Virgin recently upped my Broadband to 350Mbps download speed BUT, running normal speed tests from various sources I never got more than around 45Mbps d/l speeds, THEN, after complaining to Virgin, they suggested I use

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which actually demonstrated I was indeed getting <380Mbps (at my router BUT my desktop was still only running at around 45Mbps) so (this time) I can't blame Virgin but my old/creaking out-of-date DELL Desktop PC which uses a Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabyte Controller plus, no doubt, other slower boards/components etc
I did originally think it may have been my (again, very old) TP-LINK Powerline Adaptor using ethernet cables so even tried with WiFi with the same results

I don't intend to spend any money on upgrading my Desktop PC "just" for faster d/l speeds to match Virgins <350Mbps but thought I'd share this with those who were not aware of this alternative speed test

biggerdave Reviewed by biggerdave on 31st July 2023. Did YOU know SamKnows ??? Virgin recently upped my Broadband to 350Mbps download speed BUT, running normal speed tests from various sources I never got more than around 45Mbps d/l speeds, THEN, after complaining to Virgin, they suggested I use RealSpeed | SamKnows (https://www.samknows.com/products/realspeed) which actually demonstrated I was indeed getting <380Mbps (at my router BUT my desktop was still only running at around 45Mbps) so (this time) I can't blame Virgin but my old/creaking out-of-date DELL Desktop PC Rating: 5