Keeps saying "Test Error - the system is currently busy" at the moment

Do I need to use the BT username and password on my router to access that site correctly ??

Edited by AdamBrunt (Wed 25-Oct-06 20:44:34)

Same here. Perhaps it is busy.

I can't imagine where that "BRAS Data Rate" of 8000 came from. It looks silly in view of the info you've given so far.

You might also like to try the following links:

- See how fast you can go ... enter your phone number at bottom right

- SamKnows Locality checker.
-- Enter your phone number & postcode, then click "Check!"
-- on the new page click the "Locality" button
You can now read your distance from the exchange below the map.

sb248

It is best done around breakfast time.

Andrew

The BT things said 1Mb which I know is absolute rubbish.

The SamKnows locality says 1.94km away from the exchange.

I know the current speed tests are wrong as even when I was only sync'ing at 3000-4500 (pre ring wire removal) I was getting 2500 - 3000 speed test results.

I think we can keep clicking on that link till doomsday and it still won't work!

There's a page dedicated to this "test" on the PN UserTools site. Apparently you've got to change your router ADSL login to "speedtest@speedtest_domain", and then you've got to ensure that your DNS servers (in your router) are compatible ... etc. etc. Just a pain in the proverbial.

I remember doing this test some months ago, and all I got was a download speed, similar to what you get with the AG speedtester (except of course the BT one bypasses the PN network).

Has this "test" changed recently? Does it now provide some details of your BRAS profile?

sb248

The BT site says I can get 8mb and SamKnows says Im 425m from the exchange!

Its been 6 days since Max was enabled and the speed test still says my download speed is around 2mb..... Should I be contacting PlusNet yet to query this or is it a bit premature?

My line stats are:
Downstream Rate: 7616 Kbps
Upstream Rate: 448 Kbps
Downstream Margin: 12 db
Upstream Margin: 24 db
Downstream Line Attenuation: 21
Upstream Line Attenuation: 11

Most sensible people let the router obtain the DNS addresses dynamically, so changing login is not hard.

You can get the IP profile using your ISP login or speedtest@speedtest_domain

Alas as its the one trustworthy source for the IP profile it is VERY busy.

The tester now provides your IP profile, for those who've not seen it I'll put a page up in the next few hours at http://www2.farina1.com/ipprofile (page is online - if you can't get it blame night time noise)

Andrew

Edited by MrSaffron (Thu 26-Oct-06 11:34:21)

Cheers, Andrew. My wife has been trying to tell me for some time that I'm not sensible, and of course I never believed her. Now I know!

I can confirm that the test does work, and without changing the ADSL login in my router. I've just completed the test at about 11:15am. And it's nice to see that extra info there now.

The "IP profile" value reported is the same as the "BRAS Data Rate" value given in the PN "stable rate" link. The rest of the info is the same as that given in my Netgear "Statistics" page.

Many thanks for clarifying that.

(As for messing about with DNS configuration in the router, when you've been with PN for some time and have experienced problems with web pages not opening smoothly, or not opening at all, then many of us follow the prevailing advice to switch to "OpenDNS" servers - Well, that's my excuse anyway!)

sb248

Just managed to run the test.

Got the following:

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test:
IP profile for your line is - 5000 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 6240 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 2838 kbps

None of which tie up with Plus's "stable rate" of 8000 kbps.

I also get the feeling that the "Actual IP throughput" figure is at least 1000 kbps less than it should be ??

Stable Rate page today says:

Your current broadband speed is 8000 Kbps

I raised a ticket with PlusNet on Friday and this morning they responded by raising my limit manually.

Best speed test I have managed to get so far is 3.4Mbps though (according to the speedtest on PlusNet's site).

Test on this site gave me: 5.7Mbps up and 0.4Mbps down.