Speed test...

[FISHborn]

After seeing the post "do you ever get full speed" by Rush, i've been curious what the speeds are exactly for our Iburst users. Go and get the download speed form : http://www.telkom.co.za/minisites/dsl/speed1.html and post your Speed, signal strength and tower if possible.


210.4 Kbps or 25.8 kBytes/sec
4bars
Little falls

 

[MrH]

All 5 LEDs on 100% of the time.

Tower: CulmWood_Gardens_2

* Download time: 3.297 seconds
* Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
* Estimated line speed: 1237.5 (kilobits/second)
* Estimated line speed: 151.7 (kiloBytes/second)

+_ 1km from the tower and no external antenna.

119KB/s -- 134KB/s varied between those 2 points all the way.

21:39

CulmWood_Gardens_2

5

 

[Roman4604]

FISHborn sorry to threadjack, but if I may, could I suggest a modification to your request.

From my experience, the Telkom ADSL speed test is highly erratic (I've had 300-1024 Kbps) from the iBurst network, and will reveal little about whats cutting on the iBurst network for the following reasons ...

1. Its loaded by 75,000 DSL users testing every now & then
2. Results are dependant on the load on the peering (via UUNet I think) between iBurst & SAIX
3. Since the site is external to iBurst and it goes through their proxy & bw mgr, both of which are dicey at times

Can I suggest something a bit more deterministic & scientific.

The www.iburst.co.za site seems realitively stable & fast, and I believe its located before their flaky bw mgr & possibly their proxy server. If this is true then the speed of downloading the same file from the server will only test the performance of core network link to your tower & the radio link from the tower to your UTD/UTC. I think this is the info you're where trying to understand?

Lets say we agree that the file we'll use is http://www.iburst.co.za/downloads/UTD Windows.zip (use right-click -> Save Target As). Everyone can download this file with their web browser and report the ave. download speed shown at the end of the download.

Other important info to include would be time, tower you believe you use, signal lights you have (1-5). For those that access the UTD's diagnostic interface quote your best cost Bscc (tower#) & and its signal cost. Also mention what antenna you use e.g. internal or external.

How does the above sound to all ?

 

[Roman4604]

Using the following template ...

File D/L Speed :
Time:
Tower:
Lights:
Bscc:
Cost:
Antenna:

Here's mine ...

83.4 KB/Sec (thats KiloBytes per Second)
9:25pm
Kyalami
5/5
16
-62 to -67
Std. WBS external

 

[Roman4604]

FISHborn your original request ...

Download time: 4.847 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 841.8 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 103.2 (kiloBytes/second)

 

[jmn]

File D/L Speed : 63.6 KB/Sec
Time: 22:10
Tower: Wonderboom
Lights: 5/5
Bscc: 2
Cost: -70
Antenna: Std UTD

@ 22:16:
* Download time: 7.06 seconds
* Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
* Estimated line speed: 577.9 (kilobits/second)
* Estimated line speed: 70.8 (kiloBytes/second)

 

[Andre1]

It seems that the Northcliff Tower is still not sorted out after WBS said that it will be sorted out in May 2005.

Connection: UTC
Tower: Northcliff 1.5km from Tower with clear view.
Signal Strenght: 100%

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:
Download time: 21.02 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 194.1 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 23.8 (kiloBytes/second)

This speed is an ongoing problem since April 1st 2005, and it seems that WBS haven't done anything about this problem tower.

 

[BigJ]

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

* Download time: 0.094 seconds
* Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
* Estimated line speed: 43404.3 (kilobits/second)
* Estimated line speed: 5319.1 (kiloBytes/second)

Brwahhwaaah.. Took me 5 mins to get off the floor. Gee that was funny.

But then I reloaded and got the sad truth:

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

* Download time: 18.594 seconds
* Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
* Estimated line speed: 219.4 (kilobits/second)
* Estimated line speed: 26.9 (kiloBytes/second)

Starting to freak me out all this crud!

 

[BigJ]

It seems that the Northcliff Tower is still not sorted out after WBS said that it will be sorted out in May 2005.

Connection: UTC
Tower: Northcliff 1.5km from Tower with clear view.
Signal Strenght: 100%

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:
Download time: 21.02 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 194.1 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 23.8 (kiloBytes/second)

This speed is an ongoing problem since April 1st 2005, and it seems that WBS haven't done anything about this problem tower.

Are you on top the hill or down in the cheap seats?

 

[slimothy]

sorry to be an ass here but this isnt the best time to do one of these threads because its the beginning of the month unless you get everyone to do it at certain times etc

 

[BigJ]

shure, But this time of night I got no probs with speed normally (download speed that is). What the fyck is going on?

 

[Roman4604]

2 Slim

Hopefully ppl will keep posting during the month so that we can get a clearer picture of what happens on the iBurst network

2 BigJ

Try downloading the file as per my post (to eliminate all but tower performance)

 

[slimothy]

To Roman: yeah Im just saying any bad speeds posted now could be put down to the beginning of the month thing and in my experience these post your speedtest/tower/led/signal threads don't last too long

 

[BigJ]

ok. hope this is what u want:

UTD windows.zip form www.iburst.co.za
Downloaded: 2.36 MB in 32 sec
Transfer rate: 75.5 KB/sec

Pretty sure Im using Northcliff

 

[BigJ]

yeah Im just saying any bad speeds posted now could be put down to the beginning of the month thing and in my experience these post your speedtest/tower/led/signal threads don't last too long

true... u got anything better to do at this time on a Wednesday morning?

 

[Roman4604]

Transfer rate: 75.5 KB/sec

Although not done at more or less the same time (so doesnt count so much as speed can fluctuate min to min) 75.5 x 8 = 604 Kbps is a lot better than 219.4

 

[native]

Well in Soweto I dont think we suffer much from contention, so it doesnt really matter on which period of the month.

Speeds are relatively good in general

 

[BigJ]

Although not done at more or less the same time (so doesnt count so much as speed can fluctuate min to min) 75.5 x 8 = 604 Kbps is a lot better than 219.4

Ah Ha!

How accurate is DU meter?

 

[BigJ]

Well in Soweto I dont think we suffer much from contention, so it doesnt really matter on which period of the month.

Speeds are relatively good in general

How many users u estimate in Soweto?


ps nice sig

 

[slimothy]

Well in Soweto I dont think we suffer much from contention, so it doesnt really matter on which period of the month.

Speeds are relatively good in general

uh yes it does, we're not talking about tower contention, we're talking about network contention, at the core network level meaning it affects EVERYBODY in GP basically. I'm on a good tower too, I see the problem