Good site for testing web connection speed?

audiobliss
audiobliss Posts: 12,518
edited May 2011 in The Clubhouse
I'm in computer class at school, downloaded a few things REALLY REALLY fast, I'm in awe, and wanna find a good, accurate site to test it and see how fast it really is.

What's a good site for that?

I downloaded one file that peaked at 5.12MB/sec. :eek:
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited October 2007
    http://speakeasy.net/speedtest/
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited October 2007
    Toast.Net
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2007
    ben62670 wrote: »
    http://speakeasy.net/speedtest/

    I had actually used that one before I started the thread, but didn't know how to interpret the results.

    Last Result:
    Download Speed: 23392 kbps (2924 KB/sec transfer rate)
    Upload Speed: 9385 kbps (1173.1 KB/sec transfer rate)

    Are those really big numbers that made me think it's a 23.3MB/sec connection (:eek:) really kiloBITS/sec? I don't really understand kilobits versus kilobytes. But I'm assuming the smaller numbers would be the kilobytes/sec, thus giving a speed of 2.9MB/sec.

    Which would mean their server isn't as fast as this connection? 'Cause I d/l'd the majority of a 1.9GB file at over 5MB/sec.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited October 2007
    www.bandwidthplace.com

    My school's connection peaked at ~9MB/s once!
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2007
    McLoki wrote: »
    Toast.Net

    According to that, using the 1&1 server, this connection was off the chart...which maxes at 10MB/sec.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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    Epson 8700UB
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    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited October 2007
    audiobliss wrote: »
    According to that, using the 1&1 server, this connection was off the chart...which maxes at 10MB/sec.

    Same here.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited October 2007
    Little b is kilobits, bit B is kiloBytes.

    1 kilobyte is 8 kilobits, so just divide by 8.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Polk addict
    Polk addict Posts: 558
    edited October 2007
    http://www.speedtest.net/ also, http://speedtest.knology.net/
    Chiranth
    hoosier21 wrote:
    Cobra + SDA's = dead amps laying all around.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2007
    I just asked the instructor. We're getting 10MB/sec d/l and u/l, supposedly. And the tests seem to support that pretty well.

    Suffice it to say, I'm VERY green with envy.

    How much would a connection like that cost the typical homeowner?
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited October 2007
    audiobliss wrote: »
    According to that, using the 1&1 server, this connection was off the chart...which maxes at 10MB/sec.

    Damn....

    I get about 3.8meg/sec. on the 1 & 1 server. I average 5meg/sec on some of the other links on that page.

    Are you connected to that server or something? Do the other sites return that high of a speed?
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited October 2007
    audiobliss wrote: »
    I just asked the instructor. We're getting 10MB/sec d/l and u/l, supposedly. And the tests seem to support that pretty well.

    Suffice it to say, I'm VERY green with envy.

    How much would a connection like that cost the typical homeowner?

    A LOT of $$$.
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  • Polk addict
    Polk addict Posts: 558
    edited October 2007
    80 bucks a month. Called T1 connection...
    Chiranth
    hoosier21 wrote:
    Cobra + SDA's = dead amps laying all around.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2007
    Is that T1? What're the different categories and their speeds?
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited October 2007
    Nope - t1 is 1.54 meg\sec (up and down)

    I would say fractional T3 or OC3 - either way, major bucks...
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  • Polk addict
    Polk addict Posts: 558
    edited October 2007
    Well, there's modem (phone connection), cable, and T1...
    Chiranth
    hoosier21 wrote:
    Cobra + SDA's = dead amps laying all around.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2007
    Download Speed: 7623 kbps (952.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
    Upload Speed: 1850 kbps (231.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,830
    edited October 2007
    Face wrote: »
    Download Speed: 7623 kbps (952.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
    Upload Speed: 1850 kbps (231.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

    Who you with?

    Down: 6223 kbps
    Up: Who cares? ;)
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2007
    I'm definitely checking out my rr connection when I get home in about 40 minutes.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2007
    Optimum. I find it varies depending on the time of day. I get around 10,000 kbps late at night.
    polrbehr wrote: »
    Who you with?

    Down: 6223 kbps
    Up: Who cares? ;)
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,830
    edited October 2007
    Face wrote: »
    Optimum. I find it varies depending on the time of day. I get around 10,000 kbps late at night.

    Ditto here, but what else is there?

    I was thinking of adding Optimum Boost- only another $15/month?

    Supposed to give you 30 down/ 4 up??

    BTW, I just hit 6.81 on Bandwidthplace. Not bad.
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2007
    I wouldn't bother unless you're downloading a lot of large files.
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,830
    edited October 2007
    Face wrote: »
    I wouldn't bother unless you're downloading a lot of large files.

    Yeah, why enrich the Dolans any more than necessary.

    I'm sending them close to $190 a month now!
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited October 2007
    7.3 down.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2007
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    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2007
    With knology I got 2324kbps down and 368kbps up.


    So, going with the numbers in my previous post (1701kb/s and 366kb/s), are those kiloBITS per second? Meaning divide by 8 and then by 1000 to get Megabytes per second? That'd be .2MB/s or 200KB/s, right?

    That kinda stinks.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited October 2007
    Last Result:
    Download Speed: 22570 kbps (2821.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
    Upload Speed: 2507 kbps (313.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
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  • hypertone
    hypertone Posts: 150
    edited October 2007
    audiobliss wrote: »
    With knology I got 2324kbps down and 368kbps up.


    So, going with the numbers in my previous post (1701kb/s and 366kb/s), are those kiloBITS per second? Meaning divide by 8 and then by 1000 to get Megabytes per second? That'd be .2MB/s or 200KB/s, right?

    That kinda stinks.

    Lowercase b is bits, uppercase is bytes. That's around 2Mb down and 384k up. About what ADSL is supposed to be. Network speeds are usually measured in bits, not bytes. I've never understood why web browsers report downloads in Bytes.

    Your download speed is higher than a T1. (1.544 Mb/s)
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited October 2007
    Is this good....lol?


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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited October 2007
    Heres mine in Japan, using 100 meg fiber line.

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    My speed test from Japan to San Franciso, not bad

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    I pinged Africa for the speed test and got the lowest results, they must be using dialup down there still.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited October 2007
    Sherardp wrote: »
    Heres mine in Japan, using 100 meg fiber line.

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    My download is still faster than youuuuuuurrsss...nanny nanny boo boo...:p:p:p
    Monitor 7b's front
    Monitor 4's surround
    Frankinpolk Center (2 mw6503's with peerless tweeter)
    M10's back surround
    Hafler-200 driving patio Daytons
    Tempest-X 15" DIY sub w/ Rythmik 350A plate amp
    Dayton 12" DVC w/ Rythmik 350a plate amp
    Harman/Kardon AVR-635
    Oppo 981hd
    Denon upconvert DVD player
    Jennings Research (vintage and rare)
    Mit RPTV WS-55513
    Tosh HD-XA1
    B&K AV5000


    Dont BAN me Bro!!!!:eek:
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