[merton123]

where my virgin exchange is. i may be really far away so i wanted to see. cant find it by searching. thanks people

[Dave Hybrid]

http://www.ip-adress.com/

Where it says host, if you don't understand what it means post your host here.

[merton123]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]80-41-131-52.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com

thats what it said next to host ok. thanks
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[Dave Hybrid]

I thought you are on cable?

According to that your on Tiscali ADSL mate.

[merton123]

lmao that was so stupid of me. im in my dads office at his business. i didnt think. lol ill post the host later on today

[Dave Hybrid]

No problem mate. lol. :)

[merton123]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]82-34-58-148.cable.ubr01.gill.blueyonder.co.uk

i have no clue what that means lol. thanks mate. btw i still download at 250 kbps max. i really does seem like something is toppinng it at 250 kb. i hjave checked dwnload managers and they are all on unlimited speed i cant work it out .
i want to ring virgin but it cost and my mum will go mad lol
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[Dave Hybrid]

Are you in or near gillingham?

Testing your speed by downloading files off another website IS NOT going to give you an accurate figure.

Run the test on that broadband speedtest website to test the TRUE speed of your connection.

Downloading files from other sites is governed by many other factors such as the quality of the server the file is on and how busy they are.

[merton123]

yes i am in gilingham. i spoke to virgin and it cost me like 5ver for the call and all they told me was that 250kbps is what i should be getting downloading and i am actually downloading at their maximum speed. so why the hell do they call it 2mb internet. nothing realtes to 2mb in my eyes. and it costs 25 quid for 4mb internet so my whole package will be £55 !!

[Dave Hybrid]

2MB does not mean 2 Megabytes.

It means 2 Megabits per second.

To get your actual download speed you divide Megabits by 8.

2MB = 2000 Megabits divided by 8 = 250kbps.