[G4] Internet Speed Test (How good is good?)

[James Asherman]

My speed is 4636.4k according to this test. Most of these things lie to 
sell you a new service.
Because my real speed is closer to 1.5 mps
 A more comparable test can be found by using the internet tools in 
utilities.
Applications/utilities/network utillity.
Use the ping function. Ping www.yahoo.com.
Mine returns a time of 18-20 milliseconds.
My connection is very fast.  CABLE.
Jim




Richard Kriss wrote:

>Click on the following to test your speed.  Some people have been shocked by
>low numbers and others are getting better than expected results.
>
>http://www.computers4sure.com/speed2.asp
>
>I have had several friends try the test and there is a wide range in
>broadband service.  The cable guys seem to win over the DSL connections and
>some dial up are pretty good.  It was also interesting to note some leached
>wireless network connections were faster than the user's provider.  The real
>question is who (or what) do  you blame for a poor score.
>
>Post  your score but indicate your provider and machine.  Not fair to
>compare a dial up to a BB. I have notice the Mac's seem to do better than
>PCs.  
>
>Enjoy
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