[vivekk]

Originally Posted by Steve A

you needs loads Carl, fucking loads

Go on Steve....tell us.....what do you reckon Carlos needs?

Viv

[NFS]

Originally Posted by vivekk

It's pretty variable, NFS.

A torrent with a good seed:leech ratio & large number of connections provides upto a maximum of around 900KB/s. Most downloads run at a much lower 200-300KB/s. 1.3MB/s would be nice- I'll have to investigate.

The Virgin 20Mb connection works well, but I need to get a new gigabit router to increase the WAN connection to over 10Mb.

I reckon you probably do need one, whatever that might be, but I just don't think you'll find it online!

Viv

900kB is pretty impressive. Most single downloads from file servers won't run anything like that fast.

If I download the 100mb file from the zen internet speedtest I get around 970kB/s:

http://fuller.zen.co.uk/test/

If I download 2 at once it maxes out my connection nicely.

I use a download manager (net transport) on rapidshare, which is also a torrent client and ftp browser. I just cut and paste a list of rapidshare links into the program and it downloads them automatically splitting each file into multiple threads and maxing out the connection.

Works a treat.

Most torrents are uploaded onto rapidshare very quickly anyway.

Do you actually get 20 meg from virgin. I have be broadband which gives 'up to 24 meg', but although I'm less than a km from the exchange I still can't get more than 13 meg.

[vivekk]

Originally Posted by needforspeed

900kB is pretty impressive. Most single downloads from file servers won't run anything like that fast.

If I download the 100mb file from the zen internet speedtest I get around 970kB/s:

http://fuller.zen.co.uk/test/

If I download 2 at once it maxes out my connection nicely.

I use a download manager (net transport) on rapidshare, which is also a torrent client and ftp browser. I just cut and paste a list of rapidshare links into the program and it downloads them automatically splitting each file into multiple threads and maxing out the connection.

Works a treat.

Most torrents are uploaded onto rapidshare very quickly anyway.

Do you actually get 20 meg from virgin. I have be broadband which gives 'up to 24 meg', but although I'm less than a km from the exchange I still can't get more than 13 meg.

Hi NFS.

I do get a good 20Mb connection from Virgin, but only when I bypass the router & plug staight into the cable modem from the PC / Mac.

This is due to the fact that the WAN port of the router can only run at upto 10Mb, as with most routers. For that reason, I will be buying a new gigabit router soon.

If I download a file from http://fuller.zen.co.uk/test/ or from http://gamefiles.virginmedia.com/blueyondergames/ , I get around 1000KB/s, using the router.

If I use a direct connection between the PC & the modem, it increases to 2000-2500KB/s.

I've used Net Transport for a few years & it is a nice download utility.

Cable is known to be a far more effective means of broadband data transfer compared to ADSL & the actual working speeds for most users do prove that, I think.

I know that NTL (as it was known prior to 'Virgin') started local trials of 50Mb cable connections last year & they were found to be reliable.

I'm looking forward to the next speed increase as soon as it happens!

All the best.

Viv

[NFS]

Originally Posted by vivekk

Hi NFS.

I do get a good 20Mb connection from Virgin, but only when I bypass the router & plug staight into the cable modem from the PC / Mac.

This is due to the fact that the WAN port of the router can only run at upto 10Mb, as with most routers. For that reason, I will be buying a new gigabit router soon.

If I download a file from http://fuller.zen.co.uk/test/ or from http://gamefiles.virginmedia.com/blueyondergames/ , I get around 1000KB/s, using the router.

If I use a direct connection between the PC & the modem, it increases to 2000-2500KB/s.

I've used Net Transport for a few years & it is a nice download utility.

Cable is known to be a far more effective means of broadband data transfer compared to ADSL & the actual working speeds for most users do prove that, I think.

I know that NTL (as it was known prior to 'Virgin') started local trials of 50Mb cable connections last year & they were found to be reliable.

I'm looking forward to the next speed increase as soon as it happens!

All the best.

Viv

What kind of deal have you got with virgin Viv (if you don't mind me asking).

I currently have Sky TV - which is around £20 a month. Be Broadband is a further £18 a month. According to the website 20mb service on Virgin is £37

Also - any problems with speed decreases due to the bandwidth throttling discussed here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_...dth_throttling

The lack of any traffic shaping seems to be the main attraction of Be Broadband .. but a 50meg service sounds awsome.

[vivekk]

Originally Posted by needforspeed

What kind of deal have you got with virgin Viv (if you don't mind me asking).

I currently have Sky TV - which is around £20 a month. Be Broadband is a further £18 a month. According to the website 20mb service on Virgin is £37

Also - any problems with speed decreases due to the bandwidth throttling discussed here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_...dth_throttling

The lack of any traffic shaping seems to be the main attraction of Be Broadband .. but a 50meg service sounds awsome.

No problem NFS.

The Virgin Broadband Xl pack (20Mb / 768Kb) costs £37 per month.
The Medium L TV pack is £11.50.
The Basic M Phone pack is £11.00.
The wife & I are also on the Virgin Mobile SIM pack for Virgin Media customers at £10 each per month (300 mins + 300 txts both rollover)

The majority of this is stuck through my books, as I'm self-employed, with little problem.

You need to do larger-than-average downloading to experience the throttling. Virgin do reduce download speed to about 4Mb between 4pm & midnight, after reaching a 3 gig download limit within that day.

I've not experienced it myself, but I know of others who have.

More info about the current Virgin Broadband 50Mb trial here.

Personally, I've had very little problem with the cable service, since I signed up when is was branded as 'NTL', over 7 years ago.
There were occasional NTL domain server problems (< a dozen in 5 years) when I first signed up to cable broadband, but this seems to have been sorted out by Virgin, for now, at least.

Hope this is of some help.

All the best.

Viv

[NFS]

Originally Posted by vivekk

No problem NFS.

The Virgin Broadband Xl pack (20Mb / 768Kb) costs £37 per month.
The Medium L TV pack is £11.50.
The Basic M Phone pack is £11.00.
The wife & I are also on the Virgin Mobile SIM pack for Virgin Media customers at £10 each per month (300 mins + 300 txts both rollover)

The majority of this is stuck through my books, as I'm self-employed, with little problem.

You need to do larger-than-average downloading to experience the throttling. Virgin do reduce download speed to about 4Mb between 4pm & midnight, after reaching a 3 gig download limit within that day.

I've not experienced it myself, but I know of others who have.

More info about the current Virgin Broadband 50Mb trial here.

Personally, I've had very little problem with the cable service, since I signed up when is was branded as 'NTL', over 7 years ago.
There were occasional NTL domain server problems (< a dozen in 5 years) when I first signed up to cable broadband, but this seems to have been sorted out by Virgin, for now, at least.

Hope this is of some help.

All the best.

Viv

Thanks Viv, the 50 meg service sounds great, but I'm worried about traffic shaping. I guess I do download more than average - at least as virgin define it.

I'm downloading gears of war right now .. which is 8 gig, so virgin would be throttling me back to 4meg for the evening presumably?

BE also had a few DNS problems, to the extent that many people used alternate servers to get round it.

They claim to be unique in that their service is truly unlimited with no bandwidth throttling or traffic shaping whatsoever. My synch speed has certainly been consistent over time.

Thanks for you help though .. I'm going to keep an eye on the 50 meg thing.

This looks fun though ... up to 250 meg over copper:

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...69-421,00.html

[vivekk]

Originally Posted by needforspeed

Thanks Viv, the 50 meg service sounds great, but I'm worried about traffic shaping. I guess I do download more than average - at least as virgin define it.

I'm downloading gears of war right now .. which is 8 gig, so virgin would be throttling me back to 4meg for the evening presumably?

BE also had a few DNS problems, to the extent that many people used alternate servers to get round it.

They claim to be unique in that their service is truly unlimited with no bandwidth throttling or traffic shaping whatsoever. My synch speed has certainly been consistent over time.

Thanks for you help though .. I'm going to keep an eye on the 50 meg thing.

I'm afraid that would entitle you to 'throttling' between 4pm & midnight, I'm afraid, NFS.


The £47 monthly cost doesn't seem that bad for a 50Mb connection, but I would like to see the small print in BIG LETTERS first!


Viv

[NFS]

Originally Posted by vivekk

I'm afraid that would entitle you to 'throttling' between 4pm & midnight, I'm afraid, NFS.


The £47 monthly cost doesn't seem that bad for a 50Mb connection, but I would like to see the small print in BIG LETTERS first!


Viv

All 8 gigs are down now. The only thing stopping me is rapidshares limit of 25 gig in a five day period.

[vivekk]

Originally Posted by needforspeed

All 8 gigs are down now. The only thing stopping me is rapidshares limit of 25 gig in a five day period.

You're going to need multiple rapidshare accounts then, NFS!

Viv

[NFS]

Originally Posted by vivekk

You're going to need multiple rapidshare accounts then, NFS!

Viv

And more hard drives ... I've got 2 500 and 1 250 gig internal drive, plus a 250 gig external drive. It's never ever enough though

[Z4 Beemer]

Originally Posted by needforspeed

And more hard drives ... I've got 2 500 and 1 250 gig internal drive, plus a 250 gig external drive. It's never ever enough though

1.5Tb of storage... You might be better looking at network attached storage which would consolidate everything onto one device.

[NFS]

Originally Posted by Z4 Beemer

1.5Tb of storage... You might be better looking at network attached storage which would consolidate everything onto one device.

Is that excessive then ?

The 250 gig external is just a backup of ISO's for downloaded games and applications, my pictures and music

I have windows installed on the internal 250 gig drive.

Games and my documents on the 1st 500 gig

Movies etc on the 2nd 500 gig.

There is space in the case for 2 more drives .. so at some point I'll probably get another couple of 500 gig internals.

[dxb335d]

Originally Posted by Steve A

you needs loads Carl, fucking loads

loads of what?

[vivekk]

It looks like the SatNavPro 2008-1 Road Map DVD is now available- BMW part number : 65 90 0 434 631.



I'm sure it will be 'available' with the current European SpeedCam Database quite soon.

Viv

[E92Fan]

Originally Posted by vivekk

It looks like the SatNavPro 2008-1 Road Map DVD is now available- BMW part number : 65 90 0 434 631.



I'm sure it will be 'available' with the current European SpeedCam Database quite soon.

Viv

Have it Picked it up in Prague earlier today.

[330cdsport]

Any kind soul prepared to make an iso copy of it for a paypal donation?

[silverbmwz3]

Originally Posted by E92Fan

Have it Picked it up in Prague earlier today.

Either i) You walked into a dealership or ii) You know a mean who knows a man? Intrigued to know which

[Serjames]

Tony you are my number TWO dodgy mate now... moved you up a rank !

Well done son...

Now get a copy off to sergei asap so he can edit, add Poi's and er, swap them for torches in all the new cars.

SJ

[dxb335d]

yes we all need this new one, i keep finding myself driving down roads which aint there? its like im driving thru some fields on the screen HAHA

[E92Fan]

All good... ISOs at the ready when I get back on Sunday night..

[silverbmwz3]

Count me in for a .....err...torch.

I actually picked up a torch from my dealer, he said it would need charging, so I did, still doesn't work

[vivekk]

Originally Posted by E92Fan

All good... ISOs at the ready when I get back on Sunday night..

The boys...they is waiting & ready, yes!

Tony, you see Jakub, good Sergei Prague friend, no?



Sergei