Test your internet speed

nlareau · December 28, 2005, 07:42:44 PM

Thanks to gsoc for knowing about this link. Just run the test and find out how fast your internet connection is.

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

By the way, I was 210kbs download and 205kbs upload.

MotherNature · December 28, 2005, 07:53:48 PM

Mine tested at

3784Kbps Download and 493Kbps Upload is that good?

Mike Cork · December 28, 2005, 07:57:15 PM

mine was 4046 download and 500 even upload.

nlareau, what is considered to be poor good and excellent?

Pferox · December 28, 2005, 07:59:32 PM

I'm at 1502 kbps, and 366kbps, which is what I'm payin for.

nlareau · December 28, 2005, 08:02:27 PM

Geez, you guys are cooking with gas! Anything with a 4Mb/sec download speed is flying. You must have good cable modems.

Cable is supposed to be 4MB/sec or so, but it is like a "party line". The more folks using it in your neighborhood the slower it will get (or more correctly the less of that 4MB there is to share).

I'm on a low-end DSL "lite" service. 200k is sooo much faster than dialup.

Finally, it is the download speed that makes the difference. Your upload speed can be pretty slow because the short messages you type don't take much time anyway.

Sharon · December 28, 2005, 08:03:19 PM

I notice if you try it at different areas, you get different speed results..
Could that be because of the distance? I tried Ga which is closer and got a faster speed.
and Wa state which is furthest from me and got a slower speed.
Ga = 1490 KBPS download
348 Upload
Wa= 1487 KBPS download
319 KBPS upload

I take it distance has something to do with it?

nlareau · December 28, 2005, 08:07:18 PM

Yeah, I can imagine that distance would make the test run a little slower.

Sharon · December 28, 2005, 08:10:42 PM

OK, just thought Id test both ends of the spectrum

MotherNature · December 28, 2005, 08:11:35 PM

Quote from: nlareau on December 28, 2005, 08:02:27 PM
Finally, it is the download speed that makes the difference. Your upload speed can be pretty slow because the short messages you type don't take much time anyway.

Hey was that a poke at me for typing short messages

To me the upload speed is the most important because most of the day I am adding files to one site or another around here and if it were not a fast connection I would be here twice as long and I just don't think that is possible

nlareau · December 28, 2005, 08:20:57 PM

As a webmaster, you are not the average profile of an internet user. Most folks are like me who type in "http://www.ultimatebass.com", which is a real short string to send even at 56kbps, and then get a big download from the site. That's why most links are setup (optimized) to download better than upload.

MotherNature · December 28, 2005, 08:25:42 PM

I know we have looked at some of the graphics on the site and how large they are because I think that most of our users are using dial up and I have been looking for a template that is "lite" so that it wouln't take so much for the folks to download it each time they visit.

I think I have found one but it will probably be a while before I am able to put it into action due to my committments at the moment.

It sure would be good if we could stream line the site so that it was a bit faster for those that are using dial up

Pferox · December 28, 2005, 08:39:44 PM

The other part of the upload thing is most uploads are compressed to the max, and that speeds up alot, as a means of easing memories in individual purter, and stuff like that many of the websites are not compressed when they download.

My problem is I'm payin for up to 3mbps, and I'm only gettin half of that, so I think it is time to call my provider and give them heck.

gsoc · December 28, 2005, 10:03:57 PM

very consistent 6mb down / 400 kb up.. and its still not fast enough!!

yep you pay big $ for fast upload (because your considered a business).. A T1 or business class Synchronous DSL (SDSL) will set you back $500-$1500 a month depending on location, speed and options...

MotherNature · December 28, 2005, 10:56:18 PM

Holy Cow

I will stick with my cable for the time being! I think Mike would move me out for that price LOL

Fishaholic · December 28, 2005, 11:50:18 PM

Download 36 kbps
Upload 104 kbps

this is on a dial-up.

T1A · December 29, 2005, 05:24:16 AM

I got 2948 down and 492 up

Mike Cork · December 29, 2005, 07:59:17 AM

Triton1a are you on a cable line?

T1A · December 29, 2005, 08:24:35 AM

yep..sure am...why?? is that slow for cable???

Mike Cork · December 29, 2005, 08:26:34 AM

Just checking because your speeds were very close to mine and was curious if you were on a phone line with DSL or cable

T1A · December 29, 2005, 08:29:30 AM

oh..ok...just checked my wireless DSL line here at work and its 852 and 174.....

Mike Cork · December 29, 2005, 08:34:52 AM

Wow now that seems very slow to me

, I wonder if the wireless has something to do with that $:-\$

Lipripper · December 29, 2005, 01:11:02 PM

Just tested mine here at work and it was 1795 KBPS upload and 243 KBPS download.

CouchTater · December 29, 2005, 01:20:00 PM

Here at work 595down, up 318

I cant remember what package they have here, but I know at home, I have the "lite" version...

tater

scwildbill · December 29, 2005, 01:20:54 PM

You guys are all kinda slow......

Mine is 5628K Up and 7209K Down!!!

bassadict69 · December 29, 2005, 01:27:16 PM

Here at work...

Download= 1325kbps
Upload= 1384kbps