Road-runner high-speed sucks? Post your internet speed here

I see that if you select a triangle that is a good distance from where you live then the test won't reveal where you are. Here's a test where I selected a server in New Zealand.
http://www.vbforums.com/images/ieimages/2008/07/1.png

Check out that ping figure.

620 ms ping that's too low. I thought I'd see if I could get that up some and I've succeeded.
http://www.vbforums.com/images/ieimages/2008/07/1.png

Ping and distance are up there. That's Mumbai, India.

I haven't been able to beat 12ms, but if i use a different server than recommended, i can nearly match it.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/302867776.png

That's a decent ping for that range.

I've just switched ISP. Although we are connecting at around half the 8MB service speed, actual performance has improved about 70%. I am certain my old ISP were using some kind of traffic shaping and I was getting a raw deal :mad:. Not that they would admit that.

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Originally Posted by visualAd

I've just switched ISP. Although we are connecting at around half the 8MB service speed, actual performance has improved about 70%. I am certain my old ISP were using some kind of traffic shaping and I was getting a raw deal :mad:. Not that they would admit that.

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i am sure mine limits traffic on default sharing ports. I changed my settings to random ports and the performance of bittorrent has increased a dozenfold.

I've realised that when I start torrenting, my bandwidth goes from 10MB/s to 2MB/s. Stupid considering that my father pays for the bills to get that speed in the first place.

Happy to live in the country of the free ISP where they don't bother your downloads :D

I just upgraded my Netzero service to 3G. I was paying 9.95/month. 3G is 14.95/month. Page loads are noticeably faster. New test shows significant improvement.

http://www.vbforums.com/images/ieimages/2008/12/1.png

Before using 3G my download was 47 Kb/s and upload was 282 Kb/s. I noticed that when I download something the first couple minutes the transfer rate is much better but it eventually settles down to the same speed that I had with the less expensive Netzero service.

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Originally Posted by EntityX

That's true for everyone else the download speed is faster than the upload speed. The test is designed for broadband and I'm just using a non-dsl dial-up connection so maybe it's throwing something off. If I actually got 45 kb/s I'd be overjoyed with NetZero. When I download stuff off the internet the transfer rate is typically around 5 kb/s. That works out to 300 kb/minute and 18 mb/hour. Sometimes it's closer to 6 kb/s.

There isn't any cable internet offerred where I live that I'm aware of. And you can't get dsl where I live either. You have to go with either satellite or wireless to get high speed internet. I've been doing some internet surfing to try to find an alternative to the internet I have but after I punch in my address it always says that there isn't any service available in my area. Verizon doesn't offer high speed internet in my area and they take care of my phone line so I'm not going to get high speed internet via phone service from anyone else.


I live out in the California desert about 50 miles south of Palm Springs. I'm not ready to pay $ 45 a month for satellite internet. I saw one offer from NetZero for satellite internet at $ 62 a month. I can actually do ok with the service I have since I don't download a lot of stuff. It would be nice to have the pages load quicker though.

http://www.vbforums.com/images/ieimages/2008/07/1.png

I'm really ripping now. I've picked up a whole 2 kb/s! I didn't use the insert image button this time like I did last time. That's why it had [IMG] around the picture.

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The test's 45kb/s that is displayed isn't kilobytes per second; it is kilobits per second. Your browser displays things in kilobytes per second.
So,
Test, ISP: kilobits per second
Browser download speed: kilobytes per second
1 kilobyte = 8 kilobits.

So the test is saying you download stuff at 5 to 6 kilobytes per second, which is inline with your browser download speeds.

Hehehe.... your speeds are teh sux.

Test #1:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/382929329.png

Test #2:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/382931007.png

Test #3:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/382931569.png

Test #4:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/382932108.png



Average Download: 5145kb/s
Average Upload: 622kb/s

I'd said those tests are pretty damn consistent even though I used diff servers for each.

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Originally Posted by dclamp

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http://www.speedtest.net/result/384264851.png

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Originally Posted by Arrow_Raider

The test's 45kb/s that is displayed isn't kilobytes per second; it is kilobits per second. Your browser displays things in kilobytes per second.
So,
Test, ISP: kilobits per second
Browser download speed: kilobytes per second
1 kilobyte = 8 kilobits.

So the test is saying you download stuff at 5 to 6 kilobytes per second, which is inline with your browser download speeds.

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Thanks for that explanation. I missed that. There's always a simple explanation for everything.

I just noticed that the last speed test I did gave an approximate distance of 1200 miles for a San Diego server. That's way off. San Diego is around 100 miles away in a straight line from where I live near the Salton Sea.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/414502546.png

http://www.speedtest.net/result/416501297.png
Whoohoo :D
Got an upgrade!

http://www.speedtest.net/result/416533699.png

Oh this again. Well here you go!

http://www.speedtest.net/result/416599169.png

I invite you to insert that test result, and your modem, where the sun chooses not to shine.

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Originally Posted by MaximilianMayrhofer

I invite you to insert that test result, and your modem, where the sun chooses not to shine.

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The UK?

Yes......... Yes, that is what I meant.............

At work
http://www.speedtest.net/result/416663617.png

Atheist, jezus! Are you running on fibre glass?

I had to VPN to do it, so hopefully the flash animation over the VPN didn't affect the numbers much..

http://www.speedtest.net/result/419204018.png

So I used to constantly say Comcast sucks... and their prices do... but up until recently, their normal residential package was a 6mb/768kb line... I just ran another speed test today and came back with a slightly different result...

http://www.speedtest.net/result/425021466.png

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Originally Posted by dclamp

http://www.vbforums.com/images/ieimages/2009/02/1.png

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Upgraded to ATT U-Verse...

http://www.speedtest.net/result/429908214.png

heehee.. Your speeds are t3h suxor.

At work:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/432991409.png

I don't know why RR is so tight with the up in this area.

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Originally Posted by soso3

At work:
http://www.vbforums.com/images/ieimages/2009/03/1.png

I don't know why RR is so tight with the up in this area.

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its how they make money. you want a web server, you pay extra.

Woohoo :D
At school the institute of IT has a dedicated fibre line.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/964170285.png

Rest of the school is capped to 10mbps :afrog:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/965682321.png

Oh man! I think, I'm the snail here. :p

http://www.speedtest.net/result/965795675.png

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Originally Posted by akhileshbc

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Oh man! I think, I'm the snail here. :p

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i agree. My phone's internet is (literally) about 8x faster than that.

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Originally Posted by Lord Orwell

i agree. My phone's internet is (literally) about 8x faster than that.

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But I'm using cable internet connection. Not through phone. :)

Asianet Homnet 399 Unlimited Plan 96Kbps
:wave:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/966650610.png

I was testing my internet connection yesterday using speedtest and I found the results varied a good amount from test to test sometimes. I was testing a little after 2 pm. This morning I was testing around 6:30 am and again just a few minutes ago and my last test had a download speed almost 6 times faster than the fastest download I had yesterday afternoon. 3.00 Mb/s versus 0.53 Mb/s yesterday. Fastest upload yesterday was 0.33 Mb/s. I'm using USA Communications wireless internet. They offer fiber optic service but not in my area.


http://www.speedtest.net/result/966910821.png

I felt the need to edit this post with my faster result since I'm seeing all these incredibly high results from some of you. My 6:30 am result was 2.64 Mb/s download.

Edit entry: One of my tests yesterday had a ping of 349 ms and today I got 16 ms. That is quite a difference.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/967848763.png

That's not true!!!!!!!
My download speed isn't more than 500kb/s while I have a 4MB service!

And I'm using ADSL, not cable. :(

Also, sometimes, I don't have any internet (the yellow triangle appears!). Maybe that happens because I don't have a static IP.

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Originally Posted by Arispan

My download speed isn't more than 500kb/s while I have a 4mb service!

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Mb != MB

Mb = megaBITS
MB = megaBYTES

One byte contains 8 bits.
So dividing the 4Mb service by 8 you get 0,5MB equal to 500kB.

Ooooops! I didn't meant that ! I meant MB!
(My ISP says 4MB/s)

No, they probably do mean mbit.
It's pretty much a standard for ISP's to express the speeds in that form, because it looks more.

That's true but in their advertisement they say "Megabytes". Also, every time I have called them to say that the download speed is lower than the speed they promised, they say that the cables they are using to give me internet are very old and need replacement. Also, some days ago, I downloaded something with 1.5 MB/s.

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Originally Posted by Lord Orwell

In summary, DSL blows. Cable is the future...

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DSL has been required by law to limit speeds in the US. Only recently have the laws been changed, and now 20 to 50 mbps DSL is available many places. Often with around 10 mbps(or even symmetrical) upload.

If the laws were different 7 to 8 Mb/s ADSL/SDSL could have been common place for well over the last decade.

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Originally Posted by TheBigB

Woohoo :D
At school the institute of IT has a dedicated fibre line.

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What about your internet connection at home?

http://www.speedtest.net/result/968878542.png

Not bad, but we won't get optic in at least five years :(

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1090825898.png

Orange is a snail.

Kinda slow :look:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1090844386.png

...no comment...

Dont mind GY, he's been practicing his photoshop skills ever since this thread started in 2008 :D

Its not cake!

I have a USB4 internet connection. But it only really goes one way. Can anyone help me troubleshoot this?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2463964/speedtest2.png

Nah, that is fake.

Yes, it is. My real download speed is 0.84 Mb/s :cry:

There are:
1) Lies
2) Damned Lies
3) Benchmark Tests

It frankly does not matter how your connection ranks compared with others. The salient point is this: does the bandwidth meet your needs? If it does, then it's fast enough. If not, then it needs to be improved.

-Max :D

Mine needs to be improved.

PS: There are:
1) Lies
2) Damn Lies
3) Statistics

i am getting by happily on my 10mbit. Since my last speed posting, my ISP has now upped their cap to 50mbit. I can't see ever needing it though.

I'm apparently limited to 1 Mb/s. This does not help when downloading Ubuntu ISOs. :(

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1092511510.png

Another test:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1092513696.png

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Originally Posted by robdog888

its not cake!

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lie!

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Originally Posted by minitech

I'm apparently limited to 1 Mb/s. This does not help when downloading Ubuntu ISOs. :(

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my cell service is faster than that! (barely)

well i ordered 20mbit download and 2mbit upload, which was a package the isp had, and still has but they never seem to give what they take money for. now i got something to complain about :D

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1092824067.png


by the way, when i download something, it seems that my upload speed is decreasing my download speed...

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1092951859.png
over split copper, no cable available, can't justify satellite. :cry:

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Originally Posted by RobDog888

Kinda slow :look:

http://www.vbforums.com/images/ieimages/2010/12/1.png

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Is that your home line?
If so, I'm jealous.

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Originally Posted by VOT Productions

Mine needs to be improved.

PS: There are:
1) Lies
2) Damn Lies
3) Statistics

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Heh ... yeah, that's another way to put it. Having said that ... here's mine:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1093161363.png

Right around 10Mb/sec download. Yeah, I can live with that. CFL Road Runner.

-Max :D