how fast is your internet connection?

**welshy** · 02-12-2008, 06:28 PM

my i.s.p claims to provide me with a connection speed of up to 20MB. after running a speed connection test i was very dissapointed with the results. granted there are certain condition which can slow down our speeds, such as the amount of network traffic at any one given time, speed of your network interface card, condition of your phone line and the distance that you acsess the internet from an exchange. i tested for two weeks my speeds and not surprisingly the best speeds my connection achieved were at four o clock in the morning.
the conditions under which i ran the tests were as follows;
broadband dsl connection
high voltage phone line
point n wireless network interface card
and a two mile distance from the exchange

download speed = 29332 kbps / 3.666.5KBPS transfer rate
upload speed = 374 kbps / 46.8KBPS transfer rate

very poor results from my i.s.p i thought for £35 each month, when my connection speed has never come close to the up to 20 MB speed they claim to offer.
so my questions are, what speed does your i.s.p advertise, what speed are you actually getting and finally are you happy with your sevice.

GrammyBear · 02-12-2008, 07:52 PM

Well, ya see, theres this lil hampster on a treadmill and...oh nm, DSL is quirky to say the least.

**welshy** · 02-13-2008, 06:20 AM

sonds like we've both got super sonic connection speeds then grammybear lol. tried to get cable but i cant get it where i live.

**Jonathan** · 02-13-2008, 11:17 AM

6 Mbps/512 Kbps is the advertised speed.

02-13-2008, 12:12 PM

um i dunno...i know it doesnt take more then 20 seconds for a page to load

**Robby** · 02-23-2008, 05:08 PM

My supposed to be speed is 10megs Per Sec. I think they are doing pretty good.

DxD · 03-13-2008, 10:15 PM

Fast Enough That I Dont Care What It Is........

ycats · 03-14-2008, 04:24 AM

tramper · 05-15-2008, 09:06 PM

what about my speed, hehe

**Jonathan** · Yesterday, 05:53 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by tramper

what about my speed, hehe

Wow! What type of connection are you on!?! Can I be jealous!

02-12-2008, 06:28 PM	#1 (permalink)

welshy Premium Member Posts: 140 Points: 5,184,167 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: united kingdom-jersey / afghanistan until july Age: 39	how fast is your internet connection? my i.s.p claims to provide me with a connection speed of up to 20MB. after running a speed connection test i was very dissapointed with the results. granted there are certain condition which can slow down our speeds, such as the amount of network traffic at any one given time, speed of your network interface card, condition of your phone line and the distance that you acsess the internet from an exchange. i tested for two weeks my speeds and not surprisingly the best speeds my connection achieved were at four o clock in the morning. the conditions under which i ran the tests were as follows; broadband dsl connection high voltage phone line point n wireless network interface card and a two mile distance from the exchange download speed = 29332 kbps / 3.666.5KBPS transfer rate upload speed = 374 kbps / 46.8KBPS transfer rate very poor results from my i.s.p i thought for £35 each month, when my connection speed has never come close to the up to 20 MB speed they claim to offer. so my questions are, what speed does your i.s.p advertise, what speed are you actually getting and finally are you happy with your sevice.

02-12-2008, 07:52 PM	#2 (permalink)

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02-23-2008, 05:08 PM	#6 (permalink)

Robby Management Posts: 3,473 Points: 2,878,997,852,774 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Horse Country Age: 66	My supposed to be speed is 10megs Per Sec. I think they are doing pretty good. __________________ *Robby* Attention: Use our support system located at: http://www.chatsusa.net/support

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02-13-2008, 06:20 AM	#3 (permalink)

welshy Premium Member Posts: 140 Points: 5,184,167 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: united kingdom-jersey / afghanistan until july Age: 39	sonds like we've both got super sonic connection speeds then grammybear lol. tried to get cable but i cant get it where i live.

02-13-2008, 12:12 PM	#5 (permalink)

Mooka Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0	um i dunno...i know it doesnt take more then 20 seconds for a page to load

05-15-2008, 09:06 PM	#9 (permalink)

tramper New Member Posts: 4 Points: 5,089 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: china	what about my speed, hehe