded at best

 

[Gavin]

I recommend starting 2 of the Zen Internet - Test Files

Here

without being rude thats crap, gives me 300k when i get 2400k with news groups

 

[xb8browney]

without being rude thats crap, gives me 300k when i get 2400k with news groups

Just used it and I got 1700kbps it used to give solid results

 

[GSDog]

I find every speedtest inaccurate.

My line is syncing at 8128 with a 7150 IP profile, now check this result out;

 

[JimAroo]

Never had any problems with speedtest.net myself.