Broadband speeds

Posted by drivelmaster (361 days ago)

Yesterday I upgraded by PCCW broadband from 8BTU to 18BTU - to be honest I havent really noticed any huge difference in speed.

I ran one of those speed checks from the net and come up with the following results

Download- average (1373), best (2238)
Upload - average (304), best (451)
Latency - 38

Both download & upload speeds were well below the IPS average & HK average...

Are my results in line with 18BTU speeds?

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by Nuts&Bolts (361 days ago)

"BTU" ???? I scarcely feel that "British Thermal Units" are applicable to ADSL speeds. <Wry Smile>

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by BigDon (361 days ago)

There was another thread posted here a while back that may be of some help to you:

http://hongkong.asiaxpat.com/forums/techtalk/threads/100264.asp

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by ldldjr (361 days ago)

bottlenecks anywhere between your machine and your desired website will slow down everything.

(I am based in Vietnam)

Posted by xa4 (360 days ago)

dm> Is PCCW finally rolling out their faster internet? I hope HDTV will follow soon.

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by DakLak (353 days ago)

Many things affect ADSL speeds - ISP claims are usually false. Distance between you and the DSLAM (where the carrier is applied) has a great influence.

ISPs also are able to control bandwidth (aka speed) depending on types of traffic. Many slow down Bitorrent file transfers.

ADSL from cable TV varies according to the number of subscribers on-line.

(I am based in Vietnam)