Buck531 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Ok. Where are some good sites to test my internet speed. I've been on Speakeasy. Tested like 6.1 mbs /second. Then I went to toast.net. Whopping 2.1 mb/ second. Dslreports.com showed 2.5 mb down and 650k up. Now, I had a WOW tech come out a few months ago and figure out why I was getting 2.5 intead of my paying 6 mbs. He took me to speakeasy, did a test to Chicago and it showed 6 mb. Great. What about the others? He didn't seem to give two shits about it. Which ones do you go to, and what can I tell the morons at WOW that my internet connection is NOT what I'm paying for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 You are calling the wrong people morons. You have to understand that most speed sites can't handle that high of bandwidth, so the speed they show will be lower than what your speed actually is. Speakeasy Chicago can. Or you can use the WOW speed site: http://speed.col.wideopenwest.com I personally feel Speakeasy Chicago is the best one out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl1647545488 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Thanks! I didn't know about these other sites. I usually use toast.net, Nibble server. That seems to give the best results for me. Here are my results from WOW and Speakeasy Chicago: WOW dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-06-12 21:24:28 EST: 7450 / 485 Your download speed : 7450 kbps or 931.2 KB/sec. That is 118.4% better than an average user on rr.com Your upload speed : 485 kbps or 60.6 KB/sec. That is 13.5% better than an average user on rr.com Speakeasy Last Result: Download Speed: 4563 kbps (570.4 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 479 kbps (59.9 KB/sec transfer rate) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 i always use bandwidthplace.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 i always use bandwidthplace.com. That's no good over 3Mbps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/WOWsucks.jpg funny caus im on wow. i told you this service sucks ass. im 30% slower than the average user on my same provider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverEvo8owner Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 gotta love university internet dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-06-13 00:52:30 EST: 18123 / 6463 Your download speed : 18123 kbps or 2265.3 KB/sec. Your upload speed : 6463 kbps or 807.9 KB/sec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Funny how 90% of the service calls I ever roll on where they are getting 1meg or so down from what they should, it is the customer's equipment (PC, bad router, etc.) yet we are blamed for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-06-13 01:18:10 EST: 5738 / 995 Your download speed : 5738 kbps or 717.3 KB/sec. That is 66% better than an average user on wideopenwest.com Your upload speed : 995 kbps or 124.4 KB/sec. That is 93.2% better than an average user on wideopenwest.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Shepard Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 here is what I got dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-06-13 01:22:36 EST: 4758 / 484 Your download speed : 4758 kbps or 594.8 KB/sec. That is 38.8% better than an average user on rr.com Your upload speed : 484 kbps or 60.5 KB/sec. That is 13.6% better than an average user on rr.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl1647545488 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 How am I so much slower than everybody else? Do they offer more than 6mbs packages? Yes, I've got RR Premium, which is 8 Mbps down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Joe. I've already ruled out my equipment. I've gone directly to the modem. They came out and replaced the modem. I've ran brand new cable from my PC to the wall jack on the other side of the house. Still the same thing. So.. which "morons" would I call to get this straightened out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbomark Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 1433 / 85 Your download speed : 1433 kbps or 179.1 KB/sec. That is 58.4% worse than an average user on rr.com Your upload speed : 85 kbps or 10.7 KB/sec. That is 80% worse than an average user on rr.com why is mine so bad!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Joe. I've already ruled out my equipment. I've gone directly to the modem. They came out and replaced the modem. I've ran brand new cable from my PC to the wall jack on the other side of the house. Still the same thing. So.. which "morons" would I call to get this straightened out? Straighten what out? Your speeds are fine for a 6-meg connection thru Speakeasy and WOW, right? You are supposed to get 6Mbps up/512k down unless you have the new 6Mbps down/1Mbps up package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn1647545492 Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 4726 / 454 Your download speed : 4726 kbps or 590.8 KB/sec. That is 36.3% better than an average user on rr.com Your upload speed : 454 kbps or 56.8 KB/sec. That is 6.3% better than an average user on rr.com my shit is slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Straighten what out? Your speeds are fine for a 6-meg connection thru Speakeasy and WOW, right? You are supposed to get 6Mbps up/512k down unless you have the new 6Mbps down/1Mbps up package. I went to the wow site you listed and got: dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-06-13 22:09:58 EST: 6454 / 649 Your download speed : 6454 kbps or 806.8 KB/sec</B>. That is 85.2% better than an average user on wideopenwest.com Your upload speed : 649 kbps or 81.2 KB/sec. That is 23.8% better than an average user on wideopenwest.com PS: Welcome to dslreports.com! Run more tests! see forums I was just bummed to see the 2.5 mb from toast or what not. I do see your point that those places can't handle the bandwidth (didn't realize it before). Ok.. I'll shut up now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohio_wookie Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 im pissed, im paying for a 6mb package and the highest i get on speakeasy is 1.5mbs. ive got adelphia because they are th only provider down here in south ohio, plus my internet is down about 35% of the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn1647545492 Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 966 / 1092 Your download speed : 966 kbps or 120.7 KB/sec. Your upload speed : 1092 kbps or 136.5 KB/sec. You have to love the Office servers when you can upload faster than download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 heh. from work dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-06-14 12:00:34 EST: 10403 / 3011 Your download speed : 10403 kbps or 1300.3 KB/sec. Your upload speed : 3011 kbps or 376.4 KB/sec. PS: Welcome to dslreports.com! Run more tests! see forums I win . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 These results were obtained while I was at work: dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-06-14 12:43:53 EST: 190 / 179 Your download speed : 190 kbps or 23.7 KB/sec. That is 89.8% worse than an average user on ameritech.net Your upload speed : 179 kbps or 22.4 KB/sec. That is 56.2% worse than an average user on ameritech.net I just scanned through the others, but, from what I saw, mine seems to be the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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