Internet speed test

[staghornflat]

I,ll show you slow!!

[Kangaron]

My advice is if you really want to test your speed then dont use the standard ookla connection. pick one on tje othet side of the planet that'll give a truer indication of net speed

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If we are comparing plans and or providers as long as we all use the same test it matters not.
These tests are only line speed, not download speed.

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[Jasman]

My advice is if you really want to test your speed then dont use the standard ookla connection. pick one on tje othet side of the planet that'll give a truer indication of net speed

Not sure I agree as this is probably more of a test of the congestion in the submarine links and introduces lots of hops/routers in the link that in reality you would probably rarely ever transverse because many of big data hogs from the U.S etc will have co-located servers spread throughout the world.

The best old school test of your internet speed is to upload/download something to/from your ISP's FTP server and measure the data transfer rate, anything outside of this introduces routers that you have no control over but can greatly impact your performance.  The Speedtest site is an awesome resource for getting a comparative result that reflects more of a "real world" performance.

[gronk]

Not sure I agree as this is probably more of a test of the congestion in the submarine links and introduces lots of hops/routers in the link that in reality you would probably rarely ever transverse because many of big data hogs from the U.S etc will have co-located servers spread throughout the world.

The best old school test of your internet speed is to upload/download something to/from your ISP's FTP server and measure the data transfer rate, anything outside of this introduces routers that you have no control over but can greatly impact your performance.  The Speedtest site is an awesome resource for getting a comparative result that reflects more of a "real world" performance.

Is there somewhere I can translate that into English ?? 

So, what site link is there to test real download speed then ?   I'm just trying to get a better figure than 4 ?

[Black Diamond]

yes.. and yes

Ill take that as a yes then 

[Kangaron]

these are the different speed packs for the mob I'm with.

[slcs78]

I,ll show you slow!!

Yep you win. That would be dial up speed

[Tuco]

From my Telstra ADSL2+ modem in Cairns.


From my Android phone used as a hotspot on Telstra 4G.

[Jasman]

Is there somewhere I can translate that into English ?? 

So, what site link is there to test real download speed then ?   I'm just trying to get a better figure than 4 ?

Sorry Gronk, the propellor hat was spinning a bit too fast!

Speedtest.net is as good as any, if it says your connection is bad then it's bad!

The rest of it was just saying your connection is only as fast as the slowest link in the chain and sending data to the opposite side of the world will mean lots of links and slowest of these will become your speed so I don't think it's a good measure of reality.

[gronk]

Sorry Gronk, the propellor hat was spinning a bit too fast!

Speedtest.net is as good as any, if it says your connection is bad then it's bad!

The rest of it was just saying your connection is only as fast as the slowest link in the chain and sending data to the opposite side of the world will mean lots of links and slowest of these will become your speed so I don't think it's a good measure of reality.

Thanks....I like it explained real slow !!!!   

[Terry W4]

Through IINET - in Canberra we have fibre to the node already via the Transact system (now owned by IINET).

[StevenB]

[Bird]

Wazbot in a Hotel in Mexico at moment

[tryagain]

Wazbot in a Hotel in Mexico at moment

hmmm 

Supposed to have NBN by now but pushed back to early next year apparently.

[corndog]

Wazbot in a Hotel in Mexico at moment

Speedy Gonzales

[Kangaron]

Optus cable, I have had this speed since it first came out some 15? years ago.
Everything is almost instantaneous in general use.
Can't imagine what 95MB download would be like.

Now could not imagine being stuck back on 15 

[Bird]

Wazbot in a Hotel in Mexico at moment

... and I THOUGHT this was quick... but then read this

https://www.itwire.com/business-technology/80056-new-microsoft-facebook-subsea-cable-can-transmit-data-at-160tbps.html
"It can transmit up to 160 terabits of data per second, making it 16 million times faster than the average US home Internet connection.

At that speed, it can stream 71 million high-definition videos simultaneously."