ADSL Internet Connection
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ADSL Internet Connection
Just wondered if anyone else has noticed a marked increase in their Telefónica broadband connection speed recently and whether it has any bearing on the fact that when I visited some sites I would get an advertisement that was location specific to the area in which I live but now it seems to think that I am in Teguise which is in Lanzarote!
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No I don't mean an increase in the advertised connection speed. When I do a bandwidth test it shows the same as before, about 850 kbps. but just the fact that web pages seem to load far more quickly than they did before and if I do a trace on my IP address it shows up as Las Palmas but I am sure that previously it showed Sevilla/Málaga.
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hi beach thanks for that info but I do keep a track on the actual speed achieved. Here has never, as far as I know, managed to get to 1 meg.
My test 1 mionute ago was 744kps. Do you get the advertised speed ?
My test 1 mionute ago was 744kps. Do you get the advertised speed ?
ip trace
Beach - this will give you more info on your ip, including a more accurate location !
http://www.showmyip.com/es/
http://www.showmyip.com/es/
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No, the highest speed I have measured is 890 kbps but it does vary depending on which test site you use.
I usually find the Telefónica site to be on the optimistic side but at the moment they are returning lower speeds than Bandwidth Place.
Your link gives my location as Las Palmas as does this one:
http://www.dnsstuff.com/
That's why I think Telefónica must have changed something within its network.
I usually find the Telefónica site to be on the optimistic side but at the moment they are returning lower speeds than Bandwidth Place.
Your link gives my location as Las Palmas as does this one:
http://www.dnsstuff.com/
That's why I think Telefónica must have changed something within its network.
There's nothing geographical about an IP address. Web sites such as those referred to above just look up the owner of the block of IP addresses that includes your address. (The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority- IANA - allocates blocks of IP numbers to organizations.) This will usually be your ISP and the location returned will be the registered office of the ISP, not where you are.
If your 'location' has changed recently, it's probably because your ISP has changed the address (postal!) registered with IANA.
McT.
If your 'location' has changed recently, it's probably because your ISP has changed the address (postal!) registered with IANA.
McT.
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There are alternatives such as Spantel but what they are like I have no idea.
To check ADSL speed I use:
www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedtest.asp
There are loads if you Google ADSL SPEED TEST. You will be spoilt for choice!
To check ADSL speed I use:
www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedtest.asp
There are loads if you Google ADSL SPEED TEST. You will be spoilt for choice!
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I use:
http://www.telefonica.es/index/empresas ... cidad.html
to check my ADSL speed.
The other companies who offer landline ADSL in Spain are nothing more than resellers for Telefónica. Even the wireless internet connections pass through the Telefónica network at some stage.
http://www.telefonica.es/index/empresas ... cidad.html
to check my ADSL speed.
The other companies who offer landline ADSL in Spain are nothing more than resellers for Telefónica. Even the wireless internet connections pass through the Telefónica network at some stage.
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I got 817Kbps with the adsl guide and 815 with the telefonica test, so virtually the same.
However my Upstream speed was only shown as 23Kbps. Is this something I should be worried about?
Alan
However my Upstream speed was only shown as 23Kbps. Is this something I should be worried about?
Alan
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