[Ti] [OT] DSL Speed Test

[Chris Scott]

Jason:

It's not my question or my thread, but thanks for the informative 
insight into how things work.


Jason Tertadian wrote:

>Tim ...
>
>The "best speedtest site" is any site that you don't have to route 
>over other networks to reach.
>
>At the ISP I work for we have many people calling for support each 
>day who have run speed test utilities on third-party sites such as 
>dslreports.com and are getting shoddy speeds.
>The problem with these sites is that, between them (point B) and the 
>user (point A) is the Internet, a vast network of smaller networks 
>and once your cells pass out of your ISP's network and out onto the 
>Internet all bets are off.
>You really won't get an accurate reading of your speed unless you're 
>running a test that resides on your service provider's network. 
>That way you see what your connection speed to THEM is.  And in 
>reality, that's the connection speed you pay for (ie. My 768kb line 
>is not a 768kb connection to the Internet; It's a 768kb connection 
>to my ISP).
>Running a speed test on "joe schmo's super DSL brainiac site" is 
>only going to tell you how fast you are connecting to his 
>server...Who knows what's in between?
>
>That said, call the friendly folks at your ISP's help desk and ask 
>if they have a speed test on their network which you can use to get 
>an accurate reading.  I guarantee that after the barrage of 
>stressful calls they've been taking all day, they'll be refreshed to 
>hear from a kind and polite person who's taken the initiative to do 
>a bit of research on their own.  Things like that really do make our 
>day.
>
>Cheers
>... jsn
>
>
>
>On Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 05:33 PM, NaegeleWDC at aol.com wrote:
>
>>Since an Apple techie lost my bookmarks when "we" were installing 
>>OS 10.2.6, I can't remember the best site for testing a DSL's 
>>speed.  Obviously you Geniuses will know instantly.
>
>
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