Java http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html
Flash http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/broadband.html

Hyperoptic is probably hosted on their network, i.e. using our test goes across a chunk of the internet

Have found the second test.

I downloaded the 1 gig file in 99 seconds. If my maths is correct (I'm not very technical so it may not be!):

(1024 x 8) / 99 = 82.75 Mbps

I have seen Hyperoptic users testing at over 200 Mbps, both upstream and downstream onto our network and elsewhere

In reply to a post by MHC:

Flash based ... http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/broadband.html but you may need to cut and paste the figures.

For Hyperoptic's you go straight to their equipment, but to get the TBB test you go through Hyperoptic, to a peering point, from there across the Internet (maybe 1 or 2 hops or maybe a lot more) and then to TBBs test. That can cause some slowdown. As for the upstream, what do Hyperoptic offer "off network"? It might be 100Mbps within their networks but a limited figure when going elsewhere.

Seb or MrS may be able to shed some more light.

Flash-based gives:

Download -- 86 Mbps
Upload -- 87 Mbps

Now I really am confused!

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

I have seen Hyperoptic users testing at over 200 Mbps, both upstream and downstream onto our network and elsewhere

Should have said I'm paying for the 100 meg service, not 1 gig, so wouldn't expect any more than I'm getting.

If you have a spare moment, I'd love a tracert to:

qw.foppa.dk

And if you have a second spare moment, to:

mattlantis.net

Otherwise, very very nice service you've got there.

In reply to a post by driz:

If you have a spare moment, I'd love a tracert to:

qw.foppa.dk

And if you have a second spare moment, to:

mattlantis.net

Otherwise, very very nice service you've got there.

Sorry, I'm not very technical. Tell me how and I'll have a go!

No worries - you need to open a command window - start, run, cmd - or type cmd in the windows 7 search/run box thingy (when you just open the start menu).

then type

tracert qw.foppa.dk at the command line

it will produce output a bit like this:

Tracing route to qw.foppa.dk [89.104.194.146]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms billion.router [192.168.1.254]
2 1ms .... etc. etc.
but with many more lines.

After it's complete, you can right click on the command window and select 'mark' to select its output, and then paste it here!

It may simply reflect the limitations of Flash versus Java, i.e. for the testers to do the upload they have to generate the data for upload, and I believe we use random data, which can take some CPU time.

But for there to be a 35 to 85 variation in upload? Some I can understand but that is high.