How fast is your internet? Run the provided tester and then answer the poll.

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by SurfDoctor, Aug 20, 2012.

Loading...
?

After running the provided tester, reply with your results.

  1. 1 Mbps or below

    2 vote(s)
    7.7%
  2. 1 to 3 Mbps

    3 vote(s)
    11.5%
  3. 3 to 6 Mbps

    1 vote(s)
    3.8%
  4. 6 to 15 Mbps

    8 vote(s)
    30.8%
  5. 15 to 25 Mbps

    9 vote(s)
    34.6%
  6. 25 Mbps and above. Tell us how fast.

    3 vote(s)
    11.5%
  1. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    AT&T speed test link: Speed Tester If you wouldn't mind, run the tester and reply to the poll.

    Those of you who frequent the Off Topic board know that I have been switching all of my data services around in an attempt to save some money. We don't have optical in my neighborhood, so my connection is not as fast as many. I thought it would be interesting to find out what others are generally getting.

    How fast is your connection? I just tested mine again and it came to 5.05 Mbps which is way better than I had before.
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Aug 20, 2012
  2. AV8R

    AV8R Active Member

    I was very surprised after running this test. I had 23 mbps download and 4 mbps upload. This is MUCH faster than I thought I had.
     
  3. BlueMason

    BlueMason Audaces fortuna juvat

    I topped out at 20 mbps down and 4.75 mbps up... I'm paying for a 40 down so I guess it's alright...
     
  4. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    You guys are both optical, right?
     
  5. emmzee

    emmzee New Member

    29Mbps down, 1Mbps up here in Canada! (On cable Internet)
     
  6. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    You failed to include the option "Don't know."
     
  7. airtorn

    airtorn Moderator

    I am getting a whopping 3.33 download and 0.93 upload through my hotel's provider.
     
  8. RAM PhD

    RAM PhD Member

    If you take the speed test, you "will know."
     
  9. AV8R

    AV8R Active Member

    I have cable internet through Comcast. I don't think it's a fiber optic connection (that I'm aware of).
     
  10. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    Geez, my DSL, which I thought was good, must be from the stone age. :zx11pissed:
     
  11. CalDog

    CalDog New Member

    Traditionally, DSL service was delivered through the telephone system, and cable internet service was delivered through the cable TV system. But both the phone companies and the cable companies have been replacing some (usually not all) of the old wires with optical fiber. For example, they might replace the main line into your neighborhood, bringing fiber within a few blocks of your house. However, the final connection to your house would still be through the old phone or cable wiring.

    So DSL service today is often really hybrid "fiber+DSL", and cable service today is often really hybrid "fiber+cable". This kind of hybrid system is faster than traditional DSL or cable, though not as fast as pure fiber.

    I used to have traditional DSL service through the local phone company, which maxed out at 5 mbps. That's about as high as you are likely to get with traditional DSL through the phone lines. However, the phone company recently ran fiber to my neighborhood. The fiber doesn't go all the way to my house -- it's still DSL at my end -- but the maximum download speed has increased to 11 mbps.

    So both DSL and cable speeds have improved in recent years, as fiber has been added to the phone/cable networks. To get the fastest possible speeds, you need pure fiber all the way to your house, but that's not available yet for most people in the US.
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Aug 20, 2012
  12. CalDog

    CalDog New Member

    For example, Verizon currently offers 300 Mbps through its FiOS service, and the fiber network that Google is building in Kansas City will be 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps).
     
  13. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    Yea, I knew the issue was not having optical. Lousy, stupid 5Mbps. How can I live like this?
     
  14. CalDog

    CalDog New Member

    In Kansas City, 5 Mbps service on the Google Fiber network will be free.

    There is a $300 charge to install fiber in your home (since Google won't be using your existing phone or cable wiring). But after that, the cost of supplying low-bandwidth service over a fiber network is trivial. So Google guarantees free 5 Mbps service for at least 7 years.
     
  15. airtorn

    airtorn Moderator

    I wonder if that extends out to the Lee's Summit area.
     
  16. CalDog

    CalDog New Member

    Currently, the planned Google Fiber network is mostly for neighborhoods on the Kansas side. Some neighborhoods on the Missouri side are also eligible, but not as far as Lee's Summit.
     
  17. airtorn

    airtorn Moderator

    Thanks. It needs to extend down 50 a bit to get to me.
     
  18. mattbrent

    mattbrent Well-Known Member

    I had 1.3mbps download... I'll be glad when the cable upgrade is complete, and we can have 20mbps again...

    -Matt
     
  19. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    ok, the speed tester seems to be wildly inconsistent.

    My first download speed was 3.6, second re-test was 18.99, third time 15.55
    My first upload speed was 2.48, second re-test was 2.42, third time 2.52

    I use Mediacom
     
  20. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    Yeah, I agree. I believe that internet speeds are wildly inconsistent. I'm pretty sure everything slows down when there is a lot of traffic. I have heard that cable especially slows down when there are lots of people around you watching TV. True or not, I don't know.
     

Share This Page