I don't know what to believe sometimes using Speedtest.net.
In general I think it gives a rough indication of what I get. I have a bandwidth application running on my desktop that gives me a constant real-time throughput reading which I use to verify any Speedtest.net result.
I did however get an odd result using the Canterbury server on Speedtest.net on the 12/11/2010 of 21.43mb down and 1.89mb up (this is on the existing/older network and equipment under the 10mb down 2mb up package).
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1027872033.png
**Edit**
Just ran a few tests now and got the following:
Date & Time -- Down -- Up -- ms -- Sever
24.11.2010 8:57 PM -- 2.06 -- 1.99 -- 26 -- Canterbury
24.11.2010 8:58 PM -- 2.61 -- 1.14 -- 11 -- Sittingbourne
24.11.2010 8:58 PM -- 2.91 -- 1.11 -- 57 -- Maidstone
24.11.2010 9:06 PM -- 3.52 -- 2.4 -- 27 -- Maidenhead
vFast Ltd
Downstream ~10 mbps (megabits per second) - ~1250 KBps (kilobytes per second)
Upstream ~2 mbps (megabits per second) - ~250 KBps (kilobytes per second)
Sky MID
Downstream Att. ~62db - SNR ~5.5db - Sync - ~2784 Kbps
Upstream Att. ~31db - SNR ~16db - Sync - ~576 Kbps
Edited by Yaz (Wed 24-Nov-10 21:09:17)