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  • radhak
    Veteran Member
    • Apr 2006
    • 3061
    • Miramar, FL
    • Right Tilt 3HP Unisaw

    #1

    What is your internet speed?

    Have been having speed problems with my Comcast broadband(cable-modem). That guy comes in and switches some cable(s) on the splitter, and it seems to have improved.

    Tested at 3 different sites with these results (download / upload) :

    http://pcpitstop.com/internet/bw.asp : 5548 KBPS / 3188 KBPS
    (picked Washington DC)

    http://www.speedtest.net/ : 3573 / 2560(picked Ft Lauderdale)

    http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ : 7046 / 3181(picked Atlanta)

    All the above for my laptop on wireless modem.

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  • leehljp
    The Full Monte
    • Dec 2002
    • 8777
    • Tunica, MS
    • BT3000/3100

    #2
    Mine were in the 5100/5800 DL and 200s (yes 200s) upload EXCEPT for the second one with picking Yokohama as the server and in this case, I got 16,908 DL and 1522 upload.

    Using laptop and wireless N.
    Hank Lee

    Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!

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    • cgallery
      Veteran Member
      • Sep 2004
      • 4503
      • Milwaukee, WI
      • BT3K

      #3
      Those are amazing up speeds. Around here they (Time Warner) cap our up at 512kb/sec. Down is between 5000 and 6000kbps.

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      • JeffG78
        Established Member
        • Jan 2007
        • 389
        • Sun City West, Arizona
        • BT3100

        #4
        I have a wireless laptop and an old desktop hardwired to the router. My desktop is very close to the 8,000/1000 I pay for. My laptop, on the other hand, consistantly downloads way slower. I remember seeing around 3000/750 the last time I checked it. I don't know why this is, but it's always about the same. I tried my work laptop and got the same 3000/750 through the wireless. I even replaced my router after the last one died and the speeds didn't improve much. I have a Linksys WRT110 router.

        You might try to hardwire your laptop and recheck just to see if it is any different than via wireless.

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        • BerniePA
          Established Member
          • Nov 2007
          • 377
          • San Tan Valley, AZ
          • Grizzly 0575

          #5
          I tested at the three sites using DC for location at all three and got the following:

          PCPitstop - 4610/492
          Speedtest - 2600/481
          Speakeasy- 4769/495

          I tried various locations on Speedtest and all were around the 2600 speed.

          I found it interesting the the slow speed was from a site that was trying to sell you a product to increase your PC speed on the internet --- Hmmmm!!!! Do ya think it would increase if I bought their product??
          Bernie

          Owww -- That spinnin' thang hurt!!

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          • OpaDC
            Established Member
            • Feb 2008
            • 393
            • Pensacola, FL
            • Ridgid TS3650

            #6
            Originally posted by radhak

            http://pcpitstop.com/internet/bw.asp : 5548 KBPS / 3188 KBPS
            (picked Washington DC) 5619 / 1680 - 8018 / 2415

            http://www.speedtest.net/ : 3573 / 2560(picked Ft Lauderdale) 11305 / 1508 - 4827 / 1845

            http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ : 7046 / 3181(picked Atlanta) 16768 / 2424 - 13210 / 2521
            Using Cox from Pensacola, 1st wired PC XP desktop, 2nd wireless laptop MAC G4.
            _____________
            Opa

            second star to the right and straight on til morning

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            • Whaler
              Veteran Member
              • Dec 2002
              • 3281
              • Sequim, WA, USA.
              • DW746

              #7
              My Mac is hardwired to the cable modem and I averaged the three sites 9683/1124
              I did the same with my wife's IBM laptop which is wireless to the modem and got 7107/1119.
              Dick

              http://www.picasaweb.google.com/rgpete2/

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              • gsmittle
                Veteran Member
                • Aug 2004
                • 2793
                • St. Louis, MO, USA.
                • BT 3100

                #8
                I have the lowest-cost ATT DSL connection I can get, and from my MacBook through Airport Extreme I get around 1486 kb/s download and 314 kb/s upload. Not as fast as you guys, but sure beats dial-up!

                Wired is a hair faster, but then I can't sit in the comfy chair to compute...

                g.
                Smit

                "Be excellent to each other."
                Bill & Ted

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                • pelligrini
                  Veteran Member
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 4217
                  • Fort Worth, TX
                  • Craftsman 21829

                  #9
                  I've got a 10MB/1MB Cable connection through Charter. Pretty much maxed it out.

                  10411/943 Dallas
                  10280/945 Dallas
                  10450/944 LA
                  Erik

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                  • Woody
                    Established Member
                    • May 2003
                    • 292
                    • USA.

                    #10
                    Verizon Fios Speeds

                    I have Verizon Fios - freakin' fast fiber to your house - check these out:
                    PC PitStop (DC):
                    Download Speed: 20580 kbps (2572.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
                    Upload Speed: 4564 kbps (570.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
                    Latency: 17 ms

                    Speed Net Test (DC):
                    Download Speed: 18809 kbps
                    Upload Speed: 4533 kbps
                    Latency: 18 ms

                    Speak Easy Net (DC):
                    Download Speed: 20470 kbps (2558.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
                    Upload Speed: 4546 kbps (568.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

                    If it becomes available in your area, I highly recommend it. They also deliver TV - so no cable company - phone, cell phone, TV and internet on 1 bill.
                    Michael
                    Central Virginia

                    "Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll sit in boat and drink beer all day."

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                    • Tom Slick
                      Veteran Member
                      • May 2005
                      • 2913
                      • Paso Robles, Calif, USA.
                      • sears BT3 clone

                      #11
                      Bargain basement AT&T DSL gets me 1310 download and 310 upload.
                      Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison

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                      • LCHIEN
                        Super Moderator
                        • Dec 2002
                        • 22023
                        • Katy, TX, USA.
                        • BT3000 vintage 1999

                        #12
                        Originally posted by radhak
                        Have been having speed problems with my Comcast broadband(cable-modem). That guy comes in and switches some cable(s) on the splitter, and it seems to have improved.

                        Tested at 3 different sites with these results (download / upload) :

                        http://pcpitstop.com/internet/bw.asp : 5548 KBPS / 3188 KBPS
                        (picked Washington DC)

                        http://www.speedtest.net/ : 3573 / 2560(picked Ft Lauderdale)

                        http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ : 7046 / 3181(picked Atlanta)

                        All the above for my laptop on wireless modem.

                        What's yours?
                        So are you bragging or complaining? Sounds like bragging to me.
                        Loring in Katy, TX USA
                        If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
                        BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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                        • eccentrictinkerer
                          Senior Member
                          • Aug 2007
                          • 669
                          • Minneapolis, MN
                          • BT-3000, 21829

                          #13
                          1006/865 on Minneapolis Wifi Network.

                          Only 9 bucks a month vs. Comcast $54!

                          I can watch Youtube with no hiccups, but occasionally I miss the faster service when I'm surfing.
                          You might think I haven't contributed much to the world, but a large number
                          of the warning labels on tools can be traced back to things I've done...

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                          • MilDoc

                            #14
                            From mid-Central Tx via Time-Warner: & Earthlink:

                            PitStop 6800/489

                            Speedtest Dallas 6746/491
                            Speedtest Austin 6782/492

                            Speakeasy 6862/493

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                            • maxparot
                              Veteran Member
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 1421
                              • Mesa, Arizona, USA.
                              • BT3100 w/ wide table kit

                              #15
                              I'm on Cox Cable in Mesa AZ using a Pre N wireless router to connect my laptop which has a b/g minicard built in.
                              One factor that slows my test is my telephone is connected to my cable modem using a VOIP adapter. This is hardwired before the router so it uses bandwidth first. What my tests indicate is the left over bandwidth when the phone adapter is idling. It goes down a bit if someone is on the line. and if I were to remove the adapter it would go up.

                              Download Speed: 6551 kbps (818.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
                              Upload Speed: 3443 kbps (430.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
                              Latency: 55
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