My 3G test results

[Bauwermeister]

Here are the Test results of my line tested with the tcpIq tester.

First test (10pm lastnight): Last 24 hours Last 7 days
Number of tests 1 1
Download speed 67.72 KBits/sec 67.72 KBits/sec
8.46 KBytes/sec 8.46 KBytes/sec

Upload speed 50.79 KBits/sec 50.79 KBits/sec
6.35 KBytes/sec 6.35 KBytes/sec

DNS Speed 4877.00 mSec 4877.00 mSec
Latency 664.00 mSec 664.00 mSec
>>>>
Second Test(6:12am this morning):
Last 24 hours Last 7 days
Number of tests 2 2
Download speed 133.52 KBits/sec 133.52 KBits/sec
16.69 KBytes/sec 16.69 KBytes/sec
Upload speed 49.92 KBits/sec 49.92 KBits/sec
6.24 KBytes/sec 6.24 KBytes/sec
DNS Speed 4877.00 mSec 4877.00 mSec
Latency 669.00 mSec 669.00 mSec

I think the only reason why the test of this morning is better is because of less traffic.

I have run the Ad-aware tool to remove syware but doesn't seem to have made a difference at all.

My father-inlaw told me also later on today that his signal strenght have suddenly dropped from 4-5 bars to only 1-bar on the Vodago dashboard and that he can hardly access any webpage

I have ordered the ext antenna and will b delivered later this week hopefully

Does Anybody have any ideas to what might cause such slow speeds?

thanks

Bmeister

 

[rabbiddog]

if you have a look it this thread you can compare your speeds with other 3g users

http://www.mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?p=163635#post163635

 

[Bauwermeister]

yes, I'll wait for Vodacom3g to reply
because to b honest I have no idea what your talking about,
sorry still new with the whole line speed thing

Could u mayb explain what MTU,MSS & RWin is, if you don't mind

Bmeister

 

[Bauwermeister]

I had a look and most is running much faster than me, that for sure

 

[VMS]

TCP IQ tests done at Edleen Kempton Park, within 3 km from the Vodashop where I got 3G. 10 am on a Saturday morning.
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Last 24 hours Last 7 days
Number of tests 1 1
Download speed 29.46 KBits/sec
3.68 KBytes/sec 29.46 KBits/sec
3.68 KBytes/sec
Upload speed 18.45 KBits/sec
2.31 KBytes/sec 18.45 KBits/sec
2.31 KBytes/sec
DNS Speed 5375.00 mSec 5375.00 mSec
Latency 656.00 mSec 656.00 mSec

Suddenly Mweb's accelerator doesn't look like such a bad option anymore. With a 56k modem I sometimes get 128kbit/s. And these magnitude of latencies you can measure with an old wall clock !!!

VMS

 

[diabolus]

Here's TCP IQ my tests: Sat at 9pm [not sure if it's counted as high/low traffic time?]. I'm in Stellenbosch and no clue where the tower is My signal strength is at 2 bars and not using any antenna [didn't get one....?]


http://www.tcpiq.com/tcpIQ/LineSpee...ountryId=196&ConnectionId=11653&UserId=152003

Number of tests 2
Download speed 146.15 KBits/sec 18.27 KBytes/sec
Upload speed 43.54 KBits/sec 5.44 KBytes/sec
DNS Speed 0.00 mSec 0.00 mSec
Latency 658.00 mSec 658.00 mSec

The results seems to vary ALOT, as in, i would do a test and get DL speed of 18 kbytes/sec and 2 minutes later get 10 kbytes/sec.

Just for a second oppinion
http://netspeed.stanford.edu/

TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.2.1e
click START to begin
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 42.45Kb/s
running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 93.42kb/s
Your PC is connected to a Dial-up Modem

click START to re-test

** From 9pm to 9:30pm my download speed basically halved from 20 Kbytes/sec to 10 kbytes/sec. So something tells me i'm in some sort of critical time ?

 

[rabbiddog]

TCP/IQ's test are on servers in the US. So 9 pm here is daytime there, so the servers can be busy and slow. I have seen the same.

 

[grubsner]

BM Meter

I thought I should share this experience wrt BM meter. Once installed BM Meter crashed my PC and caused it to reset as if the power was switched off when I connected to the Internet via both DialUp and GPRS.

Once uninstalled the PC performed normal again...

DU Meter performs well on my PC...

Grubs

 

[rabbiddog]

Test Sunday at 8:15 am

Number of tests 1 5
Download speed 153.83 KBits/sec 141.18 KBits/sec
19.23 KBytes/sec 17.65 KBytes/sec
Upload speed 250.72 KBits/sec 274.89 KBits/sec
31.34 KBytes/sec 34.36 KBytes/sec
DNS Speed 3381.00 mSec 2822.00 mSec
Latency 652.00 mSec 678.00 mSec

 

[rabbiddog]

JHB International Airport
4 bars

Number of tests 1 6
Download speed 170.15 KBits/sec
21.27 KBytes/sec 153.94 KBits/sec
19.24 KBytes/sec
Upload speed 187.76 KBits/sec
23.47 KBytes/sec 139.86 KBits/sec
17.48 KBytes/sec
DNS Speed 3925.00 mSec 1903.00 mSec
Latency 648.00 mSec 654.00 mSec

I see 4 bars and my normal 2 to 3 bars does not change speeds much