Compare Internet Speeds Here

[Smiling JOe]

I thought it would be interesting to compare our internet speeds to see how different companies and different types of internet services provides for the fastest download and upload times.

Go to SpeedTest.net and test out your speeds and post them here, using the link code provided on that test page. We will be able to see your upload and download speeds and the name of your provider. Please add your location and type of service, eg- cable, dsl (through phone lines), satellite, phone card, dial up, etc. Speed times will vary depending on time of day and day of week as peak usage changes.

[Smiling JOe]

Freeport, FL
using Blackberry as tethered modem via Alltel Wireless (apparently on one of the slow cell towers which has yet to be updated.)



Note, I see the distance from here to Tampa (the testing server I used) states that the distance is only 50 mile, so I'm uncertain if that skews the data of upload and download speeds, or the ping.

[kurt]

Alltel wireless Santa Rosa Beach

[barefootguy]

Desktop Computer, Cable Internet, Santa Rosa Beach (Driftwood Estates)

[kathydwells]

Charter cable internet..using wireless router. Lacey's Spring, Alabama

[SWGB]

Mediacom, using wireless router. Topsail Village.

[Miss Kitty]

From a cave in Dallas, using AT&T DSL on a laptop with a router.

[Ocean Lover]

desktop, cable internet, central ohio

[InletBchDweller]

Embarq, dsl, laptop, inlet beach

[NoHall]

North Georgia. Charter Communications cable. Macbook via wireless router. I'm too lazy to go check my PC, but it's usually slower.

[TreeFrog]

This is from the Atlanta server



And this is from the Jacksonville server



And this is from the Orlando server





Internal WiFi card on a Toshiba Tecra M2 notebook running Windows XP Pro SP2, connected to a Linksys WRT54G router, on Embarq DSL near Eastern Lake.

Lousy upload speeds, aren't they. The "compare" option at Speedtest.net shows me slower than both the Florida and national averages for both upload and download.

When I set up the service, Embarq had two extra-cost options promising faster service. I passed on them, expecting that they wouldn't help much, so this is the lowest-cost option.

[TreeFrog]

And here's my other Toshiba Tecra M2 (I've got 2 identical notebooks) at the Atlanta server. This one has a new hard drive, so the Windows setup is 2 years newer. Otherwise all the same connection info.

[TreeFrog]

And finally, here's my print server, an older Toshiba Tecra running Windows 2000, using the internal Ethernet adaptor and a Cat5 connection to the Linksys WRT54G wireless router and Embarq DSL.

It looks like there are faster downloads, compared to the other 2 notebooks which are connected wirelessly to the router.

[Bdarg]

Santa RosaBeach / Embarq DSL /Desktop

[TreeFrog]

Anybody else on Mediacom?

sowalgayboi sure had a quick download. I'm wondering if that's typical.

[Beachbummett]

mine is slower today than it was the other day when I tested. How does that work? Is it users online or what?

[elgordoboy]

Mediacom dsl, wireless router, inexpensive laptop. Am I the only dum-dum that chose the correct link to copy and paste last? Oops forgot -Santa Rosa Beach.

[TreeFrog]

BDarg - You are so much faster than the other Embarq users!

Did you spring for the extra-cost option for more speed?


Just out of curiosity, I shut off ZoneAlarm and reran the speed test. No difference at all. Hmmm...

[SWGB]

Anybody else on Mediacom?

sowalgayboi sure had a quick download. I'm wondering if that's typical.

I think that's just 9pm on a Saturday night. It varies depending on time of day, weather, and the number of users on my connection.

I also used the Atlanta server, I guess most of us forgot to put that in. Here's todays result:



Wow, was doing that in the background while I was typing.

[Smiling JOe]

I think that's just 9pm on a Saturday night. It varies depending on time of day, weather, and the number of users on my connection.

I also used the Atlanta server, I guess most of us forgot to put that in. Here's todays result:



Wow, was doing that in the background while I was typing.

Server location is noted on the results link.

[Here4Good]

Point Washington, MediaCom cable (highest speed package) with wireless router, laptop. At 6:15 am, I might add, when traffic is nil.

Interestingly, Speedtest thinks I am in Iowa - it recommended that I test against the Minneapolis server (200 miles) rather than the Atlanta server (600 miles). The Minneapolis server was faster, so perhaps I am in Iowa.


Embarq users, can you tell us which speed package you have?

[kurt]

I heard the other day that Embarq brought fiber up 395 to Bay School which means they will be able to provide DSL to that area of Old Point Washington which has had neither DSL nor cable.

[SWGB]

Server location is noted on the results link.

Thank you, sometimes the obvious escapes me.

[skippertoo]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/203888411.png

Comcast Cable modem, Midtown Atlanta 5 pm

http://www.speedtest.net/result/203890983.png

second time few min later even faster

[Bdarg]

BDarg - You are so much faster than the other Embarq users!

Did you spring for the extra-cost option for more speed?


Just out of curiosity, I shut off ZoneAlarm and reran the speed test. No difference at all. Hmmm...

We have the extra-cost option. It is supposed to be 10 mps but it appears to be only 5 mps. Embarq has been having problems in our area. Frequent outages that they assume are the users fault for the first several days.

[Jdarg]

We have the extra-cost option. It is supposed to be 10 mps but it appears to be only 5 mps. Embarq has been having problems in our area. Frequent outages that they assume is the users fault for the first several days.

Hi honey! We are back on! Just one day!!

[NotDeadYet]

Embarq dsl, laptop, Seagrove

[TreeFrog]

Embarq dsl, laptop, Seagrove

I got 1410/284 from the Jax server with a similar setup through Embarq. Not very impressive.

My neighbor is on Mediacom and we got 5000/500 this afternoon at 5:00 on her notebook connected through a wireless router.

When I get back from the Thanksgiving trip, I think Embarq is going to be hearing from me. Yeah, I've read all the threads about Mediacom service. But I've got to say, they've done a good job for me on the TV cable service calls I've made. It took 3 trips to get my HD cable box working, and the field technician even gave me his cell number so I could call him directly, without going through the dispatcher.

[NotDeadYet]

You are quite right, Tree Frog. Not impressive at all. But I will not get a second service with mediacon. Their customer service is the worst I have ever encountered, and their cable lineup is pretty sad too. And, their prices are too high. The dsl is fast enough for what I use it for.

[Johnrudy]

Is this good or bad?

All I know is I've been in a verbal profanity riddled war with Comcast for the past SEVEN DAYS!!!!!! Can not get back on line other than sporadically every other day for only about 3 hours. It's been horrible. I work from home and am dependent on my email/internet. Their customer service is the absolute worst. They keep sending out these "inmate" types to check out the modem or problem, then it's the line outside. In other words, they don't know what the hell they're doing. I can't believe I have not been arrested yet.

If you don't hear from me in a few days, just know I've murdered a Comcast employee and I'm in jail. (No wonder their customer service office has bullet proof glass!!!)


Desktop, Chicago, high speed cable

[Mango]

JR, Comcast is the pits. I go through the same song and dance with them every 3-4 months. They told me for months that nothing was wrong with my line. First they send someone to your home to make sure you have everything hooked up right, but that service person can not make repairs outside, so then they have to send someone else. What they are doing borders illegal. They want people to upgrade to their digital service and get the full package of services including phone, cable and ISP service and they will tell you that this will boost your service by doing this.
I am at my wits end with them, but until another provider gets service up my hill, they are the only game in town right now.

[BlueMtnBeachVagrant]

SJ, Thanks for the link.



But the above numbers are actually

17825 and 1852 via speakeasy (Atlanta to Atlanta):
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

If I bypass my Vonage Router, I'm well over 20,000+
Hard to believe but true.

Cox at the north bay is around 5000/450.

[Johnrudy]

that is amazingly fast!!!!!!

Well, nathanthebanker, it's not as cheap as yours. I pay $130/month. Too much. But once you have a taste of the speed, you never want to go back.

[Johnrudy]

JR, Comcast is the pits. I go through the same song and dance with them every 3-4 months. They told me for months that nothing was wrong with my line. First they send someone to your home to make sure you have everything hooked up right, but that service person can not make repairs outside, so then they have to send someone else. What they are doing borders illegal. They want people to upgrade to their digital service and get the full package of services including phone, cable and ISP service and they will tell you that this will boost your service by doing this.
I am at my wits end with them, but until another provider gets service up my hill, they are the only game in town right now.

I checked - - ours already IS digital. Mr. JR said that's the way Comcast is around here. They are pretty much the only game in town for us too - if speed is important to you.

[Snerd]

Interesting Post and a nice speed test site.





Black Creek, Cox digital package, hardwired computer using Tampa server.

[amw]

So it looks like Mediacom, Embarq and Speakeasy offer pretty good surface. Smiling Joe, thanks for putting forward the survey!