Right now my connection is fine for downloading at least - so long as I use a multithread downloader I can max it out at any time I've tried so far (I tend not to use it much during the second STM period anyway).

In my area there is no STM on either this or my previous package until the 4pm - 9pm one. I can download half the internet in the mornings and early afternoon with no penalty. The problem is that everybody else can too with may account for the high jitter I see...

Edited by deleted (Thu 21-Feb-13 16:18:04)

Somebody on either this or more likely cableforum which I no longer use suggested that the CMTS can only handle a relatively small number of STM rules and with so many different packages now they have to leave some rules out...

They will also tell you to use a particular provider on Speedtest - namely Namesco. I would imagine they have an optimised route for that.

Edited by deleted (Thu 21-Feb-13 16:24:16)

Edited by deleted (Thu 21-Feb-13 16:27:18)

Most of the speedtesters use far too small a test file to give a valid result. Some report peak speed too rather than average. The only way to reliably find what your connection can do is to either do concurrent downloads from several sources or use a downloader and source that support multiple connections. Obviously the sources need to be capable of delivering at faster than you can download.

FWIW Speedtest.net Coventry gives me results in line with the 60Mbps package speed most of the time.

Edited by kwikbreaks (Thu 21-Feb-13 16:28:16)