How do you test your connection speed?

TomF

This will probably be a no-brainer to everyone else, but how do you test the speed of a connection to the Internet?

I can click on the little icon on the bar at the bottom of a page and see "Connected at 57,600 bps", but I think this is only how fast my computer's modem is talking to my computer's CPU.

How do I find how fast my modem is talking to the Internet?

logistic

http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/


You should find what your looking for here.

Mossy Monk

oh sweet Jebus, this is bad

Your raw speed was 10141.75 bits per second which is the same as:

Communications
10.1 kilobits per second

Storage
1.2 kilobytes per second

1MB file download
13.8 minutes


Comreg should take a look at that before bowing to Eircoms wishes regarding phone lines

zz03

Originally posted by Mossy Monk
oh sweet Jebus, this is bad

Your raw speed was 10141.75 bits per second which is the same as:

Communications
10.1 kilobits per second

Storage
1.2 kilobytes per second

1MB file download
13.8 minutes


Comreg should take a look at that before bowing to Eircoms wishes regarding phone lines

eircom DSL comparison (starter 128/512k Ethernet modem):


Communications 406.7 kbs

Storage 49.6 kilobytes/sec

1MB download 20.6 secs

zz..

niallb

In your dialup properties, or modem properties
you should find a tab that contains 'extra settings'
(Maybe someone more familiar with windows could
say exactly where this might be found on recent windows versions.)

If you can locate it and write in w2 there,
your icon should report the actual connection speed.

This may be more relevant than your download speeds.

Hope that gets you there,
NiallB

LFCFan

I've added the W2 but it makes no difference. Thing is though, if I dial into a different provider like Eircom or Oceanfree etc it does work and I can see my true connection speed. Me thinks there is something on UTV's side that is preventing W2 from working. It seemed to start doing this around the time they changed all the modems to V92.

TomF

Many thanks, logistic. My speed at about 5:30 pm Monday the 7th of July looks like this:

23.4 kbs communications,

2.9 kbs storage,

6 minutes to download a 1 MB file.

I'll have to try it again at some time of the night when things are quieter.

Ponster

Wow. Thx for the link logistic


ADSL (128/512) Wanadoo (France)


Communications
471 kilobits per second


Storage
57.5 kilobytes per second


1MB file download
17.8 seconds


And at 30€ a month uncapped it ain't too bad !


Are the speeds posted here by others average Irish Internet speeds?

jesus_thats_gre

netsource SOHO in Dundalk


357.1 kilobits per second


43.6 kilobytes per second


23.5 seconds