Connection speed

aintmatilda · 03-07-2008, 11:50 AM

At one time, I realized that I was not receiving the dsl connection speed for which I was being billed; after contacting the company, BellSouth, the problem was resolved. They even pro-rated the lack of proper service by giving me the deluxe speed @ lite speed cost for 6 mths. However, the faster service didn't seem to last for long, and I was again [i][u]waiting for each page do download.

A long statement just to ask, how would I be able to tell my exact speed. In the process of determinng my current speed, their techs had me type a simple URL (?), like "speed...;" I can't recall! Do you have any idea what I'm talking about?

onewaylife4all · 03-07-2008, 04:07 PM

Hello,

There are several sites that can do this, as well as programs. A test that measures the speed of your Internet connection is called a "Bandwidth test." Here are some links to various bandwidth tests that you can find online:

www.speakeasy.net/speedtest

http://pcpitstop.com/internet/Bandwidth.asp

http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html

The numbers displayed will most likely be in Kbps or "Kilobits." However your Internet service may have told you what speed you are paying in Mbps or "Megabits." So basically you will want to divide the bandwidth test results by 1000 to find out how many Mbps of bandwidth you are getting. If the test says 3000 Kpbs then that would be 3 Mbps and so on.

Good luck!

solar1 · 03-07-2008, 05:04 PM

Try on www.speedtest.net

03-07-2008, 11:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
aintmatilda Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern US Posts: 1 OS: xp service pack 2	Connection speed At one time, I realized that I was not receiving the dsl connection speed for which I was being billed; after contacting the company, BellSouth, the problem was resolved. They even pro-rated the lack of proper service by giving me the deluxe speed @ lite speed cost for 6 mths. However, the faster service didn't seem to last for long, and I was again [i][u]waiting for each page do download. A long statement just to ask, how would I be able to tell my exact speed. In the process of determinng my current speed, their techs had me type a simple URL (?), like "speed...;" I can't recall! Do you have any idea what I'm talking about?

03-07-2008, 04:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
onewaylife4all Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 91 OS: Windows MCE 2005 SP2, Windows Xp Home SP2	Re: Connection speed Hello, There are several sites that can do this, as well as programs. A test that measures the speed of your Internet connection is called a "Bandwidth test." Here are some links to various bandwidth tests that you can find online: www.speakeasy.net/speedtest http://pcpitstop.com/internet/Bandwidth.asp http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html The numbers displayed will most likely be in Kbps or "Kilobits." However your Internet service may have told you what speed you are paying in Mbps or "Megabits." So basically you will want to divide the bandwidth test results by 1000 to find out how many Mbps of bandwidth you are getting. If the test says 3000 Kpbs then that would be 3 Mbps and so on. Good luck! Last edited by onewaylife4all; 03-07-2008 at 04:08 PM.

03-07-2008, 05:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
solar1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	Re: Connection speed Try on www.speedtest.net