what yer connection speed [Archive]

Beej

Mar 2, 2002, 05:38 AM

I'm in Australia too, and I got 746.6. But all my stuff is going through a network, so I guess that is slowing it down a bit.

mac15, are you with Optus or Telstra? Cuz if you're with Telstra I'll laugh at you... :)

desmosedici

Mar 2, 2002, 06:05 AM

i'm running a trial for optus. VDSL getting 6892.2
it's smokin'.

cleo

Mar 2, 2002, 07:57 AM

866.6
Roadrunner Tampa Bay
On wireless home network

resm

Mar 2, 2002, 10:21 AM

I made the test 3 times

each one was different....so how accurate is this test ?

It started at 700+ and the last one 1.1 MB :)

ZeroKoolNess1

Mar 2, 2002, 10:47 AM

3.2 megabits per second
390.3 kilobytes per second
2.6 seconds-The time it would take you to download a 1 megabyte file at this speed.

Your raw speed was 3197522.58 bits per second.

Those are my speeds

eyelikeart

Mar 2, 2002, 10:55 AM

1.1 Megabits per second

138.4 kilobytes per second (I've gotten as high as 160 on other transfers)

1 MB file download in 7.4 seconds

I running through a network server as well...

macaddict123k

Mar 2, 2002, 10:57 AM

1st time:2.2mg/sec: 2nd time:2.4mg/sec: 3rd time:2.9bg/sec
1st time:286.2kb/sec: 2nd time:297.3kb/sec: 3rd time:349.5kb/sec
1st time:3.8sec: 2nd time:3.4sec: 3rd time:2.9 sec
road runner tampabay
network is slow now though

liven2

Mar 2, 2002, 11:02 AM

Your raw speed was 1663140.94 bits per second.

Communications: 1.7 megabits per second

Storage: 203 kilobytes per second

1MB download: 5 seconds

The time it would take you to download a 1 megabyte file at this speed.

kansaigaijin

Mar 2, 2002, 11:03 AM

355kbps down
550kbps up!
we are too far from the NTT office to get the 8mbps service YahooBB claimes to provide

AlphaTech

Mar 2, 2002, 11:05 AM

Considering how I have seen much faster downloads then that site provided, I am going to say that for the Northeast US it isn't very accurate. I have downloaded at up to 1.5Mb/second, but the site has to be able to push that much data, and not be bogged down with tons of traffic.

I might try it again later, but doubt it. The only time I have seen anything faster has been at work where we have 3 T1 lines to the outside. I downloaded a file one day where pretty much everyone else was gone for the day and it went into negative numbers (after passing 2.5MB/second). It went too fast for the browser to understand (hence the negative number).

kansaigaijin

Mar 2, 2002, 11:11 AM

closed a bunch of windows and quit some apps,
tested at 2Wire
635 kbps

Taft

Mar 2, 2002, 12:06 PM

599
on ADSL from Ameritech

Matthew

blackpeter

Mar 2, 2002, 12:57 PM

1260 down/1340 up

eyelikeart

Mar 2, 2002, 01:07 PM

Originally posted by kansaigaijin
closed a bunch of windows and quit some apps, tested at 2Wire 635 kbps

on 2wire I got 1224.5 (average between 1100 & 1300 speeds)

Ifeelbloated

Mar 2, 2002, 02:09 PM

:( My bandwidth is pathetic (breaking down in tears) wahhhhh.....

Rower_CPU

Mar 2, 2002, 06:07 PM

I'm on RoadRunner In San Diego:

Keep in mind I'm running Limewire in the background :D

Rower_CPU

Mar 2, 2002, 06:08 PM

2wire ranged from around 1300 k/sec to my peak reading here:

Still running Limewire...

eyelikeart

Mar 2, 2002, 06:09 PM

Originally posted by Ifeelbloated
:( My bandwidth is pathetic (breaking down in tears) wahhhhh.....

maybe it's because u are bloated? ;)

just kidding.....he he he...

me hate windows

Mar 2, 2002, 07:22 PM

1.7 mbits/second communications

212.1 storage

4.8 seconds file transfer

When I did the test, my brother was also playing starcraft over the internet(high bandwidth usage if you didn't know)

AlphaTech

Mar 2, 2002, 10:38 PM

I'm actually calling my ISP techies to find out why the test numbers I got were so damned low. Considering how so many other people are getting good numbers there has to be something up with my connection here.

King Cobra

Mar 3, 2002, 07:35 AM

I am stuck with 28.8Kb dial-up, sometimes slower.

AlphaTech

Mar 3, 2002, 01:10 PM

Originally posted by King Cobra
I am stuck with 28.8Kb dial-up at home and downloading with Limewire is second to impossible. My dad, however, gets over a MB at his store in New York with DSL. He better get it for me soon.

I feel for you King.... I will never go back to dial up internet... even if it means not taking an apartment because high speed isn't available.

Techie for ever :D

eyelikeart

Mar 3, 2002, 01:54 PM

I don't care for tv much anyway.....but I'd sacrifice having cable & phone for dsl or cable connection for the internet....

I couldn't possibly even think of it....

Rower_CPU

Mar 3, 2002, 02:23 PM

All say "aye" who are in favor of dial-up being completely eradicated from the world!
Broadband needs to become the new standard. Period.

Now before people flame me to death about lack of infrastructure, prohibitive costs, etc., I'm saying that the effort needs to be made to change these things. Just like telephone service has become a standard in everyday life, broadband needs to do likewise. Where cable and dsl are not possible, satellite is picking up the slack. And as new technology, like data over powerlines becomes possible, everyone with power will be able to get broadband. Let's wish with all our might to get this done.

MacAztec

Mar 3, 2002, 02:59 PM

I am a demon of speed! Roadrunner in Palm Springs. :D

eyelikeart

Mar 3, 2002, 03:15 PM

oops.....I mean "aye!"

I couldn't go back to dial-up....ever!

AlphaTech

Mar 3, 2002, 03:16 PM

aye aye aye aye aye....

IndyGopher

Mar 3, 2002, 04:09 PM

Apparently, from what I am seeing, Road Runner is kicking a respectable amount of rump. On the Bandwidth place, and on the 2wire tests, I got in the low 2's. Considering Sunday evening seems to be one of the busier times on the internet (yes, Virginia, there is a reason all those eBay auctions end on Sunday evening, that's when the most people are on to drive the prices up at close) that seems pretty cool. I'll test the Comcast we have at work tomorrow and see if it stacks up.

macaddict123k

Mar 3, 2002, 04:34 PM

i believe i have the fastest times

ZeroKoolNess1

Mar 3, 2002, 07:01 PM

Actually I believe i have the fastest times

Rower_CPU

Mar 3, 2002, 07:16 PM

How about some images to back your claims?
I've seen a lot of text here, but as we all know, anyone can write whatever they please, regardless of the factual basis.
I'm not calling anyone a liar, I'm just a skeptic until I see something concrete.
;)

AlphaTech

Mar 3, 2002, 07:28 PM

Well, I got a hold of my ISP techies last night. The guy on the other end of the phone even knew about OS X (imagine that). After running some tests, it was determined that the problem is not at my end (or with my home network :D) but somewhere once I connect to their network. It seems that once I connect to their net, the connection goes senile.

The issue has been escalated to other techs within the ISP. I might be contacted by them at home, but then again, they might just fix it without contacting me.

My speeds are so low that I don't want to post them. Lets just say, they are below 1/4th of what they are supposed to be.

I probably wouldn't have thought too much of this, if it wasn't for this thread and the testing. I am now testing it at least a couple of times a day until it is where it should be. Once that happens, I intend to test it about once a week, just to make sure the speed doesn't drop on me.

Peace

crassusad44

Mar 3, 2002, 07:28 PM

I'm gettin 1.1 Mbit in this test (ran it four times, same result). However, on a local (Norwegian) speed test, I get 5.9 Mbit (5936 kbit/s) :D :p :D ......
Guess it depends on where the server is...

crassusad44

Mar 3, 2002, 07:31 PM

here's the pic from my (local) speed test (www.itavisen.no)...

:D

ZeroKoolNess1

Mar 3, 2002, 08:09 PM

How to i take a screen image with a windows Me? don't worry my new PowerBook G4 667 is coming in on tuesday, shall i wait and re-run the test with my mac?

AlphaTech

Mar 3, 2002, 08:17 PM

Originally posted by ZeroKoolNess1
How to i take a screen image with a windows Me? don't worry my new PowerBook G4 667 is coming in on tuesday, shall i wait and re-run the test with my mac?

You don't. At least not without having to get additional software.

ZeroKoolNess1

Mar 3, 2002, 08:21 PM

I hate windows, i am so glad i am switching to mac

Rower_CPU

Mar 3, 2002, 08:21 PM

You can download a 30 day trial here:
http://snagit.com/download.asp

ZeroKoolNess1

Mar 3, 2002, 08:26 PM

k, thanks, i will run some speed test and post my results

ZeroKoolNess1

Mar 3, 2002, 08:48 PM

One question how accurate is this thing?
Cuz mine jumped around for a while, then i got this one a couple of times, and a couple higher, so this is the average one

p.s. i made it black & white so i could post it

Did i do this right????

Rower_CPU

Mar 3, 2002, 08:53 PM

ZeroKoolNess1:
Try it again as a GIF or JPG.
BMP files are Windows only.

PS. Here's another site for those of you testing:
http://www.dslreports.com/stest

Rower_CPU

Mar 3, 2002, 09:01 PM

My results:
I like that it tests your upload speed as well.

DavidCL23

Mar 3, 2002, 09:10 PM

Originally posted by AlphaTech

You don't. At least not without having to get additional software.

Yes you can, press the print screen key, and then either go into clipboard viewer and save the file, or open up any application that accepts images, paint/word etc... and press the paste command (Cntrl V). Basically the PRNT SCRN key copies what's on the screen so you can paste it anywhere, also you can just copy select windows etc... if you fool around with holding Cnrtl Shift PRNT SCRN all at the same time. Mac's Rule PC's Suck, see how complex it is to get such a simple thing done?

ZeroKoolNess1

Mar 3, 2002, 09:34 PM

finally :)

Rower_CPU

Mar 3, 2002, 09:40 PM

Great speed!
Anyone faster?

crassusad44

Mar 4, 2002, 04:29 AM

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
Great speed!
Anyone faster?

Think I'm the speed deamon here... 5.9 MBit (see prev. post).... :D

krossfyter

Mar 4, 2002, 04:45 AM

okay how are you all getting that kinda connection speed? details if possibile ...please.

crassusad44

Mar 4, 2002, 05:35 AM

Originally posted by krossfyter
okay how are you all getting that kinda connection speed? details if possibile ...please.

I'm hooked up to a special line with my University. It's a 155 MBit line (but the ethernet cable I use now is only 10MBit...)... 2nd fastest in Norway... Only for studentflats.... And, yes, I love it....... :D

davincijones

Mar 4, 2002, 06:28 AM

Communications 1.5 megabits per second

Storage 178.7 kilobytes per second

1MB file download 5.7 seconds

Macmaniac

Mar 4, 2002, 06:40 AM

5kbs thats it 56k modem!

barkmonster

Mar 4, 2002, 01:05 PM

A miserable 4.8Kbps. My ISP launched broadband internet access a few months ago, the dial up service has become so unreliable I'm thinking of getting their cable modem package instead.

Is a cable modem worth getting ? I mean, I know for speed reasons it will be, plus it's only another £3 a month more than my dial up service and second line rental.

I'm concerned that using something that connects to the internet with ethernet, It's going to effect system performance while I'm connected. I sometimes use protools LE with an open internet connection and it hardly effects performance, judging by how slow classic OS is when you're connected to a network and transfering files I'm concerned that a cable modem could have the same effect meaning I can either be online or making music, not both at the same time as I do now.

ZeroKoolNess1

Mar 4, 2002, 03:48 PM

Well i knew my connection was faster than i thought before, so i fixed some crap with my windows computer, god i can't wait for my ti book, ONE MORE DAY:D :D :D

Here is my new speed, i have a cable connection, through Cox @home

I live in Nebraska, so my connections needs to be good, cuz there is nothing else to do besides surf the net.

PS I AM NOT A FARMER

kaltsasa

Mar 6, 2002, 11:01 AM

Communications

1.2 megabits per second
How communication devices are rated. Kilo means 1,000 and mega means 1,000,000. Examples include 56k modem and 10Mbit Ethernet
Storage

143.2 kilobytes per second
The way data is measured on your hard drive and how FTP programs measure transfer speeds. Kilo is 1,024 and mega is 1,048,576.
1MB file download

7.2 seconds
The time it would take you to download a 1 megabyte file at this speed

britboy

Mar 6, 2002, 01:12 PM

903.3 Kilobits/sec

110.3 Kb/s

9.3 Secs for a 1MB file.

In the past though i've had around 250k for downloads. Aaah, the wonders of a university lan :p

crassusad44

Mar 7, 2002, 02:15 PM

Nobody faster than 5.9 MBits??? :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :p

ZeroKoolNess1: How's your new TiBook?

Rower_CPU

Mar 7, 2002, 08:49 PM

Originally posted by crassusad44
Nobody faster than 5.9 MBits??? :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :p

As Matt Damon said in "Good Will Hunting": How do you like them apples?

http://homepage.mac.com/images/speedtest.gif

PS. It's a complete fluke. I reloaded the page and lo and behold, 24.8 Mbs!!!
I only wish I really connected at this speed.

Arn: What's the deal with the attachment feature not working?

stoid

Mar 7, 2002, 09:36 PM

I'm trucking along with a 56 K modem. I want Broadband sooooooooo badly, but it's not available in my area!! GRRRRRRRRR!!! For now I'm coping with a second phone line to allow for larger downloads without backing up the ohine line all day.

AlphaTech

Mar 14, 2002, 07:50 PM

I got a call this evening from my phone company (Verizon) asking me to check my connection speed since they had done some repairs. I went online (used my desktop which is wired to the router then online) and got good speeds once again. I am now seeing between 1200kbps and 1600kbps downstream. Once in a great while (maybe one in ten tests) dips below the 1200 mark, but most fall above 1400... FINALLY I have real DSL speed...

One interesting thing though, when I go through the airport card, I seem to drop about 300kbps or so in speed. I have more then enough ethernet line to use normally with my TiBook, so I will use that unless I need to go elsewhere in the apartment/house.

It only took since March 2nd to get this taken care of, but at least it is good to go.

Choppaface

Mar 14, 2002, 08:39 PM

whats the bit/byte difference anyways? why is it measured in these two ways and what is the factor to convert between the two?

(averageing 1.6 megabits, 200k/sec or so....although I've gotten up to 680k/sec in a burst once)

Rower_CPU

Mar 14, 2002, 08:46 PM

Originally posted by Choppaface
whats the bit/byte difference anyways? why is it measured in these two ways and what is the factor to convert between the two?

(averageing 1.6 megabits, 200k/sec or so....although I've gotten up to 680k/sec in a burst once)

A bit is 8 bytes.

I think bits are used instead of bytes for transfer speeds because they sound bigger. Do you want 56Kb or 7KB? The average user would want the 56 Kb because it sounds bigger.

AlphaTech

Mar 15, 2002, 12:03 AM

here is a screen shot to show my new speeds... considering how on the 2nd of the month, I was getting 200-300kbps speeds, this is turbo charged, and on NO2 :D

I ran the test three times, all three in under one minute. The other two came up with 1577.7 Kbps and 1598.1 Kbps... I am putting up the best yet... a healthy 1611.4 Kbps.... a FAR cry from two weeks ago.. :D

King Cobra

Mar 15, 2002, 04:16 PM

Congratulations to me! I have the slowest connection speed . . . 28800 bits per second!

To correct Rower_CPU eight bits represent one byte. You had it the other way around.
keithcobbett, CL refers to Cache Level. All computers shipped since the 233 iMac have come with a Level 2 Cache. The high-end Powermacs come with a 1 or 2MB Level 3 Cache.

Another excellent website for cheap memory is www.18004memory.com However, the last time I checked (March 15) the company did not update their site to have memory for the G4 iMac. (It might be there; maybe I missed it.)

I just tried www.macsolutions.com and their website works fine.
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