Connection speed

I am shown as being connected at 2.5Mps. but a speed test gives me this result.

08/02/07 23:19:28
Speed Down 1100.67 Kbps ( 1.1 Mbps )
Speed Up 375.98 Kbps ( 0.4 Mbps )

Should I get something like my connection speed? I am not a Techie so please have patience with an old man, have contacted my provider, but got the usual its not us.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Joe

http://speedtester.bt.com - follow the instructions, and then paste the results. Should tell us profile speed. If thats at 2mb like it should be then its exchange congestion thays causing slow speed.

Thanks for the help, this is what I got.
What does it mean.
Cheers
Joe

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
IP profile for your line is - 2000 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 2656 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 1866 kbps

If you wish to discuss these results please contact your ISP.
If you are experiencing problems with specific applications, servers or websites please contact your ISP for assistance.
Your test has completed please close this window to exit the performance tester

Better than your last test then?

If you post your other stats like attenuation and noise margin with sync speed, someone will tell you whether there's anything else you can do to improve speed.

Hi etee.
Thanks for the reply, as I said in my first post I don't understand it, I upgraded from 2Mps to a Max of 8Mps and a lot of the sights I visit my download speed is slower.
My first speed test was on this site and the result looks pretty pathetic to me, but seems about consistant with the day to day speed I get.
Why does the test with BT seem to so much faster?

"If you post your other stats like attenuation and noise margin with sync speed, someone will tell you whether there's anything else you can do to improve speed.

This I do not understand, also would changing ISPs bring better results?
Cheers
Joe

The test examines the path between your ISP and you, and gives the max throughput. You are sync'd at the exchange at 2656kbps, which gives you a line profile of 2M. That's all your line is capable of. If you have a lot of extension wiring in the house, you might be able to squeeze a little more speed by "tidying" that up, but otherwise you're stuck with it. Changing ISP's won't help.

Thanks Zebedee, thats disapointing, I would be much happier if I was getting anything like that in real life.
When I complained to Pipex they mentioned Peer to Peer, said if it was running it would slow things down, struck me as being a silly answer, beause I find trying to anything else a waste of time, even playing Hearts.
You probably know about this but had a salesman on the phone saying he could give me 3.5Mps, said he had checked it against my post code, I checked against my phone number and got a much lower figure.
Does this mean that my wiring is at fault, had to run an extension from one room to another did it with an expensive sheilded cable from Dixons.
Thanks again for your help.
Cheers
Joe

The post code check is by no means accurate, the only reasonably accurate info is from your phone number.
The definitive test is to use the test socket in the BT master and check your stats from there. This eliminates any extension wiring problems and will give a better indication.

Thanks Dave,
If you look at the test figures in my first post they are slower than a 512k connection, in the comparison graphs Pipex has been getting slower and slower.
Cheers
Joe

The easiest way of checking the wiring is to plug the modem/router into the master socket, with all extensions disconnected. This may involve moving the PC close to the master socket, because you shouldn't use a long extension cable for this test. If you have a new-style faceplate (NTE-5), it's easy to do this - just remove the front faceplate, and connect the modem directly to the socket behind the faceplate. If the line improves, then your best bet would be to fit a filtered faceplate (like the ADSLNation XTE-2005), plug your modem/router directly into that, and run Cat5 back to the PC. A slightly easier way is to remove the "bell" wire (terminal 3) on all BT sockets (master and extensions) which will reduce noise pickup. If this doesn't work, there's not much more you can do.

Joebow, your postings indicate that you do not completely understand the technicalities of ADSL, and you cannot get the connection details out of your modem.

May I recommend that you find a friend with some more technical knowledge, perhaps a youngster, who can do this for you. Then post the results back here? No one can really give you any advice without more technical information from your computer.

Unfortunately ADSL is not as straightforward as some would have us believe.