Hi there, I have a question about my internet speed (sorry I am really bad at these things).
I have a 10mb internet connection (my provider is Virgin) and while connected to the wireless this afternoon I run a speedometer check using http://www.speedtest.net/ and I had a download speed of 2.23mbps abnd upload speed of 0.15. Now, we had 2 laptops on both connected to the net and one of them was streaming video content, which is why I think it was 2.23. Now, my question is how much is 2.23mbps out of 10mb connection? The reason why I am asking is because my gf was watching something on the bbc iplayer today and it kept buffering every 5 minutes, whereas with the previous provider she was with, I think it was talk talk and she had around 2-3mb I am not entirely sure - that didn't happen, so I wonder whether there is sth wrong with my connection
thanks
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Jump to PostI have a 54 MBps when using wireless and the test results were 4.02 while upload speed were 1.10 mbps. So i think there is nothing wrong with your connection. Are you connecting with cable or wireless?
Jump to PostThe 10MB connections mean that is how fast your connection is when you are browsing the web. 2MB is the download speed, so if you have a 5MB download speed, you will download files from the internet at a faster rate and shorter time.
Second, you thought that something …
Jump to PostI ran the test and got 26 Mbps for my 25 Mbps connection. I downloaded a 600 MB ISO, and the download eventually got up to 3 MB/s (equivalent to ~24 Mbps). So it seems that the speed test is working fine.
Are you on cable? One problem with …
Jump to PostIt's possible that your cable connection is used more in your area and so everyone gets lower internet speeds compared to where she lived. Are you still having slowness problems with the bbc site?
Jump to PostGood to hear that, by the way have you try using another browser?
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