How Fast Is Your Internet Connection? Test It.

[Visirale]

Wait, people still actually use dial up?

 

[Bassist4Life]

This thread opened up my eyes to the cap issue. I hadn't heard about this. That's crazy. I did a search and a little reading. I found this quote:

I spoke to Dave Burstein, the editor of DSL Prime, and one of the most knowledgeable people around on the economics of high-speed Internet service.

He argued that Time Warner’s interest in bandwidth caps had little to do with its own costs and a lot to do with the emergence of movie downloads and streaming television programs over the Internet.

“The smart people at Time Warner are scared of people watching TV directly over the Internet,” he said. “‘Lost’ and ‘Desperate Housewives’ look better over the Internet than they do on digital cable.”

I'm not into movies and TV on the Internet. I'm just addicted to downloading all the Medeski, Martin & Wood shows that I can (they have an open recording policy). I would be a customer that breaks a downloading cap easily. That makes me a little upset, of course.

I saw this comment on the same page I got the quote:

Why do we as Americans allow ourselves to be subjected to such price gouging? In Japan, internet users enjoy their internet which is 40 TIMES AS FAST as “HIGH SPEED” US internet for get this 10 bucks a month. That’s pathetic.

40x faster?! $10?!

:scowl:
Joe

 

[Sonic_Death]

I love my internet at home. If it was faster, that'd be nice, but it is also plenty fast for everything I do, I have no issues. At college that's another story though, the connection there is awful.

 

[elpezpr]

 

[thehangingmist]

hmmmmmmmmm so i really need a better internet connection now. sure thing

 

[RWP]

How are you guys getting 12's and 28's??

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[Dreagen]

To Greensboro, NC.

To Anchorage, Alaska.

 

[gold_member_321]

 

[Bassist4Life]

How are you guys getting 12's and 28's??

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No kidding! That's what I'm saying...

 

[pipe_godzend]

 

[wld3]

Unfortunately, speedtest.net is wildly inaccurate.

Try http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

 

[pipe_godzend]

i got almost the same readings on both

 

[UnsungZeros]

From my girlfriend's apartment...

 

[TehRoflCopter]

Across the world:

 

[Big Hungry]

 

[BassGirl1122]

IDK..I think mine sucks ...but got music going and all..

 

[MooCowMan]

yikes thats gotta be very frustratingLink Removed

Extremely.. I can't download anything longer then 20 minutes (1mb) because it disconnects My first pay check is going to the telephone company for an upgrade, $130 for installation and 6 month's of DSL.

 

[Bassist4Life]

Unfortunately, speedtest.net is wildly inaccurate.

Try http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

I'll give it a try.

Speedtest seems to be pretty close to what my ISP is giving me. Based on my experience, I wouldn't call it "wildly inaccurate". I might call it a little inconsistent.

Thanks for the heads up on speakeasy.

Peace,
Joe

 

[Bassist4Life]

Speakeasy gives me 9747 / 958 (NYC)

Speedtest give me 9873 / 945 (NYC)

Pretty close.

Joe

 

[AlphaMale]

This is such nerd stuff.

Princeton? UCSD Optimum online, JAzz Telecom abovenet or comcast

I can get the universities but where do I gret Jazz optimujm jazz or abovenet.
Why is Comcast so high?

I have roadrunner and i'm not getting 10k ***? but other people are.