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« on: June 07, 2005, 03:13:03 PM »
whenever i go to bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/ and do a speed test my download speed is 5Mbps and above. usually like 5.1 or 5.2. but everytime i do a test on testmy.net its like 2.4 or 2.5 Mbps. why is that? i have an emachines 633MHz computer with 192mb of ram and windows ME. forgot to mention its intel celeron processor.
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« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2005, 04:14:27 PM »
Try some mirrors, http://testmy.net/mirrors.php
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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2005, 04:23:42 PM »
Well I dont know why that happens,but testmy.net is the most accurate testing site in the world,so what you get here is most likely your true speed,and if thats the case there is something wrong.I have Earthlink too and I get what I pay for,maybe frequent disconnections lately but speed is always up to par Smile
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« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2005, 04:35:56 PM »
::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 4790 Kbps about 4.8 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)
Download Speed is:: 585 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server1)
Test Time:: Tue Jun 7 17:35:36 CDT 2005
Bottom Line:: 86X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.75 sec
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 28.14 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-8NWCFUEKZ


Mine seems to be okay too.  icon_thumright
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« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2005, 06:22:07 PM »
Could be your distance from testmy.  I'm located in Maine, so my speed tests are usually slower than the Adelphia test sites are.  Also, it depends on the size of the test file downloaded as well.  Smaller files give faster results, from what I've seen. 
Still:
::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 3330 Kbps about 3.3 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)
Download Speed is:: 406 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Tue Jun 07 2005 20:25:39 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Bottom Line:: 59X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.52 sec
Diagnosis: Looks Great : 7.94 % faster than the average for host (adelphia.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-Y69AK37QX
Not bad for a 4 Mb connection........
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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2005, 02:19:17 PM »
damn cappy if only u told me earlier. thanx guys. yea i used the new york city servers and yea my Earthlink is perfect. i knew there was nothing wrong with my cable modem cuz i have no spyware viruses or ne thing and it runs very fast so it was kinda strange for testmy.net to say my speed is 2Mbps. i live in new york city so i used the nyc servers. thanx again.
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2005, 06:06:31 PM »
I live in NYC too,and this is what I get on my slow days:

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 4626 Kbps about 4.6 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)
Download Speed is:: 565 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server1)
Test Time:: Wed Jun 8 20:05:49 EDT 2005
Bottom Line:: 83X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.81 sec
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 23.99 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-LYEPMDFH0
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« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2005, 04:26:38 PM »
i still think bandwidthplace.com/speedtest is the best place to check ur speed.
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« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2005, 04:41:05 PM »
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Subscription    None    Standard    Enhanced
Billing period    n/a                     Yearly
Price
(US dollars)    Free    $11.88/year    $59.88/year
Personal tests
per month    3            100                      1,000
Hosted tests
per month    none    none

Hmmm...... may or may not be best, but more costly to the old wallet!
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« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2005, 12:45:53 PM »
yea in that case testmy.net is pretty good. but if u really wanna know if ur speed is up to par or not then u should go to that site cuz its accurate and veryyyyyyy fast.
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« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2005, 12:52:04 PM »
Quote from: Timu on June 10, 2005, 12:45:53 PM
yea in that case testmy.net is pretty good. but if u really wanna know if ur speed is up to par or not then u should go to that site cuz its accurate and veryyyyyyy fast.

But their file size is too small to be accurate ;)
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« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2005, 03:54:04 AM »
Elink is good , but falling way behind in the times.
Cable is soon going to be obsolite :-p


::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 5436 Kbps about 5.4 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)
Download Speed is:: 664 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server1)
Test Time:: Sat Jun 11 2005 05:56:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 97X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.54 sec
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 46.33 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-35IH4OWKT

::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 381 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 46 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server1)
Test Time:: Sat Jun 11 2005 02:57:19 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 22.26 sec
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 58.75 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-FWD0LN5US
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running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 5.01Mb/s
running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 20.62Mb/s
Download Connection is:: 21252 Kbps about 21.25 Mbps Download Speed is:: 2594 kB/s
Upload Connection is:: 4440 Kbps about 4.4 Mbps Upload Speed is:: 542 kB/s
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« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2005, 08:02:12 PM »
yea Earthlink is the best. it probably is the best ISP in customer satisfaction. everything is perfect. wat did u mean by its falling in the times? wat do u suggest ppl with Earthlink cable modem do? get verizon fios? thats wat im planning to do :-\
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« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2005, 10:08:21 PM »
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yea Earthlink is the best. it probably is the best ISP in customer satisfaction. everything is perfect. wat did u mean by its falling in the times? wat do u suggest ppl with Earthlink cable modem do? get verizon fios? thats wat im planning to do :-\

Exactly. Cox has already begun upgrading to 9/1 , verizon is leading in speeds, Comcast is even faster then us now a days...Once FIOS is avaliable in my area, the day i find out im ordering.

I mean, i love Earthlink... have for years now. But 40 kbs upload is not worth my money when folks are paying less then me down the road a few miles and are getting 15/2 's .
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running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 5.01Mb/s
running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 20.62Mb/s
Download Connection is:: 21252 Kbps about 21.25 Mbps Download Speed is:: 2594 kB/s
Upload Connection is:: 4440 Kbps about 4.4 Mbps Upload Speed is:: 542 kB/s
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« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2005, 05:45:11 AM »
Quote from: Timu on June 11, 2005, 08:02:12 PM
yea Earthlink is the best. it probably is the best ISP in customer satisfaction. everything is perfect. wat did u mean by its falling in the times? wat do u suggest ppl with Earthlink cable modem do? get verizon fios? thats wat im planning to do :-\

in a PC World subscriber poll of American ISPs, Earthlink cable scored the highest.  I'd link to the article but I can't find it online, I got the mag.
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