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Testing your broadband connection

Postby sirhc55 on Tue May 03, 2005 1:39 pm

Found this very useful tester on DPreview:

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedtest.asp
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Postby stubbsy on Tue May 03, 2005 2:09 pm

Thanks Chris. Looks useful
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Postby Glen on Tue May 03, 2005 3:53 pm

Thanks Chris
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Re: Testing your broadband connection

Postby timbo on Tue May 03, 2005 3:59 pm

sirhc55 wrote:Found this very useful tester on DPreview:

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedtest.asp


Thanks Chris. Very enlightening. My MuddyPuddle cable connection registered a decent 1178 Kbps downstream but a shocking 65K Kbps upstream... only a shade faster than a 56K modem.

I wonder if Optus' eagle is faster than Telstra's tortoise?
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Another Site to test...

Postby ChaPPy on Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:24 pm

Hi Guys,

You can also test your Internet speed on the following site:

http://www.testmy.net/

Enjoy
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Postby Suri on Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:48 pm

Now that was a depressing test.
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Postby bender on Thu Jun 09, 2005 3:51 am

this one has alot of isp

http://members.optusnet.com.au/djalexm/ ... peed.shtml
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Postby leek on Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:54 pm

Well... I tested it, but I'm not really any the wiser...

Is this good or bad?


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Postby tasadam on Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:46 pm

Hey, the test works with dialup.
Thought I'd share my results here for all to laugh at...

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I've currently got the local politicians office talking with Telstra, trying to get ADSL to this area.

SOOOOO frustrating - try viewing a few photos at this speed, and see what the time is already...

Maybe download a few files...

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Postby MCWB on Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:51 pm

Adam, I feel your pain. :( Just to make you feel better though:

Test run on 9/6/2005 @ 7:47 P.M.

Mirror: Bigpond
Test type: Cable

Your connection speed:

kbps: 10253.5 KB/s: 1281.6875
Mbps: 10.01318359375

*hugs uni connection* ;)
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