Bandwidth Tests...How accurate?

~~BMG_Cya=-~~ · Nov 5, 2003, 03:55 PM

Out of curiousity, or just plain boredom, I went to a few different sites
that test your internet connection speeds. Every single one said I had
a connection speed that is faster than even a T-1 connect.

It went onto explain that although T-1 connections are faster for
upload speeds, and that T-1's are better for certain types of
downloads/uploads, most Cable or DSL connections actually have faster and more...
consistent speeds.

My questions are:

How accurate are these tests?

How accurate is the information given to me above?

In your experience, what website offers the best, most accurate and overall test?

Screen below shows results from 3 of the sites I visited.

*The result showing 3.8 MB per second was by a company/site in Texas...where I live.*

Thanks in advance.

Judas · Nov 6, 2003, 12:28 AM

......they look right...... you got a good solid 2-3mb connection by the looks of it.... can you give me some links to those sites..(i got the bandwidth.com one...) i want to see what if it'll even say what mine may be.... as i have be rated at T3 or better before......

Judas · Nov 6, 2003, 12:30 AM

well...maybe not t3...... but i've sustained 6-9mb/s on some downloads....

krazy1 · Nov 6, 2003, 01:03 AM

Those speed tests are pretty accurate... one thing to keep in mind while running them.. run them latter at night that way internet traffic is a little lower and will not effect your speed as much. Also make sure you have no apps on your network using any bandwidth otherwise your speeds will look slower.

tek · Nov 6, 2003, 01:20 AM

I just ran a bandwidth test at www.pcpistop.com (500kb) and this is my result:
Transmission Speed 3763 Kb/s

pretty damn fast for Adelphia Powerlink (Cable), and its 8:20PM (hot time for internet).

BWX · Nov 6, 2003, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tek
I just ran a bandwidth test at www.pcpistop.com (500kb) and this is my result:
Transmission Speed 3763 Kb/s

pretty damn fast for Adelphia Powerlink (Cable), and its 8:20PM (hot time for internet).

Sign up at dslreports.com ( broadbandreports.com ) - they have good speedtests- up and down. Just find the one that is the fastest out of the 4 or 5 thay have, then take the fastest speed you can get there. Or you can time a download of a known size from a site that you know has a fast download, that's the way I found my absolute fastest D/L rate......

Judas · Nov 6, 2003, 02:33 AM

......fastest download.... which i can get every time...is from my dedicated server..... 11-12mb/s uploading to it is a little slower....

krazy1 · Nov 6, 2003, 02:41 AM

I myself usually get about 3200kbps.... my fav place to run the test is at work.. there I get 5MBps !!

GOtta love that kind of speed.

FluffyChicken · Nov 6, 2003, 12:14 PM

In your experience, what website offers the best, most accurate and overall test?

To answer this one you have to sue site's you actually visit, downloading form them sites is the only way.

To get the 'max' try downloading from your ISP or ISP's Cache. That way there are no bottlenecks in the way.

Traffic is part of the internet so you shouldn't test at time's you don't normally use it. Else your getting false results.

'SpeedTest' site will give you a rough idea BUT don't read to much into it. It is only an indication of how fast you get download/upload from thier site.

If anyone lives in the UK a good tool is this http://www.vantage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v2/v2.htm

If you don't it maybe worth a look as you can alter some of the settings.

Bane the ECF · Nov 6, 2003, 09:11 PM

I've used broadbandreports.com and I get about 2700Mbps.

Nov 5, 2003, 03:55 PM	#1
~~BMG_Cya=-~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 718 Rep Power: 0	Bandwidth Tests...How accurate? Out of curiousity, or just plain boredom, I went to a few different sites that test your internet connection speeds. Every single one said I had a connection speed that is faster than even a T-1 connect. It went onto explain that although T-1 connections are faster for upload speeds, and that T-1's are better for certain types of downloads/uploads, most Cable or DSL connections actually have faster and more... consistent speeds. My questions are: How accurate are these tests? How accurate is the information given to me above? In your experience, what website offers the best, most accurate and overall test? Screen below shows results from 3 of the sites I visited. The result showing 3.8 MB per second was by a company/site in Texas...where I live. Thanks in advance.

Nov 6, 2003, 01:03 AM	#4
krazy1 Live from the Dungeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Between the SubWoofers Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	Those speed tests are pretty accurate... one thing to keep in mind while running them.. run them latter at night that way internet traffic is a little lower and will not effect your speed as much. Also make sure you have no apps on your network using any bandwidth otherwise your speeds will look slower. __________________

Nov 6, 2003, 01:20 AM	#5
tek DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, US Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 0	I just ran a bandwidth test at www.pcpistop.com (500kb) and this is my result: Transmission Speed 3763 Kb/s pretty damn fast for Adelphia Powerlink (Cable), and its 8:20PM (hot time for internet). __________________ [COLOR=White][/COLOR]

Nov 6, 2003, 02:41 AM	#8
krazy1 Live from the Dungeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Between the SubWoofers Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	I myself usually get about 3200kbps.... my fav place to run the test is at work.. there I get 5MBps !! GOtta love that kind of speed. __________________

Nov 6, 2003, 12:14 PM	#9
FluffyChicken DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: England Posts: 320 Rep Power: 0	In your experience, what website offers the best, most accurate and overall test? To answer this one you have to sue site's you actually visit, downloading form them sites is the only way. To get the 'max' try downloading from your ISP or ISP's Cache. That way there are no bottlenecks in the way. Traffic is part of the internet so you shouldn't test at time's you don't normally use it. Else your getting false results. 'SpeedTest' site will give you a rough idea BUT don't read to much into it. It is only an indication of how fast you get download/upload from thier site. If anyone lives in the UK a good tool is this http://www.vantage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/v2/v2.htm If you don't it maybe worth a look as you can alter some of the settings. __________________ [COLOR=#455b64]Team mauisun.org [/COLOR]

Nov 6, 2003, 09:11 PM	#10
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