200Mbps sounds pretty asesome for a Usenet feed. I doubt you'll get any better than that - if you're wondering why you really do need to understand how threaded connections work and why you'll never get 1Gbps to the entire Internet which in itself if the reason why Gigabit plans are pointless for 99% of people.

300Mbps, but I think it is the PC that is the ceiling.

newgroup ninja with 50 connections as primary, usually around 30Mbytes/second download, sometimes around 35 on UFB Bigpipe.

30-70MB/s depending on the time of day, yet to see it go any higher. This is on Tweaknews.

Check out our latest monthly report - especially take a look at the 200Mb/s fibre results.  Checking our GigE panelists their results are very similar - especially the non-speed tests, where the performance is fundamentally no different from much slower fibre speeds. (we have 9 GigE at present because we are not asking panelists to return the probes while we discuss/review testing the service)

October report here

I use Easynews, but over http, and get my connection speed most of the time (~100 mbps).

JohnButt:

 

Check out our latest monthly report - especially take a look at the 200Mb/s fibre results.  Checking our GigE panelists their results are very similar - especially the non-speed tests, where the performance is fundamentally no different from much slower fibre speeds. (we have 9 GigE at present because we are not asking panelists to return the probes while we discuss/review testing the service)

 

October report here

 

depends what your doing, but usenet and torrent users wouldn't necessarily agree with the above :) 

im definitely never going back to 200/200 from my 1000/500

plas:

 

30-70MB/s depending on the time of day, yet to see it go any higher. This is on Tweaknews.

 

really??

From US servers?

Screenshot please!

I get between 6-8MB/s from my US based provider and my VDSL line is 70/30Mbps

So many things break down at high access speed (and especially with high latency)... I'd assert that virtually all 'gig' speedtests are badly compromised or extremely narrow in their applicability.

I've seen completely reasonable 10Mbps speeds on a gig line (ie. that result was exactly what I expected) and I have constructed tests showing a genuine 900+Mbps on the same line from the US.

The takeaway there?

I've got two completely valid tests on the same gig line. One is 10Mbps, the other is over 900Mbps.

Without a significant amount of context around both, neither is actually a useful measure.

Cheers  - N

Line speed (100Mbps). I know better than to waste more money on a gig line right now.

JohnButt:

 

Check out our latest monthly report - especially take a look at the 200Mb/s fibre results.  Checking our GigE panelists their results are very similar - especially the non-speed tests, where the performance is fundamentally no different from much slower fibre speeds. (we have 9 GigE at present because we are not asking panelists to return the probes while we discuss/review testing the service)

 

October report here

 

I'm confused, no sign of NNTP or usenet found on that page?

UHD:

 

Line speed (100Mbps). I know better than to waste more money on a gig line right now.

 

300Mbps down for NNTP, kids streaming 4K youtube at the same time. Loving my gig line.

Shindig:

 

plas:

 

30-70MB/s depending on the time of day, yet to see it go any higher. This is on Tweaknews.

 

 

 

 

really??

 

From US servers?

 

Screenshot please!

 

EU servers, taken just now.