Author Topic: Let's compete a little - what's your Internet speed? (Read 35373 times)

Broni · « **on:** October 12, 2007, 03:58:46 PM »

Comcast cable here...
My best result (so far), from today is:

mycompisbroke · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2007, 04:46:39 PM »

I would kill for that speed. Ok maybe not kill but still . I have a meer 5.5 kb per sec download speed.

Broni · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2007, 05:05:44 PM »

Where is my kevlar vest???....LOL

BTW...a friend from my board with her Mac on broadband, without any tweaks (contrary to my connection), posted with 32.9 MBps download speed. Her upload is also faster, with 2.7MBps.
I don't know, if it has anything to do with Mac, but...

mycompisbroke · « **Reply #3 on:** October 12, 2007, 05:24:09 PM »

I heard with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of special equipment you can get it up to 4 gigs. Also I had to tweak mine just to get that 5.5 kb. At one point it was about 2 kb so I happy with what I have. Also my upload speed is about half a kb so I dont even bother .

Dark Blade · « **Reply #4 on:** October 12, 2007, 06:15:32 PM »

Looky here...

Broni · « **Reply #5 on:** October 12, 2007, 06:17:52 PM »

Holy cow!!!!

michaewlewis · « **Reply #6 on:** October 12, 2007, 06:35:17 PM »

Here's mine

five minutes later....

mycompisbroke · « **Reply #7 on:** October 12, 2007, 06:39:30 PM »

I wonder how much porn she downloads per day because thats the only thing 40 gigs per second is good for.

michaewlewis · « **Reply #8 on:** October 12, 2007, 06:43:50 PM »

Quote from: mycompisbroke on October 12, 2007, 06:39:30 PM

I wonder how much porn she downloads per day because thats the only thing 40 gigs per second is good for.

No it's not... you could download every linux distro in just a few weeks with that kind of speed. Only thing slowing you down would be time for searching for every linux distro.
Actually, if she's like my grandma, she would probably download all of the Bill Gaither Albums and Billy Graham Sermons that exist.

Broni · « **Reply #9 on:** October 12, 2007, 06:52:45 PM »

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if she's like my grandma, she would probably download all of the Bill Gaither Albums and Billy Graham Sermons that exist.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

mycompisbroke · « **Reply #10 on:** October 12, 2007, 06:55:33 PM »

I would download until I run out of space which would only take a few hours at that speed.

Broni · « **Reply #11 on:** October 12, 2007, 06:56:46 PM »

As for BB speed, there is really nice, free program (some of you probably know it) called TCPOptimizer (http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php). It really works. You can get probably 20% better speed when you allow it to make changes to your settings.
It's pretty straightforward...

SilentAssasin64 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 12, 2007, 11:22:53 PM »

There a program like that out there for Linux users?

Broni · « **Reply #13 on:** October 12, 2007, 11:27:18 PM »

SilentAssasin64
Pretty nice...Upload impressing!!!

contrex · « **Reply #14 on:** October 13, 2007, 02:17:53 AM »

My best download speed is as shown here. I have the Blueyonder (Virginmedia) 20 Mbit cable service. the max upload is 768k. The graph shows I have just started downloading some large files from a binary group on the Blueyonder news server. Blue is down and yellow is up.

mycompisbroke · « **Reply #15 on:** October 13, 2007, 06:44:06 AM »

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As for BB speed, there is really nice, free program (some of you probably know it) called TCPOptimizer (http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php). It really works. You can get probably 20% better speed when you allow it to make changes to your settings.
It's pretty straightforward...

I already have it about as fast as my dialup will go. :\ You have no idea how much tweaks I've made and how much internet accelerators I've used.

patio · « **Reply #16 on:** October 13, 2007, 08:29:42 AM »

Contrex isn't VirginMedia offering a blistering wireless connection for Business users in that area ? ?
I seem to remember reading an article on that not too long ago...
If so what are the gritty details ? ?

Broni · « **Reply #17 on:** October 13, 2007, 08:59:47 AM »

Nice

Broni · « **Reply #18 on:** October 13, 2007, 09:20:10 AM »

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I already have it about as fast as my dialup will go

Everyone knows your pain. We all started with dial-up some years ago. My first modem (1993) was just 14.4k, so you can imagine. Then I "improved" to 33.3k, then 56k.
Few years later (1998), I've heard, cable service (@Home) was coming to my area, when I saw it at my client house (he was one of the first people to get it), I was just shocked.
I couldn't wait to get it.
At the beginning, it was little bit painful, because they had a lot of downtimes, but I didn't care. It was just SOMETHING ELSE!!!

mycompisbroke · « **Reply #19 on:** October 13, 2007, 11:13:17 AM »

Dial up seems even slower to me than it really is because I use to have dsl which had a few hundred kb per second during downloads. Unfortunitly then I was to young to fully use it and now that I am old and smart enough to fully use it I'm stuck with dial up.

contrex · « **Reply #20 on:** October 13, 2007, 11:20:15 AM »

Quote from: patio on October 13, 2007, 08:29:42 AM

Contrex isn't VirginMedia offering a blistering wireless connection for Business users in that area ? ?
I seem to remember reading an article on that not too long ago...
If so what are the gritty details ? ?

I hadn't heard of one, I do know they are offering a free wireless router to new 4 mbit and 20 mbit domestic customers in their cable areas.

Broni · « **Reply #21 on:** October 13, 2007, 11:30:54 AM »

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to new 4 mbit and 20 mbit

Believe me, you really don't need to pay big bucks for it.
Those SOBs ISPs cap your broadband.
With my cable, I use have 3-4MBps (max).
After some router tricks, my download speed jumped up to 15-18MBps (I posted a screenshot above with 27MBps, but it was surely extraordinary...just to make some jealous...LOL).
I don't want to post any solutions in the open, but if you have a router, and you search fro "port forwarding", you are gonna be all set.

contrex · « **Reply #22 on:** October 13, 2007, 11:35:53 AM »

Quote from: Broni on October 13, 2007, 11:30:54 AM

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to new 4 mbit and 20 mbit
Believe me, you really don't need to pay big bucks for it.
Those SOBs ISPs cap your broadband.
With my cable, I use have 3-4MBps (max).
After some router tricks, my download speed jumped up to 15-18MBps (I posted a screenshot above with 27MBps, but it was surely extraordinary...just to make some jealous...LOL).
I don't want to post any solutions in the open, but if you have a router, and you search fro "port forwarding", you are gonna be all set.

I think you are thinking of some DSL services. The British Virginmedia cable service gives you the speed it says on the can. They do "traffic management" between 4 PM and midnight - if I download more than 3.30 GB between 4 PM and midnight my 20 Mbit speed is cut to 5 Mbit for 2 hours. Apart from that, nothing to restrict me. No need for illegal tricks. No downloaded data quantity caps at all. That's why I bought a 360 GB hard drive for £59.99 from Maplin, and why I'm wishing I'd spent the extra tenner for the 500 GB one.

Broni · « **Reply #23 on:** October 13, 2007, 11:55:23 AM »

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I think you are thinking of some DSL services

No, I'm talking about cable ISPs, but I'm in US, and they all do capping.

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No need for illegal tricks.

There is nothing illegal in my tricks. I'm just exercising my options, my ISP won't tell me about, because, especially here in US, everyone wants money, but when it comes to proper service....that's another story.

Dilbert · « **Reply #24 on:** October 14, 2007, 02:54:33 PM »

mycompisbroke · « **Reply #25 on:** October 14, 2007, 02:55:57 PM »

Gee. I sure wish I had yalls internet. When I need to download something over 25 MB I leave the computer on all night and set my download manager to turn off the computer when its done .

Comp Guy · « **Reply #26 on:** October 14, 2007, 03:08:31 PM »

Tested twice:

and

Broni · « **Reply #27 on:** October 14, 2007, 03:33:35 PM »

Surely, first result, I posted at the beginning of this thread was extraordinary, but I did more, so on average, it looks like this:

mycompisbroke · « **Reply #28 on:** October 14, 2007, 04:02:44 PM »

Broni=devil. On the last one his download speed was 6.66 mb.

Broni · « **Reply #29 on:** October 14, 2007, 04:09:16 PM »

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On the last one his download speed was 6.66 mb

I just wanted to be honest

Rose B · « **Reply #30 on:** October 14, 2007, 05:48:29 PM »

I'm pretty new here and saw the post on internet speed. I did the speedtest.net and came up with download 536 and upload 127.

Dilbert · « **Reply #31 on:** October 14, 2007, 08:24:13 PM »

Hi, Rose! Welcome to the ComputerHope Forums.

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #32 on:** October 16, 2007, 04:45:40 AM »

Broni · « **Reply #33 on:** October 16, 2007, 01:32:29 PM »

Hey street1...what kind of connection do you have?

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #34 on:** October 16, 2007, 04:23:53 PM »

Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adaptor.

Broni · « **Reply #35 on:** October 16, 2007, 04:33:19 PM »

I mean...cable, or DSL?

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #36 on:** October 16, 2007, 07:15:30 PM »

Quote from: Broni on October 16, 2007, 04:33:19 PM

I mean...cable, or DSL?

DSL......................COL!!!

Broni · « **Reply #37 on:** October 16, 2007, 07:42:35 PM »

OK...thanks

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #38 on:** October 16, 2007, 08:34:06 PM »

Quote from: Broni on October 16, 2007, 07:42:35 PM

OK...thanks

You are welcome Broni. ----->GoHere

Broni · « **Reply #39 on:** October 16, 2007, 09:03:34 PM »

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

lordvader781 · « **Reply #40 on:** October 20, 2007, 08:51:08 PM »

dairyman · « **Reply #41 on:** October 21, 2007, 07:48:22 PM »

Melbourne:

Adelaide:

Perth:

cyborg3 · « **Reply #42 on:** December 06, 2007, 08:06:51 PM »

Download Speed: 6896 kbps (862 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 491 kbps (61.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

Road runner checked using Speak Easy (Chicago)

How good or bad is this?

Broni · « **Reply #43 on:** December 06, 2007, 08:12:17 PM »

It depends what your ISP promises are...

az_shyguy · « **Reply #44 on:** December 06, 2007, 11:40:08 PM »

This is really fast to me

considering I had dial-up before!!!

YoMOMA · « **Reply #45 on:** December 07, 2007, 12:22:55 AM »

lol here is mine but somehow it got batter the farther i went haha.

well not completely haha.
But to South Africa it sucked my cooco monkey haha.

SilentAssasin64 · « **Reply #46 on:** December 07, 2007, 08:44:14 AM »

Here's mine at school.

Not too shabby, I might say.

michaewlewis · « **Reply #47 on:** December 07, 2007, 09:46:54 AM »

Holy Crap! That's quite the bandwidth SA64!

SilentAssasin64 · « **Reply #48 on:** December 07, 2007, 09:54:36 AM »

For real. The school district has spent a lot of money getting the network to be as good as it is.

soybean · « **Reply #49 on:** December 07, 2007, 10:22:06 AM »

Hmm, this is a first. I used Lexington, KY as the test location and the download speed of 1500 Kbps is exactly what my DSL is rated for; so, it's 100%.

I run a speed test every so often and this has never happened. I usually use a test site in Toledo, Ohio, from dslreports.com; I live in central Ohio. That location has, up to this point, given me the best results of any test sites. So, I'm skeptical about the accuracy of the above test.

From all my previous tests, 1447 Kbps download is about the best I've gotten and the results from the Toledo location are fairly consistent, usually getting 1440 - 1447 Kbps. Getting 100% is really not likely to happen unless you're very close to the nearest "central office" of your telecommunications provider. So, again, I'm skeptical about the accuracy of this test.

Edit: Cincinnati is the preferred test location for my area, per speedtest.net.

dairyman · « **Reply #50 on:** December 07, 2007, 04:16:29 PM »

SA64, that's faster than Japan!

soybean · « **Reply #51 on:** December 07, 2007, 04:26:22 PM »

dairyman, why do you have the image in your signature blocked linked to http://userbarz.com/ ? Kinda mis-leading isn't it?

dairyman · « **Reply #52 on:** December 07, 2007, 04:38:37 PM »

Quote from: soybean on December 07, 2007, 04:26:22 PM

dairyman, why do you have the image in your signature blocked linked to http://userbarz.com/ ? Kinda mis-leading isn't it?

Why? Is it a virus?
If so, I'll remove it.

soybean · « **Reply #53 on:** December 07, 2007, 05:10:59 PM »

I don't think it's a virus. But, what does it have to do with AVG? It just seems a bit odd to me to use an image which appears to be a link to AVG but actually link it to some other site.

dairyman · « **Reply #54 on:** December 08, 2007, 03:29:08 PM »

Quote from: soybean on December 07, 2007, 05:10:59 PM

I don't think it's a virus. But, what does it have to do with AVG? It just seems a bit odd to me to use an image which appears to be a link to AVG but actually link it to some other site.

I see what you mean, but Userbarz.com linked it to their website.
I'll change the link.

cyborg3 · « **Reply #55 on:** December 08, 2007, 06:15:15 PM »

Quote from: Broni on December 06, 2007, 08:12:17 PM

It depends what your ISP promises are...

I contacted rr. I am running about 4% less than advertised speed on upload and download.

Broni · « **Reply #56 on:** December 08, 2007, 06:19:49 PM »

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Download Speed: 6896 kbps (862 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 491 kbps (61.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

Download speed seems to be pretty decent, upload is on rather lower side.

YoMOMA · « **Reply #57 on:** December 11, 2007, 01:39:02 PM »

wow and this is at school... just figured... crazy!

Broni · « **Reply #58 on:** December 11, 2007, 08:36:10 PM »

At home:

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homer · « **Reply #59 on:** December 11, 2007, 08:40:41 PM »

yeah, its sad...

Broni · « **Reply #60 on:** December 11, 2007, 09:27:39 PM »

Homer, is this DSL, or cable?

homer · « **Reply #61 on:** December 11, 2007, 11:44:05 PM »

Quote from: Broni on December 11, 2007, 09:27:39 PM

Homer, is this DSL, or cable?

DSL. its capped at about 140-150 KB/s

sahana · « **Reply #62 on:** September 20, 2013, 12:17:42 AM »

My Internet speed test results are,
Download Speed: 18.89 Mbps
Upload Speed:0.795 Mbps.
I got this results from

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camerongray · « **Reply #63 on:** September 24, 2013, 05:15:29 PM »

Mine are very nice!

DaveLembke · « **Reply #64 on:** September 24, 2013, 06:25:18 PM »

I switched recently from Comcast 25M/5M Performance for $79.95 a month to Comcast 6M/1M Performance Starter for $49.95 to save $30 a month.

They also have a package for 3M/768k for $34.95 a month, but at any given time we can have VoIP Telephone going, + 2 streams of Netflix + online gaming and 6mbps download with 1mbps upload is pretty much the bare minimum that this will work on without buffering etc. ( We did away with Cable TV since its a waste with nothing good on and anything good is in the expensive packages, and we just dont watch TV when we can watch anything we want to watch just about on demand at one of many computers in our home as well as through out streaming blu-ray player or PS3 that plays netflix to TV etc )

I ended up flashing my D-Link Router with DD-WRT to highly configure and prioritize my bandwidth so that telephone always has a priority of 1 mbps/500k when active leaving the rest of the devices with 5 mpbs/500k and it works well. Without QoS the telephone acts up or gets choppy voice when everything else is competing for bandwidth.

I wish I could go to the cheapest plan, but 3mbps/768k just isnt enough for it all.

az_shyguy · « **Reply #65 on:** February 02, 2016, 01:04:16 PM »

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5052056157... that is hughes network over satellite!!! not bad for us here in the country... beats dial-up!

zep516 · « **Reply #66 on:** February 02, 2016, 02:05:24 PM »

DaveLembke · « **Reply #67 on:** February 02, 2016, 03:01:45 PM »

Curious .... why is your download speed lesser than your upload? I have never seen a configuration that way before?

Do you have download throttled in some way?

My internet speed changed some, I went with a 5/1 package for bandwidth to save money per month and then they gave me a free upgrade to 25/1 at a cost of $45 a month.

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zep516 · « **Reply #68 on:** February 02, 2016, 05:38:46 PM »

@ DaveLembke

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Curious .... why is your download speed lesser than your upload? I have never seen a configuration that way before?

I have no idea. I'll try it again.

Do you think Verizon may have something out of wack >

patio · « **Reply #69 on:** February 02, 2016, 07:04:01 PM »

Keep in mind you are relying on outside servers for the test...
I usually run 3 on the same server...then average out the speeds...

But thats just me.

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