In reply to a post by merrymouse:

Sorry a bit late in reply. Using thinkbroadband speed test I get between 300-400 download most times I test. On rare occasions I have got 800 down.

Based on my many years of experience of using the TBB speed test that suggests a problem of some kind. It's very rare for this site to ever not indicate the maximum speed of my connection and when it has happened it's always been the result of a fault somewhere.

Edited by Andrue (Fri 14-Aug-26 19:01:40)

On really fast connections, my personal experience is that the TBB won’t keep pace. But I’m talking well north of 5 Gbps.

It’s a pretty good analogy. Like having disposal to a Bugatti Veyron and expecting to be able to hit 250 mph everywhere / any and every time. Maybe on the straight section of an empty autobahn, point-to-point, but definitely not across countries with lots of traffic, variable speed limits and roadworks 😂

It’s why most speed testers try pointing you to the nearest node.

https://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/17750150078...

8 Gbps fast enough?

Ah now that’s a lot more like it. You guys must’ve got the spanners out under the bonnet! Previously (admittedly more than a year ago) I struggled to get more than 3-4 Gbps through.