CJ Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 using the test site http://www.speedtest.net I have tried to see what my line speed is today as I cannot seem to download anything of any major size. I have done the test and each time it kicks in, zooms up to 1.8meg but then 25% in it rapidly drops down to 56k and stays there. WTF is going on? I am with Talk talk BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 sounds like they've capped your speed bud may be worth checking service status on their website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geneb Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Talk Talk ur fooked mate thats what u get with free broadband service, every man and his dog is on it, plus they can take upto 16 days to get back to you if u have problems. worse service ever but like they say its Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraJames Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I use AOL broadband and I think its supposed to be an 8MB link, does this look like an 8MG link..?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 Talk Talk ur fooked mate thats what u get with free broadband service, every man and his dog is on it, plus they can take upto 16 days to get back to you if u have problems. worse service ever but like they say its Free I am beginning to agree mate. I read on this on their site tonight: "Our fair use policy is designed to ensure your service is fast and reliable 24 hours a day. A very small number of customers use file-sharing software (commonly known as "peer to peer" or P2P) or other applications, which constantly send and receive video and other very large files. This type of activity uses a huge amount of bandwidth and can significantly reduce the speed at which our other customers can access the Internet, especially at peak times Our fair use policy restricts this high bandwidth activity in peak hours to allow the majority of customers to use their broadband connection for normal residential usage (I.e: surfing, e-mail, online gaming etc). This allows us to give you a high quality service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week". So, is this why i cannot look at any of the YouTube vids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Don't speak to me about bloody Talk Talk! My sister went with them because they're cheap. Now her connection keeps dropping off after about an hour each time and she keeps asking me to fix it. Next step is to completely reformat her hd and start from scratch - that's the only way she'll believe it's not a damn virus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffy Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 not a clue mate, im hooked onto my neighbours wireless at the mo until we get round to sorting out the router. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 LOL - I've got one of those to fall back on if NTL goes down here too. Don't you just love people who only do half a job setting things up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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