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Mind you, some companies also use ‘on network’ speed tests rather than ‘off network’ so that their internal pipeline rather than external services are the bottleneck. This of course relies on bandwidth availability. Though its not listed in ‘megabytes’ in the customer facing documents, it simply says the first 10-15 seconds of file download(or upload) is boosted.

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These basically prioritize the first 10MB of a download or upload which can cause speed testing results to be much higher than actual averaged speeds. ‘Speedboost’ technologies, rolled out by Comcast as well as some others like Time Warner cable (Powerboost). Check on your own and post your comments below.Ī few more points, more in-depth, on this issue: Some say it’s because the FLASH plugin for IE is faster than Firefox but I have no idea. Running the tests with Firefox I consistently get slower upload speeds (4000-5000 kbps slower upload).

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One thing to note, on Windows machines, I recommend running the tests using Internet Explorer. In your comments below, please include the following so we can compare and get some perspective: I would LOVE to hear about your Speed Test results! Do YOUR results match what your ISP sold you? As consumers get faster Internet pipes, so do Websites and other Online Service providers.

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And when people like me connect and try to consume a full 20 mbps, the Website/Service might not have enough Bandwidth to give me all 20 mbps. Now granted, HUGE companies like Google and Microsoft have super groovy Internet Pipes, but smaller sites don’t. Just think what happens to Speakeasy if 100 FIOS customers all hit the server at the same time to test their internet connection. Websites like Youtube, Netflix or even Speakeasy only have so much bandwidth, so all their customers have to share what they have.

The bottleneck is slowly shifting to Websites and Internet Services. Why? Well, the problem (that we’re ALL going to start facing) is that the bottleneck with Internet access is no longer you and me. Personally, I’m not going to call Verizon and demand my money back. It looks like Verizon Owes me some bandwidth! :) Not bad EXCEPT, I’m currently paying Verizon for the 20 mbps Download and 20 mbps Upload FIOS plan. 11,435 kbps = 11.4 mbps which = 1.42 MBps or Mega bytes Per Second.14,740 kbps = 14.7 mbps which = 1.84 MBps or Mega bytes Per Second.In my example, my test came in at 14,740kbps Download and 11435 kbps Upload When the test finishes, your Upload, and Download speeds are displayed using kbps or Kilobits per second. The SpeakEasy site will test out your Download and Upload speed. It doesn’t have all the eye candy of, but I like simple and clean.ġ) Just Open your Browser and Type in the address bar.Ģ) Once the page loads Click the closest Server Location to begin. There are a couple of places that I frequent for this purpose, and both are dead simple: How-To Test your Internet Connection Bandwidth Speeds Okay Geez I understand Megabits already! How do I check my connection speed?! Normally if you get 50% your speed, you’re doing good! Here are a few more examples of downloading at 10 mbps/Verizon FIOS Ad Above: 32000 Megabits/10 mbps = 3200 seconds or 53 Minutes.So the actual math for a DVD download at 10 mbps would be: Reference: has a GREAT Data Unit converter I highly recommend! Mbps = Mega Bits per second. Let’s quickly get familiar with the Math of the Verizon FIOS Ad above using 10 mbps: So at 10 Mbps the math would be 4000/10 = 400 seconds! WOW!! An entire DVD in 6.6 Minutes!Īctually no.WOW! 10 mbps Download and 2 mbps Upload! That’s amazing!! Right? At those speeds, I should be able to download an entire DVD in… Note: Mbps above is supposed to be written as mbps. It’s even more important to be a GROOVY informed consumer! So let’s take a look at a Verizon FIOS Internet Advertisement and dissect it.

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So, let’s jump right into it! How to convert Marketing Internet Speed/Bandwidth Lingo into Real Englishīe an informed consumer.

How to convert your ISP Marketing Lingo into English.

So, as a Groovy Reader, you are in for a treat because today I’m going to talk about: :) After all, when it comes right down to it, as the growth of the ONLINE services continues (HULU, YouTube, Streaming Netflix, Amazon Unbox, PORN…) so do the demands of Faster Internet Connections. Honestly, the battle for “Speed” supremacy will probably never end NOR IS THAT WHAT I WANT IT TO DO.