Home internet connection!

 

The rules are simple go to

 

http://promos.mcafee.com/speedometer/

 

Click on "Test Now" then grab the result on the next page that pops up.

 

I know that the results can be fiddled but this result was absolutely genuine - just upgraded to 1MBit/sec NTL cable modem!

 

File Size: 150.005 KB

Time Elapsed: 1.282 seconds

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936.08 Kbps

(117.01 KBps)

New record!

 

File Size: 150.005 KB

Time Elapsed: 1.272 seconds

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943.44 Kbps

(117.93 KBps)

I could play this game for at least 2 minutes before I am board!

 

BTW new record

 

File Size: 150.005 KB

Time Elapsed: 1.242 seconds

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966.24 Kbps

(120.78 KBps)

I presume you are on a 1MB connection!

 

I can ONLY manage 573.12 Kbps from my NTL 600MB line :(

Mines not bad but positively poopra like in comparison

 

 

File Size: 150.005 KB

Time Elapsed: 2.14 seconds

 

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560.8 Kbps

(70.1 KBps)

Anything for a few more posts eh !!

Originally posted by ChrisC

I presume you are on a 1MB connection!

 

I can ONLY manage 573.12 Kbps from my NTL 600MB line :(

 

Correct - but hey your result aint so bad - nor is Dilbrains.

 

I would be interested in some results for BT ADSL connections - I was told that they can have up to a 20 fold "contention" in other words 20 people sharing the bandwidth.

File Size: 150.005 KB

Time Elapsed: 1.942 seconds

 

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617.92 Kbps

(77.24 KBps)

 

 

With a Telewest 512kbps

First:

File Size: 150.005 KB

Time Elapsed: 4.032 seconds

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297.6 Kbps

(37.2 KBps)

 

Second:

File Size: 150.005 KB

Time Elapsed: 3.937 seconds

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304.8 Kbps

(38.1 KBps)

 

Third:

File Size: 150.005 KB

Time Elapsed: 3.938 seconds

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304.72 Kbps

(38.09 KBps)

 

 

BT Satellite Broadband, nominally 500Kb but not really a fair comparison with copper connections as the laws of physics are not in my favour - must have a word with that Einstein geezer ...

File Size: 600.005 KB

Time Elapsed: 2.297 seconds

 

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2.041 Mbps

(261.21 KBps)

File Size: 600.005 KB

Time Elapsed: 2.078 seconds

 

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2.256 Mbps

(288.74 KBps)

Christ!!

Mine would be quicker if I went there and got it myself!!:eek: :eek:

 

150.005KB

47.453 sec !!!! FFS!!

 

BT openworld down a normal phone line.:(

 

Is there any way I can make it quicker without getting broadband?

Cheers,

F.T.

I could tell you all about www.mrwebspace.net . This should be faster either with a modem or ADSL.

567.92 Kbps

(70.99 KBps)

 

NTL 600k service

Originally posted by dazuti

I could tell you all about www.mrwebspace.net . This should be faster either with a modem or ADSL.

 

I'm not so sure - at our office we got a 2MBit/sec ADSL line but my home Cable Modem is consistantly faster. My understanding is that with a Cable Modem less people share the bandwidth than with an ADSL line.

The modem dialup is non-contended so it's one for one. Always nice.

 

ADSL is either 50:1 or 20:1 contention in its standard forms.

 

I am sitting on 2 x 45Mb links and a single 34 Mb link at the moment. Nice eh..

I apologize for the shameless plug....

I was told that NTL cable modem was a 2MBit/sec split between 4 peeps. Is this correct?

Nope, 15:1...

 

That is better than any ADSL offering though so don't grumble.

150.00Kb

25.172 sec

56k modem,on AOL :p Better than i expected actualy:)

File Size: 150.005 KB

Time Elapsed: 2.524 seconds

 

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475.44 Kbps

(59.43 KBps)

File Size: 2.9297 MB

Time Elapsed: 0.031 seconds

 

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756.05 Mbps

(94.506 MBps)

 

 

NTL 600kb

Using my BT dial up I get .....

 

150.005 KB

30.094 seconds

 

39.84 KBPS

(4.98 KBPS)

 

:rolleyes:

Force9 ADSL

 

File Size: 150.005 KB

Time Elapsed: 2.523 seconds

 

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475.6 Kbps

(59.45 KBps)

Blueyonder 1Mbit

 

1.172 Mbps

(150 KBps)

 

Robert

Originally posted by tinkywinky

File Size: 2.9297 MB

Time Elapsed: 0.031 seconds

 

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756.05 Mbps

(94.506 MBps)

 

 

NTL 600kb

 

Er yeah !!!! I don't think you have a 600kb NTL connection now do you ?

 

Mine was

1.042 Mbps

(142.13 KBps)

 

NTL 1024k