Speed questions from a beginner
Jeff Woodard
I am new to RR and cable modems. I'm in Columbus, Ohio, subscribing through
Time Warner.
This cable modem has only been hooked up for a couple weeks and I'm trying
to find a reputable/process to test download speeds to see if, in my
opinion, this is worth it. I know that speeds change constantly, but would
appreciate any ideas anyone would give me so that I can determine a fair
average download speed.
Thanks for the help all!
Debbie
Don Voorhees
"Jeff Woodard" <jwoo...@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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Hi, Debbie, and welcome to the group!
Here's a link for a pretty decent speed test at DSLReports:
http://www.dslreports.com/stest?loc=3
As shown, it will use a server in New Jersey for the test. If you change the
number on the end to a 1 or 2, it will test with West Coast servers. As
you're aware, no single online test is a good indicator of performance,
other than at that moment. If you run a series of tests at different times
over several days though, you should get a feel for what you can expect from
your connection.
You also might want to check out the speed "tweaks" at
http://www.speedguide.net/ for some help in optimizing your speeds. It can
make a big difference!
Don
junk
fyi i logged 533.3 kbps
"Jeff Woodard" <jwoo...@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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Scott McMillan
Hi Debbie,
As Don has already mentioned, you would need to gauge your speed over
a period of time (different times of day, throughout a week or so).
www.dslreports.com/tweaks has some very helpful 'tweak' insights, and
I use http://64.13.111.3/icnt/support/speedTest.asp for testing.
Seems the InternetConnect servers don't get quite as much traffic.
The best speed test I have found is to download from one of the
Conxion servers
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp2/sp2lang.asp
will get you to the Win2000 SP2 link). Check your throughput at
either on a regular basis at different times to find your speed, but
don't skip the tweaks at dslreports.
Scott McMillan
Scott McMillan
wrote:
>http://webservices.cnet.com/bandwidth/
>
Hmm. Seems to be another "Sales Genie".
Scott McMillan
FTLNewsFeed
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>has already mentioned, you would need to gauge your speed over
> a period of time (different times of day, throughout a week or so).
>
> www.dslreports.com/tweaks has some very helpful 'tweak' insights, and
> I use http://64.13.111.3/icnt/support/speedTest.asp for testing.
> Seems the InternetConnect servers don't get quite as much traffic.
> The best speed test I have found is to download from one of the
> Conxion servers
>
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp2/sp2lang.asp
> will get you to the Win2000 SP2 link). Check your throughput at
> either on a regular basis at different times to find your speed, but
> don't skip the tweaks at dslreports.
>
> Scott McMillan
Also visit www.speedguide.net and apply the appropriate patches. Those can
help alot.
FTLNewsFeed
Boyd Williston
Check RR's local web pages for a speedtest. Most RR franchises have one.
This will give you a pretty good idea of how things are running within the
RR system. You should get consistently 80% or better of advertised speed.
The problem with other sites is that congestion somewhere outside of RR's
control may slow things down. However, I've been getting pretty consistent
values better than 80% of my advertised speed from the speed test at
dslreports.
larry
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may use. So its definatly worth it. However, that being said. Head
over to www.dlsreports.com and use there speed test. Its reliable and
free..
good luck Len
ZW
<jwoo...@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
On a sub note:
If you find that your download speed seems low and RR installed a
network card in your PC, please replace the card with a better than
the $1.00 card they installed for you. Made a huge difference for
me. Anyone selling bridges in here?
Larry Gamache
>On a sub note:
>If you find that your download speed seems low and RR installed a
>network card in your PC, please replace the card with a better than
>the $1.00 card they installed for you. Made a huge difference for
>me. Anyone selling bridges in here?
I'm not using it now, but the card that RR installed for me back when
I first got the service was O.K. It was nothing great, but it worked
in a satisfactory manner.
--
Larry Gamache
JWolf
Replacing the RR supplied network cards in the two machines here also made a
big difference in speed. I'm sunrises at how poor the network cards are that
RR gave us. I do plan on trying to get RR to replace them as they are not
working to the full potential of RR.