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« on: June 19, 2009, 02:52:27 PM »
so, i got a question.....what speed test should i believe? when i test my speeds here, i get a consistant reading of around 5mbs bownload and .8 upload. now when i go to dslreports, i get consistant readings of 3mbs download and .6 upload. whos test is telling me the truth? or is it something to do with the distance i am away from the test server? im just curious...
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« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2009, 03:02:33 PM »
ok, nevermind, i just answered my own question. i went to a third test, i wont list the name but it read the same as what this site tells me. dslreports speedtest must be a little inaccurate. so i figure if this site and the other one say the same thing, that makes the third one wrong. so im trusting this sites test results.
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« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2009, 04:30:28 PM »
Quote from: sinister666 on June 19, 2009, 02:52:27 PM
so, i got a question.....what speed test should i believe? when i test my speeds here, i get a consistant reading of around 5mbs bownload and .8 upload. now when i go to dslreports, i get consistant readings of 3mbs download and .6 upload. whos test is telling me the truth? or is it something to do with the distance i am away from the test server? im just curious...

You need to use Java based test on DSL reports.
 The flash based test is showing slow any time I've tried it. It shows 4000Kbps on my normal 5200Kbps connection. And the upload test is slightly slow too on flash.  Flash needs a disclaimer that Flash can skew(as in slow) the speed results.
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« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2009, 05:25:31 PM »
so i see....more consistant results now...i guess i cant complain, i pay for the 6 Mbps connection and im getting around 5 Mbps and all test from different sites say that im about 45% faster than the average for my provider.
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« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2009, 05:41:52 PM »
I think ours is the best! Also name one of the others that have a friendly forum like this one? wink
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« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2009, 06:51:11 PM »
I'm on a 6Mbps DSL connection and you do lose a certain amount off the top for overhead. But when your speeds are consistent 24/7 with no slowdowns.  smitten
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« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2009, 07:36:53 PM »
yeah, thats nice. very nice. mine seems to be very consistant at around 5Mbps, and i live right next door to the att central hub for my area, only about 1000 ft of wire from me to them. so i dont think i will have any issues with speed or reliability. its nice, im happy. and my brother has cable internet and he is only testing at 1Mbps higher than my dsl connection. i thought that was kinda funny. but it sure beats the hell outta the wireless network that i was on, that crap was horrible, it was like 237Kbps amd tested at .11Mbps, i couldnt stand it, im happy now.
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« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2009, 06:20:05 PM »
Ours is the best and most accurate!!
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« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2009, 12:04:05 PM »
Quote from: Coknuck on June 19, 2009, 05:41:52 PM
I think ours is the best! Also name one of the others that have a friendly forum like this one? wink

yep...what he said^^^ Smile

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yep...what he said^^^ Smile
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« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2009, 03:39:38 PM »
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I think ours is the best! Also name one of the others that have a friendly forum like this one? wink
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« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2009, 03:45:57 PM »
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I think ours is the best! Also name one of the others that have a friendly forum like this one? wink
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Ours is the best and most accurate!!
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yep...what he said^^^ Smile


yep...what he said^^^ Smile
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« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2009, 03:50:14 PM »
yeah, what they said....oh wait, im the one that was asking the question here...  :haha:  :haha:  :haha:
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« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2009, 04:24:43 PM »
well there ya have it...that's ur answer then...tmn is the most accurate because we don't put all our testing energy into snazzy graphics...or other snazzy stuff like java and flash...just flat files...the only snazzy stuff we do is record ur results and allow u to turn them into images and store the results for a year for our members and allow u to compare urself to other users and other isp's

oh and we have this nifty friendly forum...others may have a forum...but ours is friendly...nobody will ever make a member here feel like a dummy for asking a question...

k...nuff of the advertising...and don't ask me how much i get paid for that
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« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2009, 04:27:48 PM »
well it is the friendliest place ive been to...mighty nice and mighty helpful ppl on this site i must say...and you get paid for that? hey, i can advertise too, and i wouldnt charge much...haha...im cheap, a bottle of faygo moon mist and a single cigarette would keep me happy.  grin
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« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2009, 04:44:38 PM »
Quote from: sinister666 on July 01, 2009, 04:27:48 PM
well it is the friendliest place ive been to...mighty nice and mighty helpful ppl on this site i must say...and you get paid for that?

nah (i was just kidding)...it's all volunteer here...nobody gets charged...nobody gets paid...that's how it keeps going and going and going...

oh wait...the advertisers pay :haha: :haha:

but tmn advertises by word of mouth...
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