Internet Cable Speed

Broadband Speed?

I am paying extra for a faster than average Broadband speed. How do I check if my computer is accessing the internet at the Broadband speed that it is advertised as.

Public Comments

1. Try these links: You should get someone else with the your old speed to test their speed on one of the same ones here: http://speedtest.broadbandgenie.co.uk/ http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/speedtest/ http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html
2. Visit www.auditmypc.com and use the broadband speed test. It will give you both upload and download speeds. However, don't get upset when the numbers don't seem to even be CLOSE to what you're paying for. Many factors play into the actual speed that you chose, and it is NEVER possible to achieve the figure they advertise. This number represents what the line (and everything else) is CAPABLE of give a perfect environment. Only you can be the judge of whether what you are paying for is worth the extra money.
3. http://www.speedtest.net/ here is the link i use to check mine
4. http://www.speedtest.net/
5. Log on to speakeasy. com and run a speedtest.
6. The only way to accurately test your down stream speed is to download a file from an ftp server in your area, that will give you the most accurate benchmark of your speed. Remember, your ISP's speeds are only guaranteed inside their network! Websites such as www.speedtest.net can give you a general idea of your up and down but they are not accurate. I have 9mbps down and when I go there to test it only says 7.5, because of network latency. However when I download a file from my buddy who lives 4 blocks away I get 9mbps down so I know I'm getting what I pay for.
7. Hello, (ANS) The real or actual broadband speed you receive depends upon quite a number of variable technical factors. No.1 Even if the broadband service is advertised at up to 8megs or super fast at 24megs etc. You will never ever receive these speeds, why? because these are only the technical maximum theoretical speeds for the service, nobody ever actually sees these speeds because of the network over heads (TCP/IP connection overheads) These overheads vary from about 2-3% upto as much as 5% of the bandwidth. No.2 Distance from your local BT or Telecom's exchange. i.e. Line length No.3 Quality of the actual cabling. No.4 Noise levels & attenuation levels. No.5 Most broadband speed testers can only be used as an approximate guide to your speed, they DON'T give a highly accurate analysis of your speeds. Also depends if the test server is local i.e. in the UK or remote say in the US for example. No.6 Time of day, connection speeds can vary depending upon time of day. Why? because broadband is a shared service, this is normally approximately a 50:1 ration. Meaning your service is shared with 50 other users. So if many users are all downloading large amounts of data at the same time, the speed of the service can slow down. No.7 Wider internet traffic, peak UK web traffic is about 4pm to 11:00pm and then non peak is about midnight to 8am ish. A peak time demand the service can slow too. Ivan (many years in computing).
8. all answers before are good. but no matter what service you get there wiil always be a variable difference from what you expect to get and what at the time you actually recieve. i have done the same myself and upgraded my package and went for the faster option however when i test this both with my isp and on speedtest(above) the results always vary. the answer you will recieve is that they believe this is an acceptable speed for your line connection.(you could have a top/range custom built pc) so it,s not worth arguing. if pc is working fine and the internet is to a standard that is enjoyed by yourself then don,t worry about what speed your getting because we are all about the same it,s just some computers are better than others. happy surfing!!!
9. Right click on the little monitor icon on the taskbar/ status. Was that fast enough?