Bandwidth meter

[Inspector1]

What's your connection speed........

http://webservices.cnet.com/Bandwidth/

Just check 1787kbs @8:40 PM


I1:)

[Wardsweb]

http://webservices.cnet.com/Bandwidth/
2144 (2.1Mbps)

http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
2600 (2.6 Mbps)

http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer.asp?cid=9438
2545 (2.5 Mbps)

[Inspector1]

Cool *** like those other links... Thanks Ward.......
Are you on cable,DSL,T1 or T2..? I'm on DSL


Up a little early this AM.........eh..

I've noticed how speeds fluctuate with time of day (traffic)

I1:)

[benjamming]

At 6:50 - 6:55 pm Saturday night Mar-6-04:


[B]http://webservices.cnet.com/Bandwidth/
36 kbps

http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
38.9 kbps Told me it was slow. Duh! It is all relative though. I remember when 14.4 kbps was smoking. That was what 10 years ago. You know, the good 'ol days!

http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer.asp?cid=9438
42.8 kbps

I connect to my ISP at 50.3 kbps. with an ISA 56k modem.

[princess]

First place was 8430 kbps

The second spot said 3.5 mbs 428.5 kps 1MB 2.4 sec

The third place said 3.378 mbps, over 2Kmps

One used the word awesome.

These numbers mean absolutely nothing to me. Is this good?

[Inspector1]

Yes Princess thats smokin...fast

I1:)

[princess]

So it IS a good thing.

We're connected by cable.

This is the NEW computer. It's up & running. There's a couple of little things to work out.....the digital sound when coming over the Bose speakers isn't quite right. It also reboots sometimes in Internet Explorer, it's only used for the Honda info site....but still needs to be fixed.

The first case was cracked & we reordered, the second case had a bad power supply, so we bought a third one locally. This one is even quieter!!

Of course, I really don't notice any speed difference the other one seemed instant anyway. This one is supposed to much better when editing home movies.

[BenjiBoy650]

Cable connection. First place says 2158.7, second one says 1.8, third says 2.93. I've gotten 3+ and my friend has gotten 6000 :)

[Dave]

2747.5 Kbps cnet

2.459 Mbps mcafee
(314.8 KBps)

[fearlessfreap24]

3957.3 Kbps - You 3957.3 kbps

this is at work

4979 at home

[anysia]

2132.8 kbps at work....

haven't done it at home yet!

[jbuffethed]

http://webservices.cnet.com/Bandwidth/
(3511.2 Kbps - Me @1023pm)

http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
(2.9 megabits per second)

http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer.asp?cid=9438
4.286 Mbps

[anysia]

funny. just checked my home one-1165.7 Kbps, a bit slower than work, but you could've fooled me! :blah:

[jbungard]

Per CNET: 3063.1 kbps (3.06 Mbps)
This is at home using Cox Communications' High Speed Internet via a cable modem.
Cox recently upgraded their broadband connections in the Phoenix area to "Up to 4 Mbps" for their "Preferred Customers", i.e., the basic high speed internet service.
For those needing even more speed, Cox also offers "Up to 5 Mbps" in our area for an additional fee.
CNET shows my current speed as faster than a T1 connection but slower than a T3. This is plenty fast for my uses (which occasionally involve working from home, logging into my work LAN and using some bandwidth-intensive application.)
Using the net at these speeds spoils you very fast. I recently used dial-up on a business trip and was soon frustrated with the time wasted waiting for pages to load.

[Pairallel]

4963 on McAfee
4503 on CNet

Not bad for a standard cable modem...:cool:

[Inspector1]

bump

[stiller fan]

1537.3 kbps

56k dial-up in pittsburgh... :bawling:

[brickman]

First link 2,438.7 kbps

Second link 2.3 Mbps

Third link 3.358 Mbps

Wonder why the big jump in the last link?:scratch:

[Pairallel]

4.210 mbps

11.2 ????

5.069

Quite a variation, but pretty fast in comparison to others....

[princess]

I only went to the first place....cnet, the laptop tested at 3422.8 with the other computer also online. 4154.8 all alone....

I don't know how this compares to other laptops, but it's only about half of the "big" computer!:(

[Pairallel]

Are you saying your desktop clocked at 8mbps in the first test???

That would be impressive...

[princess]

These are the desktops numbers:

First place was 8430 kbps

The second spot said 3.5 mbs 428.5 kps 1MB 2.4 sec

The third place said 3.378 mbps, over 2Kmps

They mean nothing to me.... I just use the things! This is the computer that my prince built last Spring. It had been a few years between upgrades, so he pretty much did it from scratch. I just sign for the packages as they arrive, then know when everything's here I'll be a computer widow the following weekend!;)

He does a bunch of video editing & likes it to take as short anount of time as he can. Pretty much all our home movies are on DVD, so he makes copies for our family after each gathering.....

This is what the "big" one is:

Pent 4 3.0 hyper threading
Intel "mother" board D865PERLK
8 USB ports
3 fire wire ports
1 G lan
digital audio (optical & coaxial)
6 channel audio
1.5 G ram
two 80 G serial ATA drives set to raid 0 to act as one 160G 300mbs hard drive
4 cooling fans
1 processor fan (more like an A/C)
fan control for temp & fan speed
DVD rom (16X/48X)
*DVD+R recorder (now 16X)
*2 40 G hard drives (now 250G)

[fearlessfreap24]

2777.4 Kbps - You 2777.4 kbps

that is weird. that is half of what it was earlier in this post. although it is around peak usage. hmmmmmmm

[fearlessfreap24]

Originally posted by princess
This is what the "big" one is:

Pent 4 3.0 hyper threading
Intel "mother" board D865PERLK
8 USB ports
3 fire wire ports
1 G lan
digital audio (optical & coaxial)
6 channel audio
1.5 G ram
two 80 G serial ATA drives set to raid 0 to act as one 160G 300mbs hard drive
4 cooling fans
1 processor fan (more like an A/C)
fan control for temp & fan speed
DVD rom (16X/48X)
*DVD+R recorder (now 16X)
*2 40 G hard drives (now 250G)

WOW i could only dream of making my wife a computer widow like that.

[princess]

I use it more than he does, since I'm home with it.... so if he wants to upgrade, I'm game!:D Usually when he does. I'm only a computer widow for one weekend.... sometimes I just disappear & go shopping. I'll ask if he missed me when I come home & I'll get the stardard, not really listening "uh-huh" if he's in the middle of a troubled area. The cheerful greeting when he's at a "ta-da" spot!

I think we need to make a new rule.... the more gigs he gets, the more karats I get!;)

[fearlessfreap24]

i just started using Clearwire (http://www.clearwire.com/) today. 798k was my speed. they go up to 1.5Mbps but i can not afford that. but this is quite the pleasant surprise.

:jumping: :jumping: :jumping:

[Inspector1]

Bump.....

[princess]

Well, the weak digital signal has effected our connection speed too!

Old speed; 8430 now: 3896.8
Old: 3.5, 428.5 & 1M 2.4 now: 2.2, 270.4 & 1M 3.8

I'll give them till Monday....then I'm starting in on them all over again!! They said they'd be working on over the weekend....I didn't believe it & I think they did a couple of patches & left it.

[mrjtree]

http://webservices.cnet.com/Bandwidth/
(3.6 Mbps)

http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
(4.3 Mbps)

http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer.asp?cid=9438
(5.1 Mbps)

Comcast Cable

[EXLNavi]

We have 5MBps service here from TWCNYC but thru a third party ISP. However I have a ton of stuff running so basically my connection speed maxes out at 1500kbps and I also I QoS my line so vonage gets enough bandwidth.

[tafettawhite]

4079!!! whoohoo! :banana:

[princess]

The laptop has also dropped....from 3422 & 4154 down to 2048 & 2809..... see, it's nothing in the desk top..... & there's benn no changes made in the laptop! It's comcast!!!!

My prince told me that Ican't tell them the numbers though, they'll insist it's fine.....but it's not what it used to be. It's been a way for us to tell if they've fixed the signal.... it's better, but not fixed. I emailed them last night & they claim it's in the works. If the tech that was here on Friday calls, I'll let him know they're on the right track....but no prize yet!

[SSMV6]

Here's another one... http://www.internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/
Check out the froggy on the page.. I never noticed, but there is something "special" about it. :D

I only get 1125.5 at work on I1's link. :( :rolleyes:

[CA05LXDriver]

1077.9 Kbps - DSL at home, and I only pay for 384 :banana:

[princess]

That one is even worse for the laptop....1500....DSL speed on cable....BAD!! :thumbsdow

The froggy is cute...he follows you.... :D

[EXLNavi]

The laptop has also dropped....from 3422 & 4154 down to 2048 & 2809..... see, it's nothing in the desk top..... & there's benn no changes made in the laptop! It's comcast!!!!

My prince told me that Ican't tell them the numbers though, they'll insist it's fine.....but it's not what it used to be. It's been a way for us to tell if they've fixed the signal.... it's better, but not fixed. I emailed them last night & they claim it's in the works. If the tech that was here on Friday calls, I'll let him know they're on the right track....but no prize yet!


The numbers probably went down because there are probably more subscribers in your neighborhood now. Remember cable bandwidth is shared.

[princess]

With all the other cable problems, I don't think so... :dunno:

We'd not been effected by the amount of users before! I asked about it just in case though. No, we're just not getting a proper signal!

[CA05LXDriver]

1077.9 Kbps - DSL at home, and I only pay for 384 :banana:

Ok, added my work connection speed:

Home 1077.9 Kbps- Home DSL
Work 17,000 kbps- Work... networking industry..go figure

[EXLNavi]

With all the other cable problems, I don't think so... :dunno:

We'd not been effected by the amount of users before! I asked about it just in case though. No, we're just not getting a proper signal!


Do your TV's have good reception? Notice any glitches with digital cable?

Also, run the tweaks from www.speedguide.net to tweak your PC's TCP/IP stack for broadband. It makes quite a bit of difference.

[EXLNavi]

Ok, added my work connection speed:

Home 1077.9 Kbps- Home DSL
Work 17,000 kbps- Work... networking industry..go figure


The figures from my work won't be accurate. All internet access goes through websense.

[CA05LXDriver]

The figures from my work won't be accurate. All internet access goes through websense.
Sure mine is going through them or an equivalent as well.

[princess]

LOTS od digital cable problems!!!

[EXLNavi]

Sure mine is going through them or an equivalent as well.


Basically whenever I do a speed test, I get some ridiculously low number like 30kbits/sec, which is impossible, since we are a huge datacenter doing lots of co-location for web apps. I know we have tons of bandwidth going out. It's either websense or some sort of bandwidth throttling.

[EXLNavi]

LOTS od digital cable problems!!!


Well then it definitely sounds like a signal issue. Good luck in getting it resolved.

[princess]

We're workin' on it.... So far 3 techs, several phone calls, 2 emails.... It's the whole neighborhood. They updated their quam without updating the amplifiers or something like that. So there's a great signa; coming to our 'hood, just none of us get to see it! :dunno:

It was worse when they first did the update. Our pixelation is down & now we can get online. Just could be better. I'm thinking about telling them to not send me a bill till they get it right! No one wants to pay for services not received!! This is week 3. So if it continues I want a month off, not just a week! (that's what they offered)

[EXLNavi]

We're workin' on it.... So far 3 techs, several phone calls, 2 emails.... It's the whole neighborhood. They updated their quam without updating the amplifiers or something like that. So there's a great signa; coming to our 'hood, just none of us get to see it! :dunno:

It was worse when they first did the update. Our pixelation is down & now we can get online. Just could be better. I'm thinking about telling them to not send me a bill till they get it right! No one wants to pay for services not received!! This is week 3. So if it continues I want a month off, not just a week! (that's what they offered)


Hehe, don't you just love when infrastructure doesn't keep up with technology?

[princess]

Yeah, ever so much fun!! Oh well, they'll fix it eventually! The homes here were built int he 60's, so we have poles with wires. Attractive! I guess it keeps the squirrels busy! :dunno:

[princess]

The cable company has taken no pity on the fact our computers have slowed down... big surprise. They said it's faster than most & we should be happy. Their test was just under 3300. They only say to will go to 4000 anyway. So I'm stuck with it how it is..... my only hope is that my neighbor's is slow enough to make someone do what they need to do in the lines since it will improve mine too.

He didn't believe me when I told him that it was over 8K.

They don't care.

So our hyper speed computer is now just normal! :bawling: Maybe I shouldn't be whining, but I got used to everything being instant....no lag time & now there is.

I wasn't even planning to tell them the current numbers....they made me test it while they had me on the phone.

Oh poo!!!

[foreman_bob]

P, (Sorry, I can't call you by your name because my wife is the princess!! :lmao: )

The variance in those numbers is not anywhere close to being enough to slow down your average load times (web pages, e-mail, etc). Usually on a cable connection you're going to be limited by the website you're connecting to (Unless your bandwidth is throttled...meaning they put a cap on what they'll allow you to download at).

I'd be looking at what programs you've installed recently that may be making your CPU spike, or your hard drive spin more. Check out MS Antispyware and make sure you don't have any nasties hiding on there.

:thmsup:

[princess]

If it were just one of the computers, your logic would work for me.... Both computers have slowed down to about half of what they were. We've run a few virus things & come up with nothing.

We've left the laptop at pretty much barebones. We put in a couple of things when we bought it & have left it alone!

The neighborhood has the digital cable TV signals messed up too. We know it's the signal....we just don't know what we can do about it.

At least the signal strengthened enough to stop the pixelation on the digital channels!!

Maybe I didn't describe the computer's malfunction right.... it stammers... sometimes it just sets there...not connecting. Both computers do this. Then it will sometimes not have any noticable differences. I'm sure I shouldn't be able to tell the difference between things moving at 4K or 8K.... that's pretty instant either way. Well, maybe a few things.

If my car did this, I'd be hauling it in!!!

What's going to happen is that I will call & whine to the manager at the local cable place. She'll pacify me by checking into getting linemen here. If it happens our non-problem will likely get fixed. If it doesn't happen then a month from now or so, we'll miraculously be back where we were in the speed area... without them ever admitting to anything being wrong.

Patience just isn't one of my virtures!!

[psyshack]

Cable has a set amount of bandwith per server per area. So if everybody in your area is on at the same time it can get slow. Everybody has to share the bandwith.

Dsl isnt like that. But has about a 20% overhead. So my 6Mbps connect is only good for 5.4Mbps in reality. Sometimes slower, sometimes faster. And its getting harder and harder to find good clean paths thru the net. Seems theres always a server or router messed up jaming stuff up.

[princess]

I've been having fun with Comcast today!!! Chats, phone calls & emails....

They had to ask me what Quam was! I knew why I didn't know, it's not my job & I'm not a technician! (the proper term is C-QUAM Compatible Quadrature Amplitude Modulation)

Now I'm being told AGAIN to call the local cable co. & get another tech out here. I need a line tech, not the house call kind. I can't ask for a line tech, they can only be ordered from within the company.

This is how I put it to them:

If you've been driving your '03 car up & down I5 at 110 mph quite often & then after it has a regular service it won't go above 80 mph. When you call the dealer that did the service & they shrug their shoulders & just say the speed limit is only 75 anyway, would you be happy? Then you find out they did an update to your car.... it was supposed to make it happier & instead it make it very unhappy..... what would you do?

Me? I'd nag till I'd run totally out of people to gripe to, then start over again!!


I have now left a message for the local manager that didn't call me last week when she said she would! I think she looked at the caller ID & ran!! :lmao:

[princess]

bump.....so new members can see how their's runs..... :)

[stevencrosbie]

1787.1 Kbps :thmsup:

[EXLNavi]

That speed test seems to be unreliable. I have 30mbit down/2mbit up and i can only get 1500kbps or so down/up.

Some other sites give me my accurate speed, and others are in between.

But some of them are only reliable up to 5mbit or so anyway.