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

[James Asherman]

http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
is a better test. Mine says 2.4 megabits per second.
my brother tthe Unix Guru  has also tested my system and I have the 
 fastetstt internet in the world.
Jim

James Asherman wrote:

> 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
>
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> 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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