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Old 22-07-07, 08:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Red face check the download speed

Hey guys heres a good site to check the download speed its Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test very good site ENJOY!!!!!
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Old 24-07-07, 01:58 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: check the download speed

Tried that one and found it gave results which bore no resemblance to the real world despite trying the three closest servers late at night. I was on 10Mbps and it would rate me no higher than 1.5Mbps, however some download calcs and auditmypc.com stopped a complaint being fired off to NTL.

Moral: Don't rely on just one of these sites, and trying at different times of the day wouldn't do any harm either.

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Old 15-08-07, 10:43 PM   #3 (permalink)
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So how do we find out what the true speed of our connections are? im confused after reading about speedtest.net in another post.
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Who is you ISP hun ? then we can sort out a decent speed test for you.

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Hi ive just tried the speed test im on vm broadband it gave me the best reading ive every seen right on the button of ten meg . if you are a vm or ntl custome there is advice on the web page on how to check and set up your nic card but since finding it last night i can not relocate it so have a look it might sort out your slow download its has made a diffrence to mine good luck .
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Who is you ISP hun ? then we can sort out a decent speed test for you.

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Good , but what do you get ?
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