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    Best Speedtest.net results from Home

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by dave92029, Dec 12, 2009.

  1. Darkstormz

    Darkstormz Notebook Guru

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    Using Intel 5100 AGN Wireless @ GX740
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    And wired connection
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    Darkstormz, Aug 19, 2011
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  2. JWBlue

    JWBlue Notebook Deity

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    The US is lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to connectivity.

    How much does this connection cost a month?
     
    JWBlue, Aug 19, 2011
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  3. Darkstormz

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    About 40$, pretty good :)
     
    Darkstormz, Aug 20, 2011
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  4. downloads

    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    @kevinla

    It's not that bad- US isn't exactly lagging behind the rest of the world- there are just few countries like Sweden or S. Korea that put the rest of us to shame.

    What seems to be an issue in the US and Canada is not the speed but transfer limits, traffic shaping and similar techniques that make you pay for something that's not really usable.
     
    downloads, Aug 20, 2011
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  5. Little_Ho

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    [​IMG]


    pay about 30 after taxes....lol

    Hardware...Asus EEEPC 1201N Atheros wireless N but running on 54G
    D-Link DIR-655 on a Staples cheapo Modem made by ZOOM, Pogoplug online and 2 other laptops online at the same time.....
     
    Little_Ho, Aug 20, 2011
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  6. JWBlue

    JWBlue Notebook Deity

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    It might also be an issue of population.

    With so many people, it might be more difficult to give every home a blazing fast connection.
     
    JWBlue, Aug 20, 2011
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  7. Darkstormz

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    Tweaked my WiFi a little, here comes the update.

    [​IMG]
     
    Darkstormz, Aug 20, 2011
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  8. vaio.phil

    vaio.phil Notebook Evangelist

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    My comcast is grade A- right this minute (32Mbit/s down)... not as hot as the other day.

    Anyways, here's a general question for the network switch experts...
    This is for home (not corporate) use. Suppose we have a cablemodem going to a router to a regular/consumer-grade network switch and then to various wired computers. If we replace that regular/consumer switch with a managed L2/L3 type... will the ping or bandwidth improve? (Pretend there are multiple users on the switch at the same time and we don't want to buy multiple switches to segment them... just buying one L2/L3 switch or will keep using the same old one.) Will a managed (L2/L3) switch improve anything here? Thanks.
     
    vaio.phil, Aug 20, 2011
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  9. JWBlue

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    Rubbing it in? ;)
     
    JWBlue, Aug 20, 2011
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  10. Darkstormz

    Darkstormz Notebook Guru

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    Yeah for sure! :D
     
    Darkstormz, Aug 20, 2011
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  11. Marcin_Poland

    Marcin_Poland Newbie

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    I live in Poland, i pay for 20/1 90zł ~ $30

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    Pozdrawiam ;]

    Today, 06:35 AM

    In my country 1:35 PM :]
     
    Marcin_Poland, Aug 21, 2011
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  12. downloads

    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    @Marcin_Poland

    Nice speed for an ADSL connection- hard to get these kind of speeds unless you're actually seating in a DSLAM ;)
     
    downloads, Aug 21, 2011
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  13. Jarhead

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    [​IMG]
     
    Jarhead, Aug 21, 2011
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  14. Full-English

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    Here's my pile of garbage, BT, upgrading to BT infinity tomorrow, results should be 10 times better tomorrow!!

    [​IMG]
     
    Full-English, Aug 21, 2011
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  15. Marcin_Poland

    Marcin_Poland Newbie

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    I have 250m to DSLAM ;)

    It's ADSL2+ ;)

    Stats from my router

    ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
    Connection Speed 22268 Kbps 1044 Kbps
    Line Attenuation 3.7 dB 5.5 dB
    Noise Margin 7.9 dB 7.0 dB

    I wait for 80/8 in VDSL technology in my city :)
     
    Marcin_Poland, Aug 21, 2011
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  16. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    I get 26MB/s down, 1.1MB/s up, and 25MS ping.

    My ISP is Charter Cable.
     
    Nick, Aug 21, 2011
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  17. Marcin_Poland

    Marcin_Poland Newbie

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    Today results ;)

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    :D :D :D :D :D :D
     
    Marcin_Poland, Aug 23, 2011
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  18. downloads

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    @Marcin_Poland

    What ADSL modem are you using?
     
    downloads, Aug 23, 2011
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  19. Full-English

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    Just upgraded my broadband from normal BT ADSL to BT Infinity, what a difference:


    Before:

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    After:

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    This pleases me muchly lol
     
    Full-English, Aug 23, 2011
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  20. Marcin_Poland

    Marcin_Poland Newbie

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    Netgear DGN1000

    DGN1000
     
    Marcin_Poland, Aug 23, 2011
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  21. Darkstormz

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    Nice upgrade!
     
    Darkstormz, Aug 23, 2011
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  22. Marcin_Poland

    Marcin_Poland Newbie

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    You have limits for downloading a month ??

    (Sorry for my English :D)
     
    Marcin_Poland, Aug 23, 2011
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  23. Full-English

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    I don't, it's unlimited, I was on 40gb a month but that has been upgraded.

    Some say on my package they will throttle after 300gb, but my provider claims they don't. Don't think I'll hit 300gb though.
     
    Full-English, Aug 23, 2011
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  24. CoreEye5

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    I take speedtest.net results with a grain of salt. For my home connection, they are highly variable at best. I've seen results anywhere from 6 Mbit down to 50 Mbit down, depending on the server and day.

    Examples:
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    Just for giggles, let's try Los Angeles:
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    and finally Alaska:
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    When results vary that much, somebody's full of it.

    Comcast is coy about the exact data rate I "should" be seeing, and it seems highly dependent on server location anyway. This makes it pretty much pointless to compare results with others.
     
    CoreEye5, Aug 28, 2011
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  25. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    I only recently upgraded mine to optic fibre cable!

    Before:
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    After:
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    PatchySan, Aug 28, 2011
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    vaio.phil Notebook Evangelist

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    vaio.phil, Sep 1, 2011
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    At home
     
    Rasskindo, Sep 2, 2011
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  28. jaug1337

    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    [​IMG]

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    My school network... basically my second home :)
     
    jaug1337, Jan 23, 2013
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  29. Jarhead

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    [​IMG]
     
    Jarhead, Jan 23, 2013
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  30. hyelton

    hyelton Notebook Consultant

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    AT&T LTE in Nashville, TN [​IMG]

    My Home Cable Connect in the Middle of no where about 15miles from town. My upload speed is faster but at the time of doing this test I was uploading to youtube AND I also have QOS active.
    [​IMG]


    And Satilite Internet at my Friends House
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    hyelton, Jan 29, 2013
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    2328686883.png

    Granted, it costs about US$80 a month, but it's a 2 year contract and they paid for half the Lenovo Y580 that was plugged in to get that result.

    Not complaining, even a little bit. :)

    Stu.
     
    Schtoo, Jan 30, 2013
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  32. hyelton

    hyelton Notebook Consultant

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    Why did you say that like its expensive? I have to pay about $90 for just 24meg service..
     
    hyelton, Jan 31, 2013
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  33. 1ceBlu3

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    1ceBlu3, Jun 17, 2013
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