RE: [OT] Broadband Speed Test (Contention Ratios)

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Nigel. Would be good if we could see the usage stats for an
exchange!

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nigel Giddings [mailto:nigel@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 March 2005 14:23
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Broadband Speed Test (Contention Ratios)
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> Paul,
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> I would say contention ratio is important, but as you mention in your
> e-mail what is important is who you are in contention with...
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> I suppose (complete guess) that when you are connected to the D-SLAM
in
> the local exchange they connect people across all the ports evenly and
> not put the first 10 (or whatever the number) on the first i/f card
and
> then the second etc.
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> My personal experience in a Rural location with a 512/256 Kb
connection
> with 50:1 is that I can achieve 40K plus downloads all the time,
> regardless of time of day or day of week. Except maybe Sundays that
fall
> with a Bank Holiday...
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> Looking at my neighbours I don't think they are 'Heavy' users. My
> immediate neighbour uses his laptop occasionally on his B/B connection
> to download e-mail. I'm reluctant to mention the BBC Listen Again
> service or Bit Torrent to him....
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> I have heard people with Business Tariffs find out of business hours
can
> be very good, I suppose because those users have turned off their PCs.
> This could change in the future with services like on-line backups
> though.
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> In Summary 50:1 works for me, by your mileage may vary.
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> HTH
>
> Nigel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 March 2005 10:34
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Broadband Speed Test
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> On a slightly different but related topic - has anyone got any info on
> whether contention ratios actually do make a difference?
>
> I'm thinking of moving ISP and currently have an expensive service
with
> Eclipse - 2Mbps, 20:1. Will I notice a difference with a 50:1 living
in
> a very small town (more like village).
>
> Paul.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Don McAllister [mailto:donmc@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 13 March 2005 09:55
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Broadband Speed Test
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> > Found it - please disregard!
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> > Don
> > On 13 Mar 2005, at 09:42, Don McAllister wrote:
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> > > Anyone got the link for the speed test for broadband
connections.
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> > > was an app written by someone on the Blueyonder service but
I can't
> > > find it anywhere?
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