How fast is your web connection? [Archive]

Fergal

Mon 15th Jun 2009, 16:38

I've just run a test of my Internet connection speed at http://www.speedtest.net/. You can view my results below. I'm pretty happy with the speed I'm getting and I'd like to see what speeds other members, from around the world are getting. Please reply and let us know.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/496251854.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I'm in Ireland and my ISP charge is close to €40 per month.

When replying, please tell us what country you are in and how much your ISP is costing you per month, but only if you don't mind.

GekiDan

Wed 17th Jun 2009, 05:23

Here's mine:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/497471645.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Bot as fast as yours.

Norrad

Wed 17th Jun 2009, 06:29

Damn Fergal, I want your internet connection. I use my apartment building wifi and I get the following results:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/497496437.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I'm not complaining though, it only costs me about $8 a month for the connection.

GekiDan

Wed 17th Jun 2009, 08:29

$8 a month with that connection? Look at mine. The speed is almost half as yours but I'm paying at least $20 a month... Is your connection unlimited?

Fergal

Wed 17th Jun 2009, 12:12

Thanks guys, I appreciate my connection all the more now, but it does cost me about €40 per month. If we get some responses from members in the States they will probably make my connection look slow.

I've just made an addition to my original post, when replying please tell us what country you are located in and approx how much your ISP costs per month.

Norrad

Wed 17th Jun 2009, 14:48

$8 a month with that connection? Look at mine. The speed is almost half as yours but I'm paying at least $20 a month... Is your connection unlimited?
It's unlimited and unshaped. I can download anything I want at full speed. It does get a bit slow at peak time though.

zerzis

Wed 17th Jun 2009, 15:44

Look at my speed!
I am happy with it. I pay about $20 per month for unlimited broadband connection.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/497779518.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Nazreen

Wed 17th Jun 2009, 17:44

Here's mine. The speed was supposed to be for a 8mbps unlimited broadband plan but it never reaches that speed even though my hubby already secured our wireless connection. The speed below was when I was the only one logged on to the internet. Planning on changing ISP provider when our contract ends next year.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/497860652.png

vlt

Wed 17th Jun 2009, 21:18

This is mine I am paying 8$ per month:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/498027062.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Kay

Wed 17th Jun 2009, 22:33

Mine is so crappy I'm not even going to try testing it. Not at least until I get some fresh hamsters to run round the wheel anyway. ;) It's only a 52 kbps connection.

Fergal

Thu 18th Jun 2009, 09:18

Kay are there any wireless Internet services available in your area?

GekiDan

Thu 18th Jun 2009, 23:56

Mine is so crappy I'm not even going to try testing it. Not at least until I get some fresh hamsters to run round the wheel anyway. ;) It's only a 52 kbps connection.
From the looks of it, it is just a dial-up connection.
Am I right?

Fergal

Sun 5th Jul 2009, 08:55

I've just run another test and it looks as if my download speed has dropped a little. It's Sunday morning so I'm a little surprised it's not faster.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/510457693.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Anyone else like to post their results from http://www.speedtest.net/ ?

realitybites.in

Sun 5th Jul 2009, 14:19

my i pay around $20 http://www.speedtest.net/result/510588009.png (http://www.speedtest.net) and this is limited 2.5gb

scifi

Sun 5th Jul 2009, 18:23

http://www.speedtest.net/result/510711397.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Here is my connection speed..I know it is lower than all the members here....Even lower than Kay!!!:D

I pay around $9 for this connection..The only advantage I get is that it allows me unlimited surfing....Download is not thinkable at this speed...

Mynameis...

Tue 7th Jul 2009, 22:12

Trust me in that, I have sometimes a speed of an internet that can be very slow related to others. My speed varies (only for first 13 days app.) from 512 KB to 786 KB, but at the end of the month will be very slow and crappy.

Fergal

Wed 8th Jul 2009, 08:21

Scifi, have you tried different browsers to test which one runs fastest for you? Have you tweaked your browser in any way, to speed up your web browsing?

Mynameis... feel free to post your results from http://www.speedtest.net/. You can post it more than once and then look back to see how your ISP is performing at different times of the day and month.

Mynameis...

Wed 8th Jul 2009, 16:24

Thanks Fergal for supporting me.
Here it is:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/512897509.png
Can anyone believe that I pay around 44$/month to get this kind of service. Is it worth it?! I really don't know.

doku

Thu 9th Jul 2009, 04:07

http://www.speedtest.net/result/380154979.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
mine just pay 14$/month.. nice service..

GekiDan

Thu 9th Jul 2009, 08:04

http://www.speedtest.net/result/513420826.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
Here's mine. I'm currently paying roughly $20 for this connection.

Fergal

Thu 9th Jul 2009, 11:24

...Can anyone believe that I pay around 44$/month to get this kind of service. Is it worth it?! I really don't know.

That sounds very expensive based on the speeds you are getting, have you shopped around to see if there is anyone else who can give you a faster connection for a lower cost.

Mynameis...

Thu 9th Jul 2009, 12:09

Well, actually Fergal I didn't find less costly service. In my country, there are other ISPs that give the same kind of service (with the same download/upload speed & quotta limit for the down/up) for the same price. This is DSL so I guess that's why it's expensive. But, what should I do! There is not other option. We will stick to that.
BTW Fergal how much do you pay for your internet speed?
Thanks.

Norrad

Thu 9th Jul 2009, 13:03

What country are you from Mynameis...? Back in SA I had the same problem.

Fergal

Thu 9th Jul 2009, 19:55

...But, what should I do! There is not other option. We will stick to that....

What web browser do you use? It might help to try a few different browsers to find the one that runs fastest for you. Have you looked at any ways to tweak your browser so that it runs as fast as possible.

...BTW Fergal how much do you pay for your internet speed?...

My ISP cost is €40 (equivalent to $56) per month so it is quite expensive. I could get a cheaper package but the connection speed would be lower. Plus Digiweb (http://www.digiweb.ie) are based in my home town and they've created lots of jobs here so I'm very happy to use them.

rohit_rocks

Thu 9th Jul 2009, 20:31

here's mine --
http://www.speedtest.net/result/513868527.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
my net connection cost me Rs. 700 INR (15$ USD) per month and its unlimited downloading and browsing... :)

Mynameis...

Thu 9th Jul 2009, 20:33

I'm using Mozilla firefox and I installed an addon that tweaks the internet speed, and I think this is the best tweaking settings. But, if you can recommend me a fast browser, I'll be happy to try it. Thanks very much Fergal.

rohit_rocks

Thu 9th Jul 2009, 20:58

this is the data which i downloaded last month -- 18493.41 MB
and for this month 15393.72 MB has been downloaded (updated last Thu, Jul 9, 09:39 PM)

jwhitakr

Thu 9th Jul 2009, 21:29

My upload is not so good :(

http://www.speedtest.net/result/513908040.png
(http://www.speedtest.net)

But download speed is nice! :)

Fergal

Fri 10th Jul 2009, 08:36

That's a fantastic Download speed jwhitakr, you put us all to shame. Pages must open instantly for you. Are you on an expensive package?

I'm using Mozilla firefox and I installed an addon that tweaks the internet speed, and I think this is the best tweaking settings. But, if you can recommend me a fast browser, I'll be happy to try it. Thanks very much Fergal.

Google Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome) runs much faster for me, than Firefox. You might want to give it a try to see how it works for you.

You might also find these 9 Steps to Speed Up Broadband Firefox Browsing (http://blog.brainstormbrand.com/productivity/2007/04/9-steps-to-speed-upbroadband-firefox-browsing) helpful, originally posted by Nazreen (http://www.businessadviceforum.com/showthread.php?t=1517&highlight=firefox&page=3).

Hopefully that will help.

Norrad

Fri 10th Jul 2009, 09:41

My upload is not so good :(

http://www.speedtest.net/result/513908040.png
(http://www.speedtest.net)

But download speed is nice! :)
Very nice download speed there, upload speed is not very important unless you send large files. I'm sure with that speed that you could stream high quality movies without any buffering.

jwhitakr

Fri 10th Jul 2009, 17:08

That's a fantastic Download speed jwhitakr, you put us all to shame. Pages must open instantly for you. Are you on an expensive package?

Thanks Fergal. There is competition in my city and neighborhood between AT&T and Time Warner, so I get a pretty good deal on Internet and cable TV. I pay $85 / mo. combined for the internet and cable package (package includes HD channels also. :) )

Google Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome) runs much faster for me, than Firefox. You might want to give it a try to see how it works for you.

The new version of Firefox, 3.5, is faster for me. Both in startup time and while using it to browse sites. Check out the new version for yourself, too, to see if it performs better than Chrome for you.

Very nice download speed there, upload speed is not very important unless you send large files. I'm sure with that speed that you could stream high quality movies without any buffering.

Thanks Norrad. I don't have any trouble viewing movies. When I had a Netflix account, on our laptop we could watch movies or TV episodes from Netflix at any location in our house. Was a pretty good setup! But don't have enough time to watch movies anymore, so we cancelled our Netlix account. :(

Fergal

Sat 11th Jul 2009, 11:49

scifi

Sat 11th Jul 2009, 20:18

Fergal said
Scifi, have you tried different browsers to test which one runs fastest for you? Have you tweaked your browser in any way, to speed up your web browsing?

Yeah, I have tried many browsers that include IE, Chrome & Mozilla firefox..but Mozilla works better for me than any other...
I have not tweaked my browser ever because to be frank I was not even aware of this feature..thanks for letting me a little bit awareness about it..
I have googled it & downloaded some tweakin plug ins..lets see what is the result..!!!

Fergal

Sun 12th Jul 2009, 09:48

...You might also find these 9 Steps to Speed Up Broadband Firefox Browsing (http://blog.brainstormbrand.com/productivity/2007/04/9-steps-to-speed-upbroadband-firefox-browsing) helpful, originally posted by Nazreen (http://www.businessadviceforum.com/showthread.php?t=1517&highlight=firefox&page=3)...

Scifi, did you have a look at the tips in the article linked above.

scifi

Sun 12th Jul 2009, 19:14

http://www.speedtest.net/result/515862994.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

As you can see, there is still no improvement in the speed of the connection even after tweakin my browser ..I have also tried tweaked my browser as indicated in the post by nazreen as given by you fergal...Result is same..

Fergal

Mon 13th Jul 2009, 08:03

Scifi, tweaking your browser will not improve your upload and download speeds as shown in the test results, because these speeds are determined by your ISP. However, tweaking your browser may allow you to browse the Internet faster, with the speeds you have. In other words websites should display quicker for you. Have you noticed any change in that?

scifi

Mon 13th Jul 2009, 11:31

ok, now ..I got it clear...Yeah some improvement in the browsing speed can be sense by me...However, in case of pages like yahoo & gmail , there is no improvement but other pages which use to take time before are showing better results after tweaking my browser!!!:)

GekiDan

Thu 16th Jul 2009, 05:13

I normally get prompted when Firefox updates are available but that didn't happen this time, so I had to request an update through the Firefox Help menu. I'm upgrading to the latest version now and I'll report back when I've used it a bit and let you know if it runs faster than Chrome. Thanks for the suggestion.
Same here. I was just shocked to know that Firefox now have version 3.5 and it does have positive feedbacks from online people out there. I'll update now. :)

Fergal

Thu 16th Jul 2009, 10:07

Firefox 3.5 is running faster than the older version and it also opens quicker which is great. I still don't feel that it is as fast as Google Chrome, which is still my first preference.

Fergal

Wed 9th Sep 2009, 14:19

I've just tried this speed test again and my broadband connection is still pretty fast. Unfortunately there are times when sites are left hanging and it doesn't appear that fast.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/560637808.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Sahil

Wed 9th Sep 2009, 15:40

Hey Fergal, Your speed is really really fast. Here is my speed,
http://www.speedtest.net/result/560700541.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I pay $12/Month for that damn speed, but I get unlimited surfing and download also.

simplyjo

Wed 9th Sep 2009, 16:10

Wow seems like everyone else's is faster than mine :( I'm from India and paying $15 per month for unlimited upload / download.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/560725485.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Sahil

Wed 9th Sep 2009, 16:38

Venum

Wed 9th Sep 2009, 18:32

My isp should be very ashammed of themeself...This is what i get now that my speed is limited(and they call this service unlimited :|) $30 per month US

http://www.speedtest.net/result/560840459.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
That is download speed of nothing more than 20kb per second
I've used some stupid 3or5 gig something so they limit my speed.
When im not limited i get downloads, around 200bk or 300 kb per second

I AM SOPPOSED TO GET DOWNLOADS AT, AT LEAST 1 MEG PER SECOND, which im not getting

It's a wireless connection, 3g
here it is http://anjanasilva.info/Updates/Gadgets/Images/HSDPA/latest_hsdpa_modem.jpg

PLEASE NOTE MY ISP IS NOT VODAFONE..ok

Venum

Wed 9th Sep 2009, 18:40

Mine is so crappy I'm not even going to try testing it. Not at least until I get some fresh hamsters to run round the wheel anyway. ;) It's only a 52 kbps connection.That sounds like, dialup, i used to use that once, then i got adsl, my 3g modem is really dialup but it is quiet faster than dialup & adsl but my speed is now limited drastically by my isp, so now im at isdn

jillgadu

Thu 10th Sep 2009, 02:14

i have checked in the site my connection is showing 0.32mbps speed in this website

the webpage is great

thank for the post

eddielkk

Thu 10th Sep 2009, 02:35

I couldn't use the site to test out my speed. Will it because i am running my test behind the router? I am currently using an internet sharing router, i think i may have to make it direct only can find out the speed, but i guess it won't be fast.

tranvinhthuy

Thu 10th Sep 2009, 04:01

this is mine:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/561216692.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
It cost me just 5$ a month for unlimit package,pretty cheap because I share the connection with some people

GekiDan

Thu 10th Sep 2009, 04:35

Here's mine:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/561233329.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

My speed dropped a little because of the bad weather.

daniboy10

Thu 10th Sep 2009, 05:38

http://www.speedtest.net/result/561261678.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

this is my internet connection... its not bad xD I guess its about 50€/month + TV & phone xD

saumitra

Thu 10th Sep 2009, 09:48

I don't own a broadband connection.I use postpaid connection.And it costs me about $15 per month.But i am planning to go for broadband connections of bsnl and my net speed is about 230kbps.

GekiDan

Fri 11th Sep 2009, 06:21

That's a good connection you have.
I wish my connection is as fast as yours

Fergal

Sat 21st Nov 2009, 12:57

http://www.speedtest.net/result/629325754.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I'm on an 8MB package at €35 per month. Unfortunately my ISP are running a little slow this morning.

Elomelo

Sun 22nd Nov 2009, 00:36

I believe mine is the fastest. :D:D:D Don't you believe? Then, just look at the test image.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/629874858.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
I am paying around $14 for this connection.:|

Elomelo

Sun 22nd Nov 2009, 00:55

My upload is not so good :(

http://www.speedtest.net/result/513908040.png
(http://www.speedtest.net)

But download speed is nice! :)

23.24 MB/s?:eek: It takes me almost an hour to download a 23MB size file! I feel like living in stone ages!:eyebrow:

magician661

Sun 22nd Nov 2009, 06:00

How to increase the net speed anyone knows?
http://www.speedtest.net/result/630016121.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
I am paying around 18$ for it

Sahil

Sun 22nd Nov 2009, 10:31

My New connection's speed is:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/630140895.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I'm paying $20/Month for this one.

Elomelo

Sun 22nd Nov 2009, 15:20

This speed test system is wrong. It shows much more speed than you actually get in your internet connection. I got the proof today when I tested it in my office. I have never been able to download a file in my office at more than 250KBPS speed. But this test shows my office internet speed as 1.27 MBPS. This speed is unimaginable in my country whosoever the individual is or whatsoever the institution is!

http://www.speedtest.net/result/630324109.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

seanstevens

Sun 22nd Nov 2009, 16:52

This is from my bathroom (slowest point in the house on wifi)

Payment is around 25 Euro per month

http://www.speedtest.net/result/630413214.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

youngkia1

Mon 18th Oct 2010, 13:43

We have only 1mbps here in office. A wifi connection of 1mb and i think it is very poor because it really stuck most of the time. I think we need to upgrade because we all need it for our office. How about you guys? what is your connection speed?

brownnataly21

Mon 18th Oct 2010, 13:59

I think I have a very nice wifi connection here so I think it's about 24 mbps

GekiDan

Mon 18th Oct 2010, 14:34

You can check your internet speed using this site: http://www.speedtest.net/

Here's mine:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/994992691.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

It's quite slow due to the rain and strong wind outside...

sigma

Mon 18th Oct 2010, 16:06

Mine is slow too, it is 1MB connection but seems the line is not that good, only able to get 40k connect speed.....

Fergal

Mon 18th Oct 2010, 18:16

http://www.speedtest.net/result/995266244.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I'm with Digiweb in Ireland, it costs me about €40 per month and am paying for a 7MB download, unfortunately I'm not getting that speed just at the moment.

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thedudeman

Sun 7th Nov 2010, 22:55

My post count isn't high enough to post images, but...

I got 20.61 Download
1.36 Upload

We're signed up for 20Mb/s service, so it's on par.

50Cent

Thu 11th Nov 2010, 02:38

Here's my result,

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1025565840.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I am from Singapore.

GekiDan

Thu 11th Nov 2010, 08:54

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1025824832.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

DavidL

Sun 14th Nov 2010, 01:13

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1029489367.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

ledison

Tue 16th Nov 2010, 06:59

how to use this tool?

Fergal

Tue 16th Nov 2010, 07:37

how to use this tool?
ledison all you need to do is visit http://www.speedtest.net and then click the "Begin Test" button. Then click the copy forum link button and paste the code into your post here.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1032268341.png (http://www.speedtest.net)