What speed should I expect

Hi

I'm with Sky on the max package - 16MB.

ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 11518 kbps 793 kbps
Line Attenuation 31.5 db 14.7 db
Noise Margin 7.1 db 12.5 db

With speed tests I'm getting
Speed Down 2690.71 Kbps ( 2.6 Mbps )
Speed Up 649.79 Kbps ( 0.6 Mbps )

Would I be wrong to expect a higher Speed Down? I've been on with Sky but they tell me everything is OK!

Line rate is roughly ball park for 31dB line.
Maximum download rate would be just over the 9Mbps mark

That's what I thought but I'm getting a max of 4 on tests over a period of time

In reply to a post by pjo97:

With speed tests I'm getting
Speed Down 2690.71 Kbps ( 2.6 Mbps )
Speed Up 649.79 Kbps ( 0.6 Mbps )

Would I be wrong to expect a higher Speed Down? I've been on with Sky but they tell me everything is OK!

Is that wireless, or are you hard-wired (ethernet) into the router?

In reply to a post by adebov:

Is that wireless, or are you hard-wired (ethernet) into the router?

Why would that make a difference?

In reply to a post by 12eason:

In reply to a post by adebov:

Is that wireless, or are you hard-wired (ethernet) into the router?

Why would that make a difference?

Because wireless speed reduces with distance [from the router or access point] and signal strength.
Because some people use wireless "dongles" plugged into USB 1.1 ports (which can't keep up with the higher ADSL2+ speeds available).
Because wireless pings can often be horrible (slowing down browsing).

Also worth checking that your RWIN value is not set to low http://www.broadbandreports.com/tweaks

Yeah but it wouldn't consistently reduce it to 2.5meg would it?

In reply to a post by 12eason:

Yeah but it wouldn't consistently reduce it to 2.5meg would it?

Probably not, but the OP is not getting consistent results of 2.5Mbps; sometimes it's 4Mbps (as he stated in another thread).

Checked settings and changed as advised. Ran a test again and got

Date 07/03/09 19:15:29
Speed Down 2682.80 Kbps ( 2.6 Mbps )
Speed Up 651.67 Kbps ( 0.6 Mbps )

router reading at this time was

ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 11518 kbps 793 kbps
Line Attenuation 31.5 db 14.7 db
Noise Margin 8.7 db 12.5 db

So no change after adjusting Rwin etc as advised by DSL Report.

Could Sky be throttling my connection, although when i suggested to them they might be, they said they weren't.

They might, but not aware of them doing this to others, so to be the first out of over a million is bad luck if that is the case

If speeds are good at 9am, but slow down as the day progresses suggests congestion somewhere