Comments on: A Reliable Broadband Speed Test http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:13:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Hawker http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-798830 Hawker Thu, 21 May 2009 00:02:39 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-798830 Not to brag or anything but I think I found a better test.... The above test gives basic speed information but no real info you quality or capability of your connection. My favorite Broadband Speed Test site is http://www.ispgeeks.com. You get data back like this (testing my connection) Speed test statistics --------------------- Download speed: 7437424 bps Upload speed: 1646448 bps Download quality of service: 97 % Upload quality of service: 95 % Download test type: socket Upload test type: socket Maximum TCP delay: 76 ms Average download pause: 3 ms Minimum round trip time to server: 60 ms Average round trip time to server: 61 ms Estimated download bandwidth: 35200000bps Route concurrency: 4.7328215 Download TCP forced idle: 77 % Maximum route speed: 8738000bps Plus it even gives you graphical data such as this (based on the test above). http://174.34.146.20/myspeed/db/report?id=1986 Not to brag or anything but I think I found a better test…. The above test gives basic speed information but no real info you quality or capability of your connection. My favorite Broadband Speed Test site is http://www.ispgeeks.com.

You get data back like this (testing my connection)

Speed test statistics
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Download speed: 7437424 bps
Upload speed: 1646448 bps
Download quality of service: 97 %
Upload quality of service: 95 %
Download test type: socket
Upload test type: socket
Maximum TCP delay: 76 ms
Average download pause: 3 ms
Minimum round trip time to server: 60 ms
Average round trip time to server: 61 ms
Estimated download bandwidth: 35200000bps
Route concurrency: 4.7328215
Download TCP forced idle: 77 %
Maximum route speed: 8738000bps

Plus it even gives you graphical data such as this (based on the test above).

http://174.34.146.20/myspeed/db/report?id=1986

]]> By: Test Your Internet Speed With Down Tester http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-788450 Test Your Internet Speed With Down Tester Wed, 13 May 2009 11:28:38 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-788450 [...] Another possibility to test the Internet speed is by using websites that offer speed tests (check broadband speed test for [...] [...] Another possibility to test the Internet speed is by using websites that offer speed tests (check broadband speed test for [...]

]]> By: neptune http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-480529 neptune Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:37:32 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-480529 Your download speed on a certain server will depend on a lot of factors before you can get a reliable information on your full speed. If you're in Japan, and you're using a speed test website located on Africa... you're doing it wrong. Find a speedtest(.net) that has servers all across the world and pick one close to you, tha one should be the most reliable. Your download speed on a certain server will depend on a lot of factors before you can get a reliable information on your full speed. If you’re in Japan, and you’re using a speed test website located on Africa… you’re doing it wrong. Find a speedtest(.net) that has servers all across the world and pick one close to you, tha one should be the most reliable.

]]> By: Val http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-480510 Val Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:08:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-480510 Yeah this one sucked too... But it was quite fun to see the Upload-meter reach the end (13708 Kbit/s), and then reporting "Very Slow". I guess it did like a full lap internally and came back on the bad side. Yeah this one sucked too…

But it was quite fun to see the Upload-meter reach the end (13708 Kbit/s), and then reporting “Very Slow”. I guess it did like a full lap internally and came back on the bad side.

]]> By: unruled http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-478388 unruled Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:10:39 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-478388 incredibly inaccurate, as 99.9% of these speedtests are, for users with more than 10mbit. There is only one, out of the many websites I've tested, which comes in anywhere close to reliable. It's this site: http://myspeed.visualware.com Im on 100/100 (and get full speeds), and it gives me the following results: http://amsterdam.mcs.streamguys.com/myspeed/db/report?id=10859 incredibly inaccurate, as 99.9% of these speedtests are, for users with more than 10mbit.

There is only one, out of the many websites I’ve tested, which comes in anywhere close to reliable. It’s this site:

http://myspeed.visualware.com

Im on 100/100 (and get full speeds), and it gives me the following results:
http://amsterdam.mcs.streamguys.com/myspeed/db/report?id=10859

]]> By: Mirsch http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-477954 Mirsch Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:30:01 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-477954 hm, nice test, but I don't think that the upload is correct http://speed.io/pics/1118/5197/speed.io.png hm, nice test, but I don’t think that the upload is correct

http://speed.io/pics/1118/5197/speed.io.png

]]> By: Master33 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-477377 Master33 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:28:23 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-477377 cool! works excellent, thanks for the link! cool! works excellent, thanks for the link!

]]> By: Comprueba la velocidad de tu conexión a Internet con speed.io | Disquisiciones http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-477315 Comprueba la velocidad de tu conexión a Internet con speed.io | Disquisiciones Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:10:00 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-477315 [...] Vía | gHacks [...] [...] Vía | gHacks [...]

]]> By: GRTerrero http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-477247 GRTerrero Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:18:23 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-477247 Pleasantly surprised. It surpassed my broadband package maximum of 758kb/s for uploads by 10kb/s. But 110kb/s for downloads is a bit off. Rated "Good". And just this morning I was bitching about poor service. Guess it's time to upgrade my plan. Pleasantly surprised.

It surpassed my broadband package maximum of 758kb/s for uploads by 10kb/s. But 110kb/s for downloads is a bit off. Rated “Good”.

And just this morning I was bitching about poor service. Guess it’s time to upgrade my plan.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-477221 Rarst Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:28:29 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-477221 Seems to be accurate for download but upload failed once and gave wrong numbers other time. Seems to be accurate for download but upload failed once and gave wrong numbers other time.

]]> By: Matthias http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-477192 Matthias Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:39:51 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-477192 @Matt - Restart your browser! At me works great, just had to reopen the browser. i also updated to Flash 9 now @Matt – Restart your browser! At me works great, just had to reopen the browser. i also updated to Flash 9 now

]]> By: Transcontinental http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-477185 Transcontinental Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:15:05 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-477185 Started the test, waited, waited ... stopped, went to read FAQ, my security appeared in the list mentioning it should be deactivated for the test, I deactivated (I don't like that, feeling like naked on Broadway), restarted test, waited, waited ... stopped, retriggered security, and here I am. Anyhow, I know approximately where my speed stands. If I want to know for sure, I go to ftp://test-debit.free.fr/ and start downloading a 700MB file, wait at least three minutes, and the average download speed result is clean. Started the test, waited, waited … stopped, went to read FAQ, my security appeared in the list mentioning it should be deactivated for the test, I deactivated (I don’t like that, feeling like naked on Broadway), restarted test, waited, waited … stopped, retriggered security, and here I am.

Anyhow, I know approximately where my speed stands. If I want to know for sure, I go to ftp://test-debit.free.fr/ and start downloading a 700MB file, wait at least three minutes, and the average download speed result is clean.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-477181 David Bradley Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:54:03 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-477181 Tells me I'm on 6 kb/s, paying for 10...so I want a deduction from my bill! Pah! Tells me I’m on 6 kb/s, paying for 10…so I want a deduction from my bill! Pah!

]]> By: Matt http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/11/a-reliable-broadband-speed-test/#comment-477173 Matt Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:26:31 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6927#comment-477173 I just get an error that tells me to update my Flash version. I though it was up-to-date, but followed the link and updated just in case. Returned to Speed.io and got the same error. Looks cool, but I cant get it to work. I just get an error that tells me to update my Flash version. I though it was up-to-date, but followed the link and updated just in case. Returned to Speed.io and got the same error. Looks cool, but I cant get it to work.

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