Is my ISP restricting my line speed ? And are they allowed to ?

Brizzles · 27 Oct 2006 at 15:13

After running a speed test on my broadband line just now.

Using the BT speedtest facility , Results ;

If i login Direct to BT (speedtest@speedtest_domain) and run the test i get a download speed of 1887 kbps

If i login normally through my ISP and run the same test , immiediatly after , my download speed is 960 kbps.

Almost half the speed. :eek:

Obviously the line supports 2mps ( which is what i am paying for ) so why is there such a huge difference and can an ISP restrict it so much ?

Mark

ISP is TalkTalk ( waits for laughter, as i'm begginning to find out

)

Bezinator · 27 Oct 2006 at 15:35

you loose about 10% line speed from what the bt test says to what the ISP can actually give you.

Also it depends on the amount of traffic running through ure ISP's servers.

Bez^^

Al Vallario · 27 Oct 2006 at 15:54

mrdbristol said:
ISP is TalkTalk ( waits for laughter, as i'm begginning to find out )

Ahahaha. There's your problem, I'm afraid

A friend of mine is capable of receiving 8Mbps, yet he is syncing at 1.1Mbps with TalkTalk. Absolute joke, worst ISP I have ever come across.

*av

tolien · 27 Oct 2006 at 16:45

Bezinator said:
you loose about 10% line speed from what the bt test says to what the ISP can actually give you.

What the hell are you on about? :confused:

Bezinator · 27 Oct 2006 at 21:09

tolien said:
What the hell are you on about?

Our line is 7.1mbps, a isp cannot give you that much, its around 10% less, well thats what i heard from a business ISP.

Could be bull i dunno :eek:

tolien · 27 Oct 2006 at 21:15

Bezinator said:
Could be bull i dunno

It is. Maximum IP throughput with Max is 7.125Mbps, so the maximum IP data throughput you'd get would be ~10% less.
But that doesn't have anything to do with the result the BT Speedtester gives...

Bezinator · 27 Oct 2006 at 21:27

Yea i know, it had nothing to do with the thread, no idea why i put it now

sowwie