Hi
My Upload speed is BORING - always 246 to 247 kbps - always the same - so boring I don't want t measure it - it is ONLY measured because it is part of the package deal for measuring the Download speed.
Download speed is INTERESTING - I wish it was not.
It is consistently in the range 1850 to 1920 kbps - very close to my rated 2200 kbps.
or else it erratically bounces around between 300 and 450 kbps.
Whatever it is, I am stuck with it for the rest of the day,
unless I tell my modem to disconnect and reconnect and then I am into a brand new game.
My morning ritual :-
Power up computer, Power up Kettle, make coffee, log on, connect to Internet, then :-
Start downloading a monster file, and after two Seconds assessing modem diagnostics I abort download.
If I assess the download as way faster than 1000 kbps, everything is fine, using a good internet connection;
If instead the download stutters and stumbles way below 1000 kbps, modem disconnect and reconnect and try again until my ISP gets it right.
After a 2 Second quality test I may spend 30 seconds on a very accurate and informative test from http://myspeed.visualware.com/
The really useful feature is a graph that shows the instantaneous speed and delay between packets during the 8 second duration download.
When I have a good connection the delays average 20 mSec, with something (not yet identified) giving a 60 mSec spike at exactly 1100 mSec intervals - intriguing but so what.
When I have a bad connection I normally just disconnect and reconnect, but sometimes it may take a dozen attempts before I get a good connection.
If this continues for a week I go into "Kick the ISP mode".
I spend 2 seconds to confirm it is bad, I then refrain from disconnection, and instead spend 30 seconds at
http://myspeed.visualware.com/ for very detailed information - it ALWAYS shows about 700 to 1000 mSec of nothing at all, after which about 200 to 400 mSec in which the packets gradually accelerate, and just as they begin to approach 1700 kbps an instant nothing at all for another large piece of a second - typically I see about 5 or 6 cycles of un-equal and irregular duration with the 8 second period. I then get a link from that web-site and my ISP can then see the same pretty pictures I have just seen. I have never downloaded anything like 1 GByte per month, so I do not qualify for data throttling or traffic management, and my ISP (TalkTalk) denies ever doing it to me, and says it must be B.T. at my local exchange - but usually within a few days of throwing ammunition I find things are much better.
Incidentally, when I am really in the mood, I can launch DOS pingers and also Windows pingers simultaneously with this speed test, and these pingers repeat at 50 mSec and 100 mSec intervals, and every ping is acknowledged within 40 mSec, even though at least 6 consecutive pings have been sent and answered within any of the "nothing at all" intervals that last between 700 and 1000 mSec. This proves that for the 1000 mSec when not a single TCP gets through, the ICMP pings have no trouble at all, so it cannot be noise on the line (normal excuse from "First Line" Technical Support) but has to be traffic selective, i.e. traffic management.
Conclusion. I always have perfect 246 kbps upload, and generally not much problem getting 1900 kbps download, but sometimes my ISP needs a bit of a shouting at.
Recommendation - if you have drastically varying performance, use this speed test as a powerful weapon against your ISP.
If you want a good link for my 2 second assessment test from a site that can download faster than 2000 kbps, I am not giving you mine !!!
I am member number 19,700, and I think this site might get overloaded and will not work properly for me if 19,699 other people simultaneously try for the same file, So go and find your own !!!
I will give you one clue, it is a file I download from Microsoft.
Alan
your first connection was to a server in the USA, the second was closer to home. For that speed test to work reliably you have to connect to a server in your area (or on the same continent at least!)
Something's messing up my download speed here.
Not bad..hate my upload speed though....so slow uploading pics and videos.
AJ
your first connection was to a server in the USA, the second was closer to home. For that speed test to work reliably you have to connect to a server in your area (or on the same continent at least!)
The server in our area messes up my results, so I don't use it. If it was reliable, then I would've posted it in the first place.
After some tiny tweaks, I got a lil' better results. Not that I need to though.
After some tiny tweaks, I got a lil' better results. Not that I need to though.
Thanks for the follow-up.
I forgot to get some speed tests on the week-end.
As far as your times are concerned not only are you fast going out but the ping time is what amazes me me.Your server has to be faster than you are I would think.
9 ms. is unbelievable !!!
I think 12 ms. was the cycle time on the first computer I ever programmed. davey
Yeah, I live like 500 meters away from the central where my line is connected, so I think I am getting max out of my connection.
I am not complaining
Yeah, I live like 500 meters away from the central where my line is connected, so I think I am getting max out of my connection.I am not complaining
Your img3.freeimagehosting.net pics aren't showing up for me
shows up fine here, link is working.
Sorry for bringin up an old topic..but this is insane.
Inside the student union at my college...wireless, no less.
AJ
Sorry for bringin up an old topic..but this is insane.
Inside the student union at my college...wireless, no less.
AJ
Especially the upload speed
That's exactly what I was thinking. That's an amazing upload speed.
I'm happy with this at the moment after upgrading my connection from 1.5 Mbps
I envy your ISP guys. Most of your subscription gives megabits per second. We're still stuck with the "Oh 5x faster than dial up!"
Check speed test of mine
I'm happy with my 5MB connection
Speed on Demand
Normal Speed
Decided to try again since the first one didn't seem right. The second one seems even more way off. lol My internet usually goes so damn slow. Go figure. haha