On 15/11/2011 10:00, Paul D Smith wrote:
From looking on the web, it seems that a "Sam Knows" box doesn't
measure the WiFi data. Since my Freeview box streams over WiFi, this
would not help me.

If your ADSL can saturate a wifi link I'm jealous and I don't know what
you're complaining about. 54mbit?

I'd expect you to put the box next to the router on a little bit of
cable. I think all routers have at least one LAN port.

Andy

We were about to embark at Dover, when lid (Andy Champ)
came up to me and whispered:

If your ADSL can saturate a wifi link I'm jealous and I don't
know what you're complaining about. 54mbit?

Try 18mbit.

the 54mMbit speed is the "Headline" throughput that the wifi system is
capable of. You'll only get a data speed of about 1/3 that.

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On 15/11/2011 10:00, Paul D Smith wrote:
From looking on the web, it seems that a "Sam Knows" box doesn't
measure the WiFi data. Since my Freeview box streams over WiFi, this
would not help me.

If your ADSL can saturate a wifi link I'm jealous and I don't know what
you're complaining about. 54mbit?

I'd expect you to put the box next to the router on a little bit of cable.
I think all routers have at least one LAN port.

You're correct but I stream iPlayer HD over my WiFi and that's the most
kicking it gets. If the idea of the white box is to monitor best/worst
internet usage, and my biggest usage is HD-over-WiFi, it's never going to
track my heaviest use, which makes it pointless.

Paul DS

On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:49:31 +0000, funkyoldcortina
wrote:

On 14/11/11 22:18, Peter wrote:
On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:22:59 +0000, Andy Burns
wrote:

UnsteadyKen wrote:

It shares your broadband and does have a slight measureable effect on
your broadband speeds but not noticeable in normal use

Just ran a quick test now.
speedtest run while viewing SD replay onITV Net Player.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1591240620.png
speedtest run while viwing off air.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1591243733.png

Slight effect if you've got 10Mb sync perhaps, I suspect utter
devestation if you only get 2Mb like some of us ...


The reason I'm considering BT is that I expect the speed available to
me to be north of 20Mb - the exchange area is currently being equiped
with FTTC.

What I now need to establish is what sort of contention I can expect
BT to impose at busy times - rumour has it that it's quite severe


You don't need to go with BT just to get the advantage of FTTC...


Not aware of another provider at the moment - it's Mumbles exchange
SWMMV
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Peter wrote:

Not aware of another provider at the moment - it's Mumbles exchange
SWMMV

Once FTTC is enabled on 1st December, all providers can offer it, not
all ISPs currently choose to, I doubt this list is exhaustive, or up to date

http://www.robertos.me.uk/html/isps_offering_fttc.html

On 15/11/2011 20:18, Paul Cummins wrote:
the 54mMbit speed is the "Headline" throughput that the wifi system is
capable of. You'll only get a data speed of about 1/3 that.

There was me thinking it was my ***** router. On the odd occasions I
want to do a big transfer between laptop and main PC I find a bit of wire.

Still... I'm still jealous at 18mbit...

Andy

We were about to embark at Dover, when lid (Andy Champ)
came up to me and whispered:

On the odd occasions I
want to do a big transfer between laptop and main PC I find a
bit of wire.

Gigabit wired transfer, dropping back to 802.11n wireless makes me hate
wireless...

When I have to drop back to G or B for older kit, I hate being spoilt!

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