I have recently subscribed to VM100 in the last week. I currently have access to my previous network Now Broadband (not fibre optic) & VM. I use a VPN as standard. I also use P2P. I noticed a disparity in my download speeds between what i was getting from my VM line and 'Now Broadband'. I expected VM to be far superior. This is what prompted me to find this post.
[My Experiment] Over a day I used PSP for two hours, I hour at separate times, with 6 simultaneous files as my test, swapping between networks, each time restarting the PC. I tested this with and without VPN turned on.
Below is an average of the internet speeds recorded with and without VPN switched on. I have round the figures up.
{Without VPN} On 'Now broadband' my ping is between 30-130, my download speed 11-17mbps, my upload between 2-8 mbps
{With VPN} On 'Now broadband' my ping is between 70-150, my download speed 11-17mbps, my upload between 1-5 mbps
{Without VPN} On 'VM100' my ping has been between 16-20, my download speed 65-105mbps, my upload between 8-11mbps
{With VPN} On 'VM100' my ping has been between 55-90, my download speed 52-70mbps, my upload between 7-9mbps
Results from within uTorrent
Average download speeds with Now Broadband ranged from 900kbs to 1.7mb/s {the higher range was much more frequently}; with VM they ranged from 650kb/s to 1.1mb/s {the lower range was more frequent}. Surprisingly my 'ordinary' broadband responded more productively. Upload was limited to 100kb - average upload speeds were not significantly different.
Since testing I have reverted to using my old broadband for P2P, at least until it runs out.
It is obvious that there is a weak link somewhere - my first thought was that VM are throttling the network. I would love an alternative explanation because it means I could fix it?
