OT- Broadband speed, any ideas?

[Ballibeg]

New connection with BT Broadband and having some weird results! From Bt.speedtester.com I get these results,

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
IP profile for your line is - 7000 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 6443 kbps

which I am very happy with. Yet when I use any online speed checker I get these results,



Now I've been onto BT who say its my machine, which as a fairly savvy user of a pc I don't accept.

Could anyone offer me an explanation?

Ta,

Dave

[Ballibeg]

Solved,

changed my Rwin setting and suddenly showing 6.5meg down on online testers.



Wahay,

Dave

[pirate-storm]

i checked there n i got this is this ok?

[Ballibeg]

Depends on what your line is capable off. What results do you get from http://speedtester.bt.com/

Ideally you're stats from Global speedtest (London server better) should mirror those from the BT test site. If not worth looking at your pc settings.

Dave

[yoshie]

where how do I check change Rwin setting

[pirate-storm]

i got this with bt tester
IP profile for your line is - 6500 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8000 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 5743 kbps

[Ballibeg]

pirate the difference between what bt are providing and what global speed test give you could be down to your Rwin and MTU settings.

I have been sat here researching on the web and I'm happy to show you what I did but remember all I have done is read and follow other folks instructions.

Use the tool here http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks (scroll down a bit) and input your figures from http://speedtester.bt.com/

then use the free download tool to set the figures correctly on your pc here
http://www.dslreports.com/drtcp

then reboot your pc.

I more than doubled my speed in a few minutes.

Dave

[Ballibeg]

Pirate post another Global stats result when you have done it please.

Dave

[pirate-storm]

IP profile for your line is - 6500 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8000 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 5619 kbps then went to speedtest n got this

[Ballibeg]

Did you make any changes? You've gained 1.5 meg in speed from the last results from Global speedtest.

Dave

[pirate-storm]

Did you make any changes? You've gained 1.5 meg in speed from the last results from Global speedtest.

Dave

tried to follow what you said n i got that last report so something must have happened

[Ballibeg]

Well thats a result them, a gain in speed of over 1.5meg!

Wish the surf could be tweaked so easily!

Dave

[pirate-storm]

Well thats a result them, a gain in speed of over 1.5meg!

Wish the surf could be tweaked so easily!

Dave

you sure it cant? lol im sure i seen on here or heard somewhere you can tweak them up a bit more but im not sure if thats possible