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Unread 09 Mar 2008, 09:53 AM
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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:

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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.
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.

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I thought you said you had Fiber?
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.
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Ah, gotcha.

And yes, that upload thing is very interesting indeed.

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

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

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

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From my summer place in Lawrence:







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autumn in the Hamptons?

Winter in spanish villa?

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

lol

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

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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.


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This is cable, at around $44.95 a month.

How much are you paying for 10/2?

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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.
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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 South Africa (8,100 miles)
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