www.speedtest.net

What are your results?

And to generate some discussion; what ISP do you use? What do you like/dislike about them? Would you rather be using a different ISP?




Here's my results on a wireless connection:



I'll see if I can get a result image posted when I'm on a wired connection a bit later.

Currently I'm using Rogers, and apart from them messing around with FF's server status error pages (404, 403, 401, 500, etc.) they're great.

I don't think that's bad when I am using a wireless internet which I can SWEAR to you three of my neighbors are leeching right now (I pay for the connection, they just use mine. >_>) I'm trying to get the company to come down and fix the damn wiring then I'll test again.

I forget my exact ISP, but when the landline works it's freaken amazing. I can game with nearly over 400 fps on WoW. Their wireless service I hate when other people leech it and it constantly crashes. They won't help me make it a password protected network so I kind of hate that.

But their landline I love it. Freaken awesome hardly ever a problem unless all the customers in the company are getting it. Hmm...my image says I use SBC Internet. o_O. I pay Brighthouse for it oddly...xD

Your wireless is a lot faster than my wired connection according to that But then I know Virgins broadband is pretty poor, unfortunately I have little choice but to use them. I'll see if I can test it from work tomorrow Monday as we (normally) get pretty decent speeds there (not great but better than I have here )

Posted By ashkir on 9th Aug 08 at 11:36pm

 

I don't think that's bad when I am using a wireless internet which I can SWEAR to you three of my neighbors are leeching right now (I pay for the connection, they just use mine. >_>) I'm trying to get the company to come down and fix the damn wiring then I'll test again.

I forget my exact ISP, but when the landline works it's freaken amazing. I can game with nearly over 400 fps on WoW. Their wireless service I hate when other people leech it and it constantly crashes. They won't help me make it a password protected network so I kind of hate that.

But their landline I love it. Freaken awesome hardly ever a problem unless all the customers in the company are getting it. Hmm...my image says I use SBC Internet. o_O. I pay Brighthouse for it oddly...xD

Three of my neighbours are using my internet as well, but only because they help pay for it. We simply share the password.

To password protect your wireless network, go to either http://192.168.1.1 or http://192.168.0.1 depending on how your network is setup, and enter the default username/password (generally both "admin"), and get things setup there.

Thats the fastest internet connection in Australia, sheesh! Shows how our old Prime Minister hated the internet so much - he thought it was like 100% porn and in no way effective, glad he is gone now!

Kevin promises to improve our internet by 10 fold to actually bring us up onto a world stage instead of lagging behind everyone.

Sucks playing games, as most gaming servers are hosted in America - For Ash: When I played WoW, my ping was constantly 600ms, that's considered pretty good for any Aussie. Bit unfair when your a mage in battlegrounds and a rogue is standing out of range of your spells (40 yards!) but still managing to backstab you...

Here's mine at home:



So yeah, I'm on Rogers as well, and I'm on a wired connection. I think I tested before on wireless and it wasn't that different...

Yeah, same. I wish they wouldn't insert their own 404 pages. Even if I disable it, the thing does a horrible job of faking it anyway

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This however, is what I get in my university residence, which I will be going back to in september (different residence, but still that network):



Amazing speeds, but there's some pretty restrictive bandwidth limits that I can usually live with but some others can't because they download too much

Posted By Marc on 9th Aug 08 at 11:46pm

 

Posted By ashkir on 9th Aug 08 at 11:36pm

 

I don't think that's bad when I am using a wireless internet which I can SWEAR to you three of my neighbors are leeching right now (I pay for the connection, they just use mine. >_>) I'm trying to get the company to come down and fix the damn wiring then I'll test again.

I forget my exact ISP, but when the landline works it's freaken amazing. I can game with nearly over 400 fps on WoW. Their wireless service I hate when other people leech it and it constantly crashes. They won't help me make it a password protected network so I kind of hate that.

But their landline I love it. Freaken awesome hardly ever a problem unless all the customers in the company are getting it. Hmm...my image says I use SBC Internet. o_O. I pay Brighthouse for it oddly...xD

Three of my neighbours are using my internet as well, but only because they help pay for it. We simply share the password.

To password protect your wireless network, go to either http://192.168.1.1 or http://192.168.0.1 depending on how your network is setup, and enter the default username/password (generally both "admin"), and get things setup there.

I tried before it broke my dlink settings I had to buy a new one. ><'. So not bothering to try again; I'm planning to just fix my wiring.

Changing your settings in no way requires you to buy a new one...at most you'd need to hit the reset button on the router itself; something I believe most routers are required to have.

@ Frufru: Well obviously UW will have amazingly fast speeds, they have a giant fiber-optic network that caters to those attending the premier university in the world's Technology Triangle.

Sucks that they have a bandwidth cap though; I'm pretty sure Rogers' bandwidth cap is far out of reach, even for me and my neighbours all sharing a connection.

I don't know much about computers, so don't know if my connection is good or not. =P

I'm on Rogers as well,

My internet is usually very fast. I can only imagine running this on my grandparents dial up connection. The site speedtest.net probably wouldn't even load.

That is with my provider's 500 package. If I would have done it at a friends house, their numbers would be lower because they only have the 100 package.

I like my connection, I think it was better where I lived previously, but it's nice here.

My mom lowered our internet to the lowest speed, because we could not afford the highest speed. we did have over 1000.

Mine is fast

My connection fails

No Graham mine does, its only at 600 something, when it was over 3,000 before but as I said before my mom lowered our internet down to basic.

I don't know much to do with computers, but I'm pretty sure that isn't brilliant, but at least it's faster than my school internet. :]

Posted By Fel!x on 17th Aug 08 at 8:54am

 

I don't know much to do with computers, but I'm pretty sure that isn't brilliant, but at least it's faster than my school internet. :]

The download speed is pretty brilliant, but the upload speed is quite a bit worse than would be expected.

. I has nice upload .

Posted By Marc on 17th Aug 08 at 8:29pm

 

Posted By Fel!x on 17th Aug 08 at 8:54am

 

I don't know much to do with computers, but I'm pretty sure that isn't brilliant, but at least it's faster than my school internet. :]

The download speed is pretty brilliant, but the upload speed is quite a bit worse than would be expected.

Really? I wonder why that is, I'll look into it. :]

Posted By real_decimic on 12th Aug 08 at 7:10am

 

That is with my provider's 500 package. If I would have done it at a friends house, their numbers would be lower because they only have the 100 package.

I did this test on my friend's computer, where they have the 100 package. Look at the big differences.

Average i would say

my internet connection is crap, the speed testing thing took too long to loads, it took so long that i couldnt be bothered to wait thats how slow my connection is.

Posted By Fel!x on 17th Aug 08 at 8:54am

 

I don't know much to do with computers, but I'm pretty sure that isn't brilliant, but at least it's faster than my school internet. :]

You're lucky.. Your internet connection is way faster than mine.

Posted By Nick on 18th Sep 08 at 9:54pm

 

Yours is slow.

I know

We are only paying $14 a month

http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=6431

We did have Elite. I miss that speed but hopefully soon we can re-upgrade, I'm tired of this slowness T_T

Posted By Nick on 18th Sep 08 at 9:59pm

 

I know

We are only paying $14 a month

http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=6431

We did have Elite. I miss that speed but hopefully soon we can re-upgrade, I'm tired of this slowness T_T

I pay $30 a month. I use optimum, but i want to get Optimum Boost.

The uploading of Unreal Tournament Froze T_T

Thats how slow our internet is.

Hi this is my speed
download speed =1.09Mbps and
upload speed =0.87Mbps
and i check my speed from Ip-Details.com
how about my speed?? is it good or bad?

If that's good or bad probably depends on where you are. I know that around my area the average download speed (on a standard line, not fibre optic) is around 4 to 5Mbs. If you're further from your local exchange or if the local infrastructure doesn't have such good connections between the exchange and cabinet then speeds go even lower (but then if you're closer to the exchange it should be possible to get up to 20Mbs on a standard line).
That upload sounds pretty good though (it's rare for upload speed to be so close to the download speed). I'd be lucky to get over 0.4Mbs upload.