Internet Speed
 

In case you're wondering what you're really getting from your ISP, there are plenty of sites available to test your service.

I've run tests from several sites and the results are pretty consistent - speedtest.net has an array of servers from which to choose - the closer the server to your physical location the better the result.

When I choose the server in Frederick, MD (50 miles) I get the following result:



When I choose the server in Calgary (1,950 miles), however, I get a much slower result:



I tried the Tokyo, Japan server (6,750 miles) and got:

I thought you said you had Fiber?







And, just some food for thought. Being a college within K-State, my Internet connection actually runs from Salina, to Manhattan, and then to the outside world. Whereas most connections will take you to the fastest router, and then to the next fast, etc. It isn't really a problem, unless I am connecting west of Salina, because then my Internet runs east to Manhattan, and then back west.

Nick

I do, and I pay for 5/2 service, which is what I'm getting. Could pay more for higher tiers of service, up to 50/20, but I'm fine with what I get now. When I had Comcast, I paid for 5/2 and usually got about 3.5/1.5

I find it a bit interesting that my download speed is impacted by server distance, but upload speed is not.

Ah, gotcha.

And yes, that upload thing is very interesting indeed.

Nick

From my parent's house - not far from where I live. They've got Verizon FiOS as well, 5/2 service. Like the tests from my home, server distance impacts download speed, but has little effect upload speed.


Frederick, MD:


Prince Rupert, Canada:


Jakarta, Indonesia:

wow...didn't realize my cable had such a difference

I can crack 8000 d/l....but can't crack 500 u/l :huh:

Orren:

Most cable companies will not offer over 1Mb/s upload. You should look into the restrictions.

Nick

From my summer place in Lawrence:







Nick

autumn in the Hamptons?

Winter in spanish villa?

...Tuscany....in the spring!!!

:p

lol

I wrote it like that to make me sound cool, did it work? :hyper:

Nick

yup...completely fooled me :D

Upgraded my FiOS account from 5/2 to 10/2 this morning. Here's what I get now.



Ran another one a couple hours later, a wee bit faster.

This is cable, at around $44.95 a month.

How much are you paying for 10/2?

Nick

I have a bundled package - Phone, TV & Internet through Verizon (FiOS). $99 per month, plus equipment ($5 per receiver, $15 for HD multi-media DVR). The upgrade from 5/2 to 10/2 was free, but I did have to call and ask for it. My guess is competing cable companies are offering 10/2 in some/most areas, so Verizon felt it necessary to bump up their standard service.

Before FiOS was available in my 'hood, I was paying $46/month for 5/2 from Comcast. But, as a I mentioned in an earlier post on this thread, I usually tested at 3.5/1.5.

I got a slightly faster result using my laptop (new this year). Figure my ~5 year old desktop PC might have slowed things down a bit.

From my home to:

Washington D.C. (less than 50 miles)


Atlanta, GA (550 miles)


Twin Cities, MN (900 miles)


El Paso, TX (1,700 miles)


Paris, France (3,850 miles)



LOL :doh: South Africa (8,100 miles)

I'm supposed to be getting 20/5 now - I'm getting close to the 5, but I'm not testing anywhere close to 20.

Same, here .. well, 20/2.



However, I have noticed that I only get the above speeds to KC.

Here is to Dallas:



Nick

Hey,

Now if I could actually get the speeds that the test implies.

Try testing your speed to a different, further away server.

Nick

Nick - are you using a wireless router? I'm wireless, which I understand my be contributing to the less than optimal speeds that I'm experiencing - although I do get better results when using my laptop from work (only a few months old) vs my 5+ year old home desktop PC.

With FiOS, Verizon sets up a router in your home and, in most instances, your home PC connects with a wireless card, as does mine. The router is used for internet service, as well as allowing you to access media files on your PC from the multi-media HD DVR - in other words, I can access photos and music on my PC from my HD receiver. Great for slide shows on the HD TV!

Andrew,

My speeds are indeed via desktop [aka LAN].

Nick

Tried with LAN cable. This is more like it.

to Wisconsin:


San Diego:


Trinidad:


Ireland:


Ukraine:


South Africa


Australia:

wtf???

bytes move slower at -30 degrees!
...or maybe it's those downloads of pirated copies of Hannah Montana :p
.....or maybe you just need a restart (of your puter or your modem)
......or patience, grasshopper, and this, too, shall pass :D

aahhhhhh (heavy sigh).......

after one hour + in phone calls, reboot after reboot, one missed appointment, several outages, a new modem with a 1/2 hour technician call (all free)...


It turns out my modem was the wrong type (??)...data ports crossed in lane...never have had high speed until today.

buggers!!!

they owe ya then!

At the office, with 11 employees ... ::sigh::

That would be a T1.5, for those of you keeping track.

Nick

On wireless. $30 a month.

From the new house in Olathe -- new as of last October.

Nick

PS - I live in KC.

At [the new] work:



Nick

:jawdrop:

Snowing in Olathe == nobody online?



Nick

It's funny how times change- led's post being from 2008, below is what I just got...on wireless a floor away from my modem



...the exciting thing for me is...until getting a new modem and upping my service from 15 to 30m...on 15 I was too often at the speeds led posted 4 years ago

With Qwest being bought out by Century Link, I've seen new fiber being laid in my neighborhood and Century Link has sent me promotional materials stating that 50 meg dsl service will soon be available in my area... depending on the price, I am most certainly upgrading my service...I have so many wifi devices now, 10 meg service just isn't nearly enough bandwidth for my household...