DJ Thanks for this confimration, you probably mean "400 odd" mb up, yes? - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dj Paddy" <mygroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 11:21 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Download speeds | Andy, | | That's about 7meg down and 400 odd k up. | | Not too bad. | | Try downloading the ouch podcast from, | | www.bbc.co.uk/ouch | | This is a fast server. | | What speed did you get? | | If you really want to dig deep into yoru connection speeds checkout, | | www.kits.co.uk | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 2:20 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Download speeds | | | > Hi Tristram - | > | > The router tells me that the downstream is 7424 kbs, and upstream 448kbps: | > is this good? - | > | > Andy | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tristram.llewellyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 11:37 AM | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Download speeds | > | > | > | Can you log into your router, you can usually find out what the line | > | speed is there. I tend to think that beyond actual faults somewhere on | > | the Internet your download speed is very much the function of the | > | connection you have to whatever server you are downloading from unless | > | you are using one of those download managers that use multiple | > | connections.. | > | | > | | > | Regards. | > | | > | Tristram Llewellyn | > | tristram.llewellyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | > | Technical Support | > | Sight and Sound Technology | > | | > | -----Original Message----- | > | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf | > | Of Andy Collins | > | Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 8:54 PM | > | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Download speeds | > | | > | DJ - I've looked under 'local area network' on my pc, which is wired to | > | the | > | network, and it says the connecting speed is 100.0mb; I can't find yet | > | where | > | this info is retrieved from on the laptop under the some what | > | differently | > | laid out Vista OS! | > | | > | What about this wired speed of 100mbs on the PC? - | > | | > | Andy | > | ----- Original Message ----- | > | From: "Dj Paddy" <mygroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 7:25 PM | > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Download speeds | > | | > | | > || Andy, | > || | > || Sounds like your Wireless here. | > || | > || Go to Network Connections in Control Panel. | > || | > || Hit apps key on Wireless network. | > || | > || Cursor to and select Status. | > || | > || Read the screen with jaws/window eyes mouse cursor. | > || | > || What speed is the signal at? | > || ----- Original Message ----- | > || From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > || To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > || Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 7:17 PM | > || Subject: [access-uk] Download speeds | > || | > || | > || > Hi all - | > || > | > || > I'm just downloading RealPlayer10 on to my laptop using my wireless | > || > network, | > || > as it's required for the BBC I player. Although I have ADSL | > | broadband, | > | it | > || > is | > || > only downloading at 6.5 kb per sec. Obviously, this is ridiculously | > | slow, | > || > and is taking a 12mb file probably over an hour to download. | > || > | > || > Anybody know why this is so slow? It's the first download I've made | > | for | > || > the | > || > laptop on the network, so wondering if it is a settings issue, but | > | can't | > || > think what! 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