Re: [PCWorks] How to check actual speed of DSL Line
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 05:11:36 -0500
(Vern please remember to leave in all URL's).
The URL he's talking about is
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ .
Yes, something is seriously wrong! Wow, 1770k upload is
insane, that's like the equivalent of being on 12-15mb line.
So what speed service do you have? That's the big question.
It would seem you're not getting anywhere near what you're
supposed to be getting.
It could be you checked it during peak hours, I had Cox once
and that's why I got rid of it for DSL because it was slow as
could be about 22 hours out of each day. Try checking it at
around 3AM +/- 1 hour. If it's still that slow you need to
complain to Cox, and also check out some tweaks to make it
faster. Actually if it's that slow at ANY time you should also
complain as well about them giving the service to too many
people in your area because you're getting ripped off.
-Clint
God Bless
Clint Hamilton, Owner
http://www.OrpheusComputing.com
http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vern"
>
> 6mb cable is slower than 6mb DSL. 8mb cable is slower than
> 6mb
> DSL, ***depending upon the time of day***. It all depends on
> location. DSL is not "shared", cable is. Everyone in your
> area can have DSL and it won't matter. Where as each person
> in
> your area that gets cable will slow it down for YOU. I was
> on
> cable here and I HATED IT, as incredible and incompetent as
> it
> sounds, it was slower than dial-up 23 hours a day. So for my
> area, DSL is much better and faster.
> -Clint
I have Cox cable and this is what I get at your link.
Last Result:
Download Speed: 1434 kbps (179.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1769 kbps (221.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Duh, isn't the download suppose to be faster than the upload?
<G>
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