Any good broadband speed-tests?

cdfreelancer · 03-30-2007, 06:44 AM

I would like to test the speed of my 8Mb broadband connection and have recently tried several online speed tests. However, they always seem to deliver a low result, around 500bps-2000bps. I have contacted my ISP and they informed me that there are no network problems, my local exchange is not congested and that online tests are notoriously unreliable. I need to find a reliable way of testing my connection so that I can correct any problems. Any ideas?

Incidentally, my modem is a speedtouch 330 with the latest drivers for up to 8Mb.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

geek73 · 03-30-2007, 07:05 AM

yes there is a perfect one I use all the time

http://www.dslreports.com/

Edit: I have a 6 meg dsl and 1 meg upload and it always gives me good results...

Try testsing from multiple testing site they have there..

whardman · 03-30-2007, 08:08 AM

Another one is http://speedtest.net/ You will need a fairly fast computer though as the flash interface requires a lot of CPU usage. They also have more locations than dslreports. Also, don't test on just one site, some sites are slower than others.

cdfreelancer · 03-31-2007, 08:15 AM

I tried http://speedtest.net/ and got a result of 4429kbps down and 382kbps up. It might not quite be 8000kbps but it was a satisfying result nonetheless.

Are there any other good sites to try?

geek73 · 03-31-2007, 08:51 AM

Do you have dsl or cable? I am guessing dsl, as out where I live you can get only 3 meg cable, (was not fast nough lol) so i got 6 meg dsl.

Although your upload speed is a little slow for that type of download speed.

As I get around 5.6 megabits down and 796 upload..

pcpitstop.com is another site that will test your speeds and also your whole pc fopr errors and such.. do a full test

**johnwill** · 03-31-2007, 03:41 PM

You need to try several of them. I tried DC and NYC from speedtest.net, and DC was half the speed of NYC, and they're about the same distance from me.

cmunn · 04-01-2007, 04:25 PM

Try a server located in the uk, might help

cdfreelancer · 04-02-2007, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geek73

Do you have dsl or cable?

DSL.I only live about 300 metres from the exchange which has recently upgraded.

Gary_J90 · 04-12-2007, 04:12 PM

I just tried the speedtest.net one and got 217kbps D/L and 70kbps U/L.

suppose to have up to 8meg broadband from BT(in UK)

Looks like somethings wrong

03-30-2007, 06:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
cdfreelancer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southwest UK Posts: 332 OS: XP pro 32bit	Any good broadband speed-tests? I would like to test the speed of my 8Mb broadband connection and have recently tried several online speed tests. However, they always seem to deliver a low result, around 500bps-2000bps. I have contacted my ISP and they informed me that there are no network problems, my local exchange is not congested and that online tests are notoriously unreliable. I need to find a reliable way of testing my connection so that I can correct any problems. Any ideas? Incidentally, my modem is a speedtouch 330 with the latest drivers for up to 8Mb. Any help is greatly appreciated! __________________ AMD Athlon 2400+ Radeon 9600 (256MB DDR) DDR-SDRAM PC3200 1024MB 10MB cable broadband

03-30-2007, 07:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
geek73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 694 OS: SuSe Linux My System	Re: Any good broadband speed-tests? yes there is a perfect one I use all the time http://www.dslreports.com/ Edit: I have a 6 meg dsl and 1 meg upload and it always gives me good results... Try testsing from multiple testing site they have there.. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Last edited by geek73; 03-30-2007 at 07:06 AM.

03-30-2007, 08:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
whardman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 617 OS: Windows XP My System	Re: Any good broadband speed-tests? Another one is http://speedtest.net/ You will need a fairly fast computer though as the flash interface requires a lot of CPU usage. They also have more locations than dslreports. Also, don't test on just one site, some sites are slower than others.

03-31-2007, 08:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
cdfreelancer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southwest UK Posts: 332 OS: XP pro 32bit	Re: Any good broadband speed-tests? I tried http://speedtest.net/ and got a result of 4429kbps down and 382kbps up. It might not quite be 8000kbps but it was a satisfying result nonetheless. Are there any other good sites to try? __________________ AMD Athlon 2400+ Radeon 9600 (256MB DDR) DDR-SDRAM PC3200 1024MB 10MB cable broadband

03-31-2007, 08:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
geek73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 694 OS: SuSe Linux My System	Re: Any good broadband speed-tests? Do you have dsl or cable? I am guessing dsl, as out where I live you can get only 3 meg cable, (was not fast nough lol) so i got 6 meg dsl. Although your upload speed is a little slow for that type of download speed. As I get around 5.6 megabits down and 796 upload.. pcpitstop.com is another site that will test your speeds and also your whole pc fopr errors and such.. do a full test __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

03-31-2007, 03:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,721 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Any good broadband speed-tests? You need to try several of them. I tried DC and NYC from speedtest.net, and DC was half the speed of NYC, and they're about the same distance from me. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

04-01-2007, 04:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
cmunn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 30 OS: xp media center	Re: Any good broadband speed-tests? Try a server located in the uk, might help

04-12-2007, 04:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Gary_J90 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 42 OS: Vista Premium	Re: Any good broadband speed-tests? I just tried the speedtest.net one and got 217kbps D/L and 70kbps U/L. suppose to have up to 8meg broadband from BT(in UK) Looks like somethings wrong